PRESENTED BY

The Sustainability Initiative

Abena Ojetayo, Chief Sustainability Officer/Executive Director

India National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development & Public Leadership

Ahmedabad, IndiaNovember 8-9, 2014

About Florida A&M University

• Research University• 10,000 students• 13 Colleges & Schools

– Sch. Of Environment– College of Agriculture & Food

Science– Pharmacy, Public Health,– College of Engineering– Social Sciences & Arts

• Research Centers– Sustainability– Air & Water Quality

1890 Land Grant – Cooperative Extensions University

DEFINING SUSTAINABILITY @ FAMU

Socio-economic, ecological and technological innovations that maintain the long term health and viability of the campus, regional and global environment.

ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE

Creative Collaboration

Engaged Scholarship

Accelerated Innovation

Inspired Leadership

Pervasive Behavior Change

SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT AREASAc

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ic • Environmental, Energy & socio-economic Sustainability Research

• Climate Literacy• Curriculum

development• Conferences &

Speaker Series

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ns • Energy Efficiency• Alternative

Transportation• Green Building• Water Conservation• Food / Dining• Waste Management• Land Use• Procurement

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h • Campus & Community Engagement

• Programming• Cooperative

Extensions• Service Learning• Green Collar Job

Training• Data Collection &

Tracking

KEY COLLABORATORS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

FAMU Sustainability

InstituteUniversities & Schools

International Research Centers

Private Corporations

Public Agencies & NGOs

Small & Large Scale Farm Industries

FOCUS ARES

• EnergyWaterFood Nexus Research– You are invited to International Summit March

26-28, 2015 in Florida

• Climate Smart Agriculture Development• Scholarly exchanges (students & faculty)• Applied technical expertise for projects• Research based policy recommendations

for public leadership

HTTP://SUSTAINABILITY.FAMU.EDU