United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

About the Committee:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the primary global authority on environmental issues. In its 50 year history UNEP has fostered many critical, multilateral agreements on the environment to address the "triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and pollution". This committee will be focusing on Sustainable Development and Land Use as well as Biodiversity. The relationship between human development and the natural environment and the challenge of balancing growth and conservation is incredibly important at this point in history, and we look forward to hearing you all develop effective and creative ideas and solutions on this topic. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns! Go Blue!

A LETTER FROM THE DaiS:

Greetings delegates,

My name is Austin Zhou, and I will be serving as a co-director for this committee. This is my fourth year staffing MUNUM, and I continue to enjoy questioning and exploring how conflicts arise and what states or governments need to do to produce successful societies. At Michigan, I study chemistry and work as a research assistant in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Whenever I have free time, I enjoy cooking and watching baseball. I can’t wait for the opportunity to listen to your perspectives and proposals on these conflicts, and I hope this committee can inspire your enthusiasm for Model UN and the questions it poses about history and humanity.

My name is Natalie Dixon and I can't wait to be your other co-director for this committee. I am a junior studying Romance Languages (French and Spanish) and Computer Science. This is my third year as a part of MUNUM and I also participated in Model UN in high school, where my favorite part was always chairing at the conference my school put on. Outside of MUNUM, I am a part of several theater organizations, the Michigan Running Club, and I play the clarinet. I'm from Colorado, so I also love skiing, hiking, and climbing. I'm so excited to see you all at the conference and hear your discussions on these topics.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the primary global authority on environmental issues. In its 50 year history UNEP has fostered many critical, multilateral agreements on the environment to address the "triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and pollution". This committee will be focusing on Sustainable Development and Land Use as well as Biodiversity. The relationship between human development and the natural environment and the challenge of balancing growth and conservation is incredibly important at this point in history, and we look forward to hearing you all develop effective and creative ideas and solutions on this topic. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns! Go Blue!

Best,

Austin and Natalie

Emails for Questions/Concerns:

Austin: austinyz@umich.edu Natalie: njdixon@umich.edu