The STEPS Centre director Melissa Leach will represent the Centre in two UK Parliament events next week.


After the Centre’s submission to the Science and Technology Select Committee’s inquiry in to science and development, Melissa was asked to give oral evidence to the Committee on Wednesday February 8. The session will be live streamed from 10am, details will appear on the Commitee’s website.

The evening before, on Tuesday February 7, Melissa will be sitting on a panel at an event organised by the All-Party Parliament Group for International Development & the Environment and chaired by Sir Peter Bottomley MP. The title of the session is How Ecosystem Services are tackling climate change and alleviating poverty.

Meetings of the APPG for International Development & the Environment are by invitation only. Please email [email protected] to request an invitation.