Join a panel of faculty members in UC Berkeley’s new “cluster in climate equity and environmental justice” for a multidisciplinary perspective on the growing crisis of climate displacement — in person, livestreamed, and later on demand.
The World Bank estimates that, by 2050, 216 million people across South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America will need to migrate from their homes due to sudden disasters such as flooding and fire, slow-onset land degradation through processes such as desertification, as well as social unrest caused by resource scarcity. Climate displacement is accelerating because of climate change, and creates new adaptation challenges for both the sending and receiving regions.
Speakers
Facilitator: Karen Chapple, director of UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project and the University of Toronto’s School of Cities
Maya Carrasquillo, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Daniel Aldana Cohen, Sociology
Zoe Hamstead, City & Regional Planning
Meg Mills-Novoa, Energy & Resources Group and Department of Environmental Science
Danielle Rivera, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
WHEN
Monday, April 25, 5 PM
WHERE
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley Campus
or livestreamed
Free. Registration required
Presented by Illuminations: Place and Displacement