The 5th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference 2017

2017 年第五届 HBCU 气候变化会议

• 批准号: 9336632
• 负责人: Beverly L Wright
• 金额: $ 0.8万
• 依托单位: DILLARD UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-03-01 至 2018-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9336632
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Project Summary/Abstract The Dillard University Deep South Center for Environmental Justice will partner with the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University, in collaboration with twenty-five (25) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and fifteen (15) community-based organizations to host the 5th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference. The conference, to take place from March 29, 2017 through April 2, 2017, will focus on the disproportionate impacts of climate change on vulnerable and marginalized communities. Conference sessions will address racial, social, public health and economic disparities in the wake of climate related disasters, serving as a call to action for students at HBCU’s to become engaged in the conversation around climate change and climate justice. While the fact of climate change is no longer subject to dispute, students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) need opportunities to engage with researchers and scientists about the expected impacts of climate change. Eleven major international studies conducted from 1987 to 2002 all predict significant climate change-induced hazards, including increased flooding, higher mean atmospheric temperatures, higher global mean sea levels, increased precipitation, increased droughts, increased atmospheric moisture-holding capacity, increased heat waves, increased strength of storms, more energetic waves, storm surges that reach further inland, under-capacity of urban sewerage and drainage systems, increased blight, increased vulnerability of port cities, and disproportionate impacts on disadvantaged population segments. HBCU students and faculty, many of whom are from disadvantaged communities, should be exposed to the impacts climate change could have in their communities and in other population segments. Our conference intends to offer such an experience The major purpose of the conference is to (1) introduce HBCU students to climate change science, (2) engage students with Gulf Coastal communities experiencing the impacts of climate change, (3) engage students in the practice of the profession through the presentation of research findings and (4) interact with and learn from professional experts in the field. The conference also strives to create synergy between academia and vulnerable communities. This synergy is expected to be achieved through the delivery of scholarly papers and presentations based on research conducted by students, faculty, scientific researchers and other environmental professionals using data, research findings, and scientific approaches to improve the environment and/or the health and well-being of climate impacted communities in coastal regions and harbor cities. In particular, the connections established through this conference are expected to contribute to addressing chronic or emerging challenges related to climate change in coastal regions or harbor cities that can be exacerbated by offshore oil and gas operations or natural disasters. Additionally, we expect to promote cross-boundary connections and activities that extend the HBCU consortium’s existing programming to new stakeholder communities in order to foster the development of leadership and communication skills, competencies in science literacy, and capabilities such as effective collaborations, partnerships and actions involving local and global-level climate change mitigation efforts. The aim of the proposed conference is to bring together HBCU faculty and students, researchers, climate professionals and environmental justice and coastal community residents impacted by toxic facilities and severe weather events related to climate change, in order to bridge the gap between theory and the experiential realities of climate change. To that end, conference participants will engage in the following activities during this 4 day event: (1) Panels and plenary sessions led by experts in the field; (2) Presentations, tours and interactions with Gulf Coast communities currently impacted by climate change and environmental justice communities living with toxins; (3) HBCU student panel presentations of climate change and environmental justice research projects; (4) HBCU student poster session highlighting the conduct of research projects and their findings presented to local high school students and others attending the conference. Through this conference, we expect to promote cross-boundary connections and activities that extend the HBCU consortium’s existing programming to new stakeholder communities in order to foster the development of leadership and communication skills, competencies in science literacy, and capabilities such as effective collaborations, partnerships and policy actions involving local and global-level climate change mitigation efforts in an effort to improve the public health.

项目摘要/摘要 迪拉德大学深南部环境正义中心将与芭芭拉·乔丹·米奇·利兰（Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland）合作 德克萨斯州南部大学公共事务学院，与二十五（25）个历史上的黑人学院合作 大学（HBCUS）和15（15）个基于社区的组织将举办第五届HBCU气候变化 会议。会议将于2017年3月29日至2017年4月2日举行，将重点放在不相称的 气候变化对脆弱和边缘化社区的影响。会议将解决种族，社会，公众 与气候相关的灾难之后，健康和经济差异是HBCU的学生呼吁的呼吁 参与围绕气候变化和气候正义的对话。 尽管气候变化的事实不再引起争议，但历史上黑人大学的学生 （HBCU）需要机会与研究人员和科学家互动气候变化的预期影响。十一 从1987年到2002年进行的主要国际研究都预测了严重的气候变化引起的危害，包括 洪水增加，平均大气温度更高，全球平均海平面较高，降水增加，增加 干旱，大气湿能力增加，热浪增加，暴风雨的强度增加，更充满活力 波浪，到达内陆更远的风暴潮，城市污水和排水系统的容量不足，蓝色增加， 港口城市的脆弱性增加，对灾害人群的影响不成比例。 HBCU学生 而且，许多来自灾难社区的教师应受到气候变化可能带来的影响 在他们的社区和其他人口领域。我们的会议打算提供这样的经验 会议的主要目的是（1）向HBCU学生介绍气候变化科学，（2）让学生与 墨西哥湾沿海社区经历了气候变化的影响，（3）让学生参与专业的实践 通过介绍研究结果，（4）与该领域的专业专家进行互动并学习。这 会议还努力在学术界和脆弱社区之间建立协同作用。预计这种协同作用将是 通过基于学生的研究，教师的研究，通过提供科学论文和演讲来实现 科学研究人员和其他环境专业人员使用数据，研究结果和科学方法来改进 环境和/或气候的健康和福祉影响了沿海地区和港口城市的社区。在 特别是，预计通过这次会议建立的联系将有助于解决慢性或新兴 与海上石油和天然气可能加剧的沿海地区或港口城市的气候变化有关的挑战 行动或自然灾害。此外，我们期望促进跨界的联系和活动 HBCU财团对新利益相关者社区的现有编程，以促进领导力的发展 以及沟通技巧，科学素养方面的能力以及有效的合作，合作伙伴关系等能力 涉及地方和全球气候变化缓解工作的行动。 拟议会议的目的是将HBCU教师和学生，研究人员，气候专业人员以及 环境正义和沿海社区居民受到有毒设施和与攀登有关的恶劣天气事件的影响 变革，以弥合理论与气候变化的专家现实之间的差距。为此，会议 参与者将在此4天活动中从事以下活动：（1）由专家领导的小组和全体会议。 场地; （2）目前与气候变化影响和 环境正义社区与毒素生活在一起； （3）HBCU学生小组的气候变化和 环境正义研究项目； （4）HBCU学生海报会议强调了研究项目的行为 他们的发现向当地的高中学生和参加会议的其他人提出。 通过这次会议，我们希望促进扩展HBCU的跨界联系和活动 财团对新利益相关者社区的现有编程，以促进领导力的发展和 沟通技巧，科学素养方面的能力以及有效的合作，合作伙伴关系等能力 涉及地方和全球气候变化缓解工作的政策行动，以改善公共卫生。