The 5th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference 2017

2017 年第五届 HBCU 气候变化会议

基本信息

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
项目类别：
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
关键词：
Academia Address Affect Chronic Cities Climate Collaborations Communication Communities Community Health Competence Data Deep South Disadvantaged Disasters Disputes Drainage procedure Droughts Environment Event Faculty Floods Fostering Gases Goals Health Heat Waves High School Student Historically Black Colleges and Universities International Jordan Justice Learning Natural Disasters Oils Paper Participant Policies Population Precipitation Public Health Relationship-Building Research Research Personnel Research Project Grants Risk Schools Science Scientist Sea Students System Temperature Texas Toxin Universities Work base climate change climate impact community living disadvantaged population environmental justice experience gulf coast hazard health economics improved leadership development literacy neighborhood safety operation physical conditioning posters severe weather skills social symposium synergism theories university student

项目摘要

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.

项目概要/摘要迪拉德大学深南环境正义中心将与芭芭拉·乔丹-米基·利兰合作德克萨斯南方大学公共事务学院与二十五 (25) 所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学 (HBCU) 和十五 (15) 个社区组织将主办第五届 HBCU 气候变化年度会议会议将于 2017 年 3 月 29 日至 4 月 2 日举行，重点关注不成比例的问题。气候变化对弱势和边缘化社区的影响将讨论种族、社会和公共问题。气候相关灾害后的健康和经济差异，呼吁 HBCU 的学生采取行动参与有关气候变化和气候正义的对话。虽然气候变化的事实不再受到争议，但历史上黑人学院和大学的学生（HBCU）需要机会与研究人员和科学家讨论气候变化的预期影响。 1987年至2002年进行的主要国际研究都预测了气候变化引起的重大危害，包括洪水增加、平均大气温度升高、全球平均海平面升高、降水增加、干旱、大气持水能力增强、热浪增强、风暴强度增强、精力充沛海浪、风暴潮深入内陆、城市污水和排水系统容量不足、枯萎病增加、港口城市的脆弱性增加，对弱势群体的学生造成不成比例的影响。和教师，其中许多来自弱势社区，应该受到气候变化可能产生的影响我们的会议旨在为他们的社区和其他人群提供这样的体验。会议的主要目的是 (1) 向 HBCU 学生介绍气候变化科学，(2) 让学生参与经历气候变化影响的墨西哥湾沿岸社区，(3) 让学生参与专业实践通过研究成果的展示以及（4）与该领域的专业专家互动并向他们学习。会议还努力在学术界和弱势群体之间建立协同作用。通过提交基于学生、教师进行的研究的学术论文和演示文稿来实现科学研究人员和其他环境专业人员利用数据、研究成果和科学方法来改进沿海地区和港口城市受气候影响的社区的环境和/或健康和福祉。特别是，通过本次会议建立的联系预计将有助于解决长期或新出现的问题沿海地区或港口城市与气候变化相关的挑战可能因海上石油和天然气而加剧此外，我们希望促进跨界联系和活动，以扩展业务范围。 HBCU 联盟针对新利益相关者社区的现有规划，以促进领导力的发展沟通技巧、科学素养能力以及有效合作、伙伴关系和涉及地方和全球层面减缓气候变化努力的行动。拟议会议的目的是将 HBCU 教师和学生、研究人员、气候专业人士聚集在一起受有毒设施和与气候有关的恶劣天气事件影响的环境正义和沿海社区居民变化，以弥合气候变化理论与实证现实之间的差距。在为期 4 天的活动中，与会者将参与以下活动： (1) 由专家主持的小组会议和全体会议 (2) 与目前受气候变化影响的墨西哥湾沿岸社区进行演示、参观和互动生活在毒素中的环境正义社区；(3) HBCU 学生小组关于气候变化和环境正义研究项目；(4) HBCU 学生海报会议，强调研究项目的开展和他们的研究结果向当地高中生和其他参加会议的人展示。通过这次会议，我们希望促进跨界联系和活动，以扩展 HBCU 联盟现有的规划，以促进新的利益相关者社区的领导力和发展沟通技巧、科学素养能力以及有效合作、伙伴关系和涉及地方和全球层面减缓气候变化努力的政策行动，以改善公众健康。