Symposium focuses on the rise of resiliency efforts
By Michael R. Malone By Michael R. Malone
04-08-2021
More than 60 environmental researchers, practitioners, and leaders from the Caribbean and South Florida offered presentations highlighting the “human center dimension” of climate change and resiliency.
The “Sub-Tropical and Tropical Coastal Resilience: Social, Economic, and Physical Adaptations in South Florida and the Caribbean” symposium promoted an interdisciplinary approach for the growing global movement that seeks to anticipate and prepare for the shocks and stresses related to climate change.
Renowned medical anthropologist Paul Farmer and Miami-Dade County’s Chief Resilience Officer James Murley, in their respective keynote presentations, headlined the many panelists who shared their insights and experiences during the full-day virtual conference.
Virtual forum will tackle intersection of climate change, societal barriers
By Emmalyse Brownstein By Emmalyse Brownstein
04-01-2021
Experts will explore why human-centered issues must be addressed in conjunction with things like rising seas, stronger storms, and increased hydro-static pressure at a symposium on April 7.
The University of Miami will host the “Sub-Tropical and Tropical Coastal Resilience: Social, Economic, and Physical Adaptations in South Florida and the Caribbean” forum on Wednesday, April 7. The virtual webinar will discuss research from the South Florida and Caribbean region about how climate change directly impacts people and the economy.
“We should think of climate change as similar to a prism, which must be observed, analyzed, and addressed from a variety of angles in order to best appreciate its characteristics and flaws, and each of those vantage points has associated methods of investigation,” said Sonia Chao, the event chair and a resea
The University of Miami presents the virtual symposium “Sub-Tropical and Tropical Coastal Resilience: Social, Economic, and Physical Adaptations in South Florida and the Caribbean,” on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, from 8:00am to 6:00pm. The three main sub-topics are Mobility, Metabolisms, and Resilience. The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 17, 2021. Description: This virtual…