Webinar Series co-hosted by the International Resilience Lab, NOAA, and USAID
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Event Description
This virtual series from the University of Arizona's International Resilience Lab (IRL helps lead the Arizona Initiative for Resilience and International Development or AIRID), NOAA, and USAID will serve as a platform for highlighting new thinking and practices at the nexus of climate services and development. It supports the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE), including the use of social, behavioral and economic sciences to shape climate services and adaptation solutions.
This fall, we will begin the virtual series with four talks by expert scholars. Note that the times above are given in MST. See below for more details.
Schedule and Registration Links*:
*Registrants for each session will receive the appropriate Zoom link and subsequent recording.
November 2nd | 12:00pm-1:00pm MST (12:00pm PDT / 3:00pm EDT)
Climate Services as Tools for Transformative Change.
Talk by Edward Carr, Professor and Director of the International Development, Community, and Environment Department at Clark University.
November 15th | 11:00am-12:00pm MST (10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST)
Climate Information as MacGuffin: the Overlooked Value of Seasonal Forecasts for Adaptation.
Talk by Chris Knudson, Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
November 30th | 12:00pm-1:00pm MST (11:00am PST / 2:00pm EST)
Producing Projects & Subjects: Intersections & Ideas from Climate Adaptation for Climate Information Services.
Talk by Helen Rosko, Assistant Professor of Geography at Georgia Southern University.
December 14th | 12:00pm-1:00pm MST (11:00am PST / 2:00pm EST)
"Oft expectation fails" - Why Climate Services Should Rethink Forecasts.
Talk by Simon Mason, Chief Climate Scientist at Columbia Climate School's International Research Institute for Climate and Society.