Department of Earth Sciences
Fall 2023 Seminar Series
Dr. Kim Cobb - Brown University
Friday, November 3rd
12:30PM
McHugh 306
Title
Science and Solutions for a Warming World
Abstract:
Global warming represents an existential threat to the health and well-being of communities around the world, but especially to indigenous populations and low income communities of color. Indeed, the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC Working Group 2 reports that mortality rates from 2010-2020 were 15 times higher in vulnerable regions than in less vulnerable regions. In this talk, Dr. Cobb shares strategies for mobilizing research in support of equitable climate resilience that harness the knowledge and findings of the IPCC while working to close the knowledge gaps required to design and deploy equitable, durable, scaleable, and replicable climate solutions. She shares two examples from her own research, focused on coastal flooding and urban heat islands, in illustrating the power of community-engaged, transdisciplinary scholarship.
For more information, contact: Christin Donnelly at christin.donnelly@uconn.edu