GeoHealth Career Development and Opportunities in Climate Change and Environmental Justice
Offered By: AGU via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Join a 90-minute GeoHealth webinar featuring Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome, founder of Empowering a Green Environment and Economy, LLC. Explore people-centered solutions for climate change, public health, environmental justice, and racial equity. Gain insights into unequal impacts, resilience building, and transforming water systems. Discover the importance of respecting voices, recognizing racism, and redefining resilience. Learn about innovative approaches like the Justice 40 Accelerator and social impact investing. Participate in the AGU GeoHealth Quarterly Webinar, designed to discuss timely research and provide career development opportunities for early-career individuals.
Syllabus
Introduction
Unequal Impact
Context
Dissertation
Response and preparedness
Impact of heat
Flooding in Detroit
Flooding in other cities
Household flooding in Detroit
Health inequities
Broken systems
Institutional racism
Vulnerability
How to address the unequal impact
Building resilience
Respecting people
Voices being heard
Transforming water systems
Respecting voices
Importance of people
Recognizing racism
Michigan roundtables
Groundwork USA
Reducing the Source
The Source of Power
The Power of Planning
Reevaluating Priorities
Justice 40 Accelerator
Social Impact Investing
Research Agenda
Redefine Resilience
Closing
Amanda
Equity
Conservation Justice
Traditional Consultation
First Nations Consultation
Metrics
Taught by
AGU
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