BioYUFE Webinar: Nature-based Solutions for climate-change adaptation
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Fri 5 Jun 26
13:00 - 14:30
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Online
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Event type
Workshops, training and support
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Event organiser
Life Sciences, School of
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Contact details
Dr Michael Steinke msteinke@essex.ac.uk
A discussion on nature-based solutions and adaptation to rapid global change.
SCAIRY (Sustainable Climate Action through Interdisciplinary Research in YUFE) invites you to join a BioYUFE webinar discussing nature-based solutions as a means for adapting to rapid global change.
In this ECR-led event, Dr Ramya Ambikapathi (University of Eastern Finland) and PhD Candidate Kristina Chilver (University of Essex) will present their work highlighting different aspects of nature-based solutions from cities to coasts.
The session is a one-hour webinar followed by a 90-minute workshop. Joined by James Rice (University of Essex); Alex Hooft van Huysduynen (University of Antwerp); and Anna Street (Le Mans University), the workshop will introduce a range of environmental, socio-economic, historical, and cultural contexts for why adaptation measures succeed in some regions while facing resistance in others.
If you are interested in this webinar, please register on Eventbrite. A Zoom invitation will be emailed to you before the webinar.
Speakers
- Ramya Ambikapathi, University of Eastern Finland. Ramya investigates sustainable drought mitigation strategies involving urban greenery.
- Kristina Chilver, University of Essex. Kristina is a PhD candidate researching whether oyster reefs can protect eroding coastlines from rising seas, and why turning a non-native shellfish into a tool for climate adaptation is proving both promising and contested.
- James Rice, University of Essex. James is a PhD candidate researching the political and economic effects of climate misinformation.
- Alex Hooft van Huysduynen, University of Antwerp. Alex investigates rapid evolutionary adaptation in response to environmental change.
- Anna Street, Le Mans University. Anna is a lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies whose HydroArts project researches the presence and participation of water in the arts.
