7th Annual HBCU Climate Education Conference; New Orleans, LA - November 2019

深南环境正义中心将与德克萨斯南方大学公共事务的芭芭拉乔丹-米奇利兰学院合作，与三十二（32）个历史上的黑人学院和大学（HBCU）和十五（15）个社区组织合作，于2019年11月13日至17日在路易斯安那州新奥尔良举办年度HBCU气候教育会议。会议讨论了HBCU学生对气候教育的重大需求，这些学生在气候科学奖学金中的代表性不足，但作为最容易受到气候影响的社区成员的代表性过高。会议将探讨气候相关灾难发生后种族、社会、公共卫生和经济差异的动态，呼吁HBCU的学生采取行动，参与有关气候影响和公平的对话。会议的目的是通过将HBCU的教职员工、研究人员、专家和学者聚集在一起，弥合气候影响理论与经验现实之间的差距气候科学家，环境正义和受气候相关问题影响的沿海社区居民（例如，恶劣天气事件）。会议的主要目的有四个方面：（1）向HBCU学生介绍气候科学;（2）让学生与经历气候影响的墨西哥湾沿岸社区接触;（3）通过介绍研究结果让学生参与专业发展要素;（4）与该领域的专业专家互动并向他们学习。该会议是一次独一无二的全国性会议，力求在学术界和脆弱社区之间建立协同作用;促进应对与沿海地区和港口城市气候影响有关的长期或新出现的挑战，这些挑战可能因能源开采作业和自然灾害而加剧;培养领导能力和沟通技能，科学素养能力，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice will partner with the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University, in collaboration with thirty-two (32) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and fifteen (15) community-based organizations, to host the Annual HBCU Climate Education Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 13-17, 2019. The Conference addresses the significant need for climate education for HBCU students who are largely under-represented in scholarship in climate science, but over-represented as members of communities most vulnerable to climate impacts. Conference sessions will explore the dynamics of racial, social, public health and economic disparities in the wake of climate-related disasters, serving as a call to action for students at HBCUs to become engaged in the conversation around climate impacts and equity.The aim of the Conference is to bridge the gap between theory and the experiential realities of climate impacts by bringing together HBCU faculty and students, researchers, climate scientists, and environmental justice and coastal community residents impacted by climate related issues (e.g., severe weather events). The major purpose of the Conference is four-fold: (1) introduce HBCU students to climate science; (2) engage students with Gulf Coast communities experiencing climate impacts; (3) engage students in professional development elements through the presentation of research findings; and (4) interact with and learn from professional experts in the field. The Conference is a one-of-a-kind national meeting that strives to create synergy between academia and vulnerable communities; contribute to addressing chronic or emerging challenges related to climate impacts in coastal regions and port cities that can be exacerbated by energy extraction operations and natural disasters; and foster the development of leadership and communication skills, competencies in science literacy, and capabilities of participating HBCU students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.