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芭芭拉·乔丹-米奇·利兰公共事务学院合作，与32(32)所历史上的黑人学院和15(15)个社区组织合作，于2019年11月13-17日在路易斯安那州新奥尔良主办HBCU气候教育年会。会议解决了对HBCU学生进行气候教育的重大需求，这些学生在气候科学领域的学术代表性很大程度上偏低，但作为最容易受到气候影响的社区的成员，他们的代表性过高。会议将探讨气候相关灾难后种族、社会、公共健康和经济差异的动态，呼吁HBCU的学生参与关于气候影响和公平的对话。会议的目的是通过将HBCU的教职员工和学生、研究人员、气候科学家、环境正义和受气候相关问题(如恶劣天气事件)影响的沿海社区居民聚集在一起，弥合气候影响的理论和经验现实之间的差距。会议的主要目的有四个：(1)向HBCU的学生介绍气候科学；(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；以及(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，致力于在学术界和弱势社区之间创造协同效应；帮助应对与沿海地区和港口城市的气候影响相关的长期或新出现的挑战，这些挑战可能会因能源开采作业和自然灾害而加剧；并促进领导力和沟通技能、科学素养能力的发展，以及参与HBCU学生的能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.