8th Annual HBCU Climate Education Conference

第八届 HBCU 年度气候教育会议

• 批准号: 2136230
• 负责人: Beverly Wright
• 金额: $ 4.95万
• 依托单位: SOUTHERN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INC., DEEP SOUTH CENTE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2136230&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 8th; Annual; HBCU; Climate; Education

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 8th Annual HBCU Climate Education Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 6 – 10, 2021. The Conference addresses the significant need for climate education for HBCU students who are largely under-represented in scholarship on 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 toxic facilities and 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 the practice of the profession 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 offshore oil and gas 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.

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2021年10月6日至10日在路易斯安那州新奥尔良举办第八届HBCU气候教育年会。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。会议将探讨种族，社会，公共卫生和经济差异的动态在气候相关的灾害之后，作为行动呼吁学生在HBCU成为参与围绕气候影响和公平的对话。会议的目的是弥合理论和气候影响的经验现实之间的差距，通过汇集HBCU教师和学生，研究人员，气候科学家、环境正义以及受有毒设施和恶劣天气事件影响的沿海社区居民。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实践;（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，这些挑战可能因海上石油和天然气作业以及自然灾害而加剧;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。