8th Annual HBCU Climate Education Conference

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所传统黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）以及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年度气候教育会议。这次会议解决了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方面的代表性很大，但作为最易受气候影响的社区成员，他们的代表性却很高。会议将探讨与气候有关的灾难之后种族、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的教师和学生、研究人员、气候科学家、环境正义和受有毒设施和恶劣天气事件影响的沿海社区居民聚集在一起，弥合气候影响理论与经验现实之间的差距。会议的主要目的有四个方面：(1)向HBCU学生介绍气候科学；(2)让学生参与墨西哥湾沿岸经历气候影响的社区；(3)通过展示研究成果，让学生参与专业实践；(4)与该领域的专业专家进行互动和学习。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群体之间创造协同效应；有助于解决沿海地区和港口城市气候影响方面的长期或新出现的挑战，这些挑战可能因海上油气作业和自然灾害而加剧；培养学生的领导能力、沟通能力、科学素养和参与能力。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 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.