Watch: Climate Change and Human Mobility Briefing Series

Disasters’ compounding impacts – much of which can be attributed to global climate change – are accelerating risk exposure for all, starting with society’s most vulnerable, under-resourced communities and regions. Moderated by the creator and host of the America Adapts podcast, this kickoff event brings together experts across climate change science, economics, politics, and migration studies to tackle the big questions about why, how, and where people are moving to in response to changing patterns of exposure to climate and disaster risks, both within California and U.S. borders, and beyond.

Featuring:

• Doug Parsons, Creator and Host, America Adapts
• Jesse M. Keenan, Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning; Director, Center on Climate Change and Urbanism, Tulane University
• Valerie Mueller, Associate Professor, School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University
• Daniel Swain, Climate Scientist, California Institute for Water Resources within University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA (joint appointments); Research Fellow at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Held in partnership with:

• UC Disaster Resilience Network
• UC Berkeley Center for Security in Politics

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