Last semester, the Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS) co-sponsored two Climate Justice World Cafés, organized by PEWS faculty affiliate Carlie Trott. These events brought together scholars from the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the University of Johannesburg (in October) and UC and the University of Bordeaux (in December) to discuss perspectives, current work, and critical questions on the climate crisis. Recordings of these events are now available on the PEWS Youtube channel!
International and Interdisciplinary Conversations
A climate justice perspective recognizes that climate risks and vulnerabilities, as well as the benefits and burdens of climate actions, are anything but equally distributed, and that climate shocks often exacerbate existing inequalities. Advancing climate justice means attending to the specific needs and interests of disproportionately affected groups and working alongside impacted communities to reverse these trends. Scholars across disciplines have a role to play in advancing climate justice — in educational, community, societal, and policy contexts. These World Café events brought together scholars from universities around the world to discuss their perspectives, current work, and critical questions on the climate crisis. Panelists represented diverse, interdisciplinary backgrounds, including anthropology, psychology, poetry, education, political science, science and technology studies, communications, engineering, philosophy, statistics, and climate dynamics & modeling. Participants engaged in a critical discussion on one of the most pressing global challenges facing humanity today.
UC-UJ World Café
The Climate Justice World Café with the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) was held on October 24th, 2024, and moderated by Carlie Trott. Panelists included Harshavardhan Bhat (political science), Megan Jeanne Gette (sound studies), and Claire Underwood (environmental education) from UC, and Stephanie Klarmann (conservation psychology), Sergio Malatji (critical health psychology), and Fatima Peters (climate psychology) from UJ.
Watch the recording of the UC-UJ Climate Justice World Café on the PEWS Youtube channel!
UC-Bordeaux World Café
The second Climate Justice World Café featured UC and the University of Bordeaux and was held on December 6th, 2024. The discussion was moderated by Caitriona Carter (from Bordeaux) and Carlie Trott (from UC). Panelists included Delaney Harness (communication), Kate Nicole Hoffman (philosophy), and Tolulope Odunola (environmental engineering) from UC, and Vanessa Kuentz-Simonet (statistics) and Didier Swingedouw (climate science) from Bordeaux.
Watch the recording of the UC-Bordeaux Climate Justice World Café on the PEWS Youtube channel!
