Start Date
27-2-2023 3:45 PM
End Date
27-2-2023 5:00 PM
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Adaptation to climate change has, to date, generally sought to maintain the status quo. Future adaptation could involve radical shifts in society and socio-ecological systems, but what are the pros and cons of such transformations? What does fair, equitable, or just adaptation involve and is it possible? Dr. Siders will describe emerging dilemmas in the debate about adaptation justice and suggest pathways to envision a broader range of futures we can choose.
Biography
A.R. Siders is an interdisciplinary social scientists and lawyer. Her research explores climate adaptation decision-making: how communities and organizations make decisions about when, where, and how to adapt and how values are defined and negotiated in those decision-making processes. She holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a PhD from Stanford. At the University of Delaware, she is a director of the Climate Change Science and Policy Hub and holds faculty appointments in the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, the Disaster Research Center, and the department of Geography and Spatial Sciences.
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Choosing Future – Climate Adaptation Justice & Transformation
Adaptation to climate change has, to date, generally sought to maintain the status quo. Future adaptation could involve radical shifts in society and socio-ecological systems, but what are the pros and cons of such transformations? What does fair, equitable, or just adaptation involve and is it possible? Dr. Siders will describe emerging dilemmas in the debate about adaptation justice and suggest pathways to envision a broader range of futures we can choose.