SE National Climate Assessment Webinar Series

The author team of the Southeast Chapter of the 5th National Climate Assessment, in collaboration with the Southern Environmental Law Center, the SE Climate Adaptation Science Center, the NOAA Carolinas Climate Adaptation Partnership (CAP/RISA), and the SE Sustainability Directors Network present a series of webinars on the chapter’s four key messages.

Each webinar will feature a chapter author in conversation with three community partners from around the region.

Webinar 1: Regional Growth Increases Climate Risks
Thursday Jan 18, 2024 11a-12p ET (webinar will be recorded)

Welcome: Allison Crimmins, Director, 5th National Climate Assessment

Moderator: Jeremy Hoffman, SE Chapter Lead, Groundwork USA

Panelists:

Casi (kc) Callaway, Chief Resilience Officer, Mobile, AL

Zelalem Adefris, CEO of Catalyst Miami and co-chair of the Miami Climate Alliance

Alexa Stephens, Director of Outreach, Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation

Registration link: https://go.ncsu.edu/keymessage1

Webinar 2: Climate Change Worsens Human Health and Widens Health Inequities
Tuesday March 12, 2024 11a-12p ET (webinar will be recorded)

Welcome:
Jeremy Hoffman, Southeast Chapter Lead, Director of Climate Justice and Impact at Groundwork USA


Moderator:
Claudia Brown, Health Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Climate and Health
Program


Panelists:
Ginger Clough, Public Health Nurse Consultant at the North Carolina Division of Public Health in the
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control and WISEWoman Programs
Dr. Jordan Clark, Senior Policy Associate at the Duke Heat Innovation Policy Hub and the Water Policy
Program at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability at Duke University
KeShaun Pearson, Board President and Co-Founder of Memphis Community Against Pollution

Register: https://go.ncsu.edu/keymessage2

Webinar 3: Climate Change Disproportionately Damages Southeastern Jobs, Households, and Economic Security
[postponed from original date] Tuesday April 9, 2024 11a-12p ET (webinar will be recorded)

Welcome:
Jeremy Hoffman, Southeast Chapter Lead, Director of Climate Justice and Impact at Groundwork USA

Moderator:
Janey Smith Camp, Associate Director of Adaptation and Resilience, Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research (CAESER), University of Memphis

Panelists:

  • Faith Walker, Executive Director of RVA Rapid Transit
  • Omar Muhummad, Executive Director at Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities
  • Nayyir Ransome, Ocean Conservancy’s Port Community Liaison working with the Ocean Justice team

Register at http://go.ncsu.edu/keymessage3

Webinar 4: Agriculture Faces Growing Threats, but Innovations Offer Help
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 11a-12p ET (webinar will be recorded)

Welcome:
Jeremy Hoffman, Southeast Chapter Lead, Director of Climate Justice and Impact at Groundwork USA

Moderator:
Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist for the University of Georgia (UGA) Extension; Director of the UGA Weather Network

Panelists:

  • Dr. Biswanath Dari, Assistant Professor and Natural Resources Specialist Cooperative Extension at North Carolina A&T; Southern SARE State Co-Coordinator; Industrial Hemp Outreach Co-Coordinator
  • Michael Carter, Jr, Executive Director of Africulture & Carter Farms
  • Dr. Julie Shortridge, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech

Registration link: https://go.ncsu.edu/keymessage4