Bristol Poverty Institute Interdisciplinary Seminar Series Presents: 

Climate Change and Poverty

Wednesday 27 October 11:30-13:00 (webinar) 

The Bristol Poverty Institute (BPI) are pleased to announce an upcoming online interdisciplinary webinar on the topic of Climate Change and Poverty in the run up to COP26. The webinar will commence with short presentations from each of our fantastic speakers on issues related to the theme of climate change and how this can intersect with poverty issues from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Our confirmed speakers so far are:

• Guy Howard (Director of Cabot Institute for the Environment; Global Research Chair Environmental and Infrastructure Resilience, Faculty of Engineering)
• Mary Zhang (Senior Research Associate, Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law)
• Ed Atkins (Lecturer, Geographical Sciences, Faculty of Science)
• Alix Dietzel (Lecturer, Sociology, Politics and International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law)

We will then move onto a facilitated discussion, in which all attendees will be encouraged to participate. Participants are welcome to discuss issues related to climate change and poverty on local, national or international scales, and can explore any relevant aspect including but not limited to sustainable development, social justice, environmental resilience, governance and policy, and education.

This event is open to all University of Bristol academics at all career stages (including PhD researchers) as well as selected external attendees. We may also be able to accommodate limited numbers of Professional Services colleagues and/or Masters students – please get in touch for more details.

Places are limited, so please register early to avoid disappointment. To register your interest please contact bristol-poverty-institute@bristol.ac.uk. Registered attendees will be provided with information on how to join the online seminar. Please note that this webinar will be recorded, and we plan to share the recording online to make it accessible to those who were unable to attend. By registering for this webinar you give consent to be recorded and for the recording to be shared.

This seminar is part of the BPI’s interdisciplinary seminar series. These seminars focus on broad themes relevant to poverty research which can be explored from a variety of different perspectives. The key aims of this seminar series are to facilitate networking, to showcase the range and value of research taking place on poverty-relevant themes across schools and faculties, to expose researchers to different perspectives and approaches, and to set collaborations in motion. We also welcome participants who are not currently working directly on poverty-focussed projects, as a key purpose of these seminars is to bring together researchers working in relevant fields and to try and expand the community of UoB researchers engaged with poverty-relevant issues.

Please note: This seminar is an INTERNAL event, intended for University of Bristol academics.