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VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
STARTS SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
As in much of the Caribbean region, Cuba and Puerto Rico are acutely feeling the impacts of the climate crisis through more intense and frequent hurricanes, longer and more severe droughts, and sea level rising, to name a few examples, while feeling the squeeze of global economic and political instability and inequity. These islands are responding in a variety of ways to address vulnerabilities and to build resilience. Cuba and Puerto Rico in particular have shared cultures, geographies, and histories shaped by Spanish and U.S. colonization. However, they also have distinct societies, and their economic, social, and political paths have diverged in the past century. We seek to share knowledge and draw comparisons between the two for these reasons, while amplifying the actions that Cubans and Puerto Ricans - on the islands and in the diaspora - are taking to strengthen their communities in response to climatic instability.
Through this conference series, we will bring together academics, farmers, activists, citizens, and government officials to engage in discussion on environmental history and justice, agroecology and food systems, coastal resilience, immigration, public health, and energy.
We aim to explore how Puerto Rico and Cuba are responding to the climate crisis from a variety of angles.
We hope to better understand similarities and differences in approaches.
We will engage in a dialogue on the lessons we can learn from each other.
The first session of this conference series, Exploring Resilience, will be held on September 23, 2020 from 3:00-5:00 pm US ET. This conference requires registration, and a video link to attend will be sent to you.
Register for Session 1: Exploring Resilience. The event will be available in both English and Spanish.
In this inaugural panel, we will explore what resilience means through perspectives from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the diaspora. The session will be moderated by Reinaldo Funes Monzote, Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez & Universidad de La Habana. Speakers include:
Read speaker bios.
This conference series is organized by: Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Caribbean Agroecology Institute, Junta for Progressive Action, Universidad de La Habana, Yale Ciencia Initiative & Ciencia Puerto Rico, Yale MacMillan Center Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies, and Yale School of the Environment.
STARTS SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
As in much of the Caribbean region, Cuba and Puerto Rico are acutely feeling the impacts of the climate crisis through more intense and frequent hurricanes, longer and more severe droughts, and sea level rising, to name a few examples, while feeling the squeeze of global economic and political instability and inequity. These islands are responding in a variety of ways to address vulnerabilities and to build resilience. Cuba and Puerto Rico in particular have shared cultures, geographies, and histories shaped by Spanish and U.S. colonization. However, they also have distinct societies, and their economic, social, and political paths have diverged in the past century. We seek to share knowledge and draw comparisons between the two for these reasons, while amplifying the actions that Cubans and Puerto Ricans - on the islands and in the diaspora - are taking to strengthen their communities in response to climatic instability.
Through this conference series, we will bring together academics, farmers, activists, citizens, and government officials to engage in discussion on environmental history and justice, agroecology and food systems, coastal resilience, immigration, public health, and energy.
We aim to explore how Puerto Rico and Cuba are responding to the climate crisis from a variety of angles.
We hope to better understand similarities and differences in approaches.
We will engage in a dialogue on the lessons we can learn from each other.
The first session of this conference series, Exploring Resilience, will be held on September 23, 2020 from 3:00-5:00 pm US ET. This conference requires registration, and a video link to attend will be sent to you.
Register for Session 1: Exploring Resilience. The event will be available in both English and Spanish.
In this inaugural panel, we will explore what resilience means through perspectives from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the diaspora. The session will be moderated by Reinaldo Funes Monzote, Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez & Universidad de La Habana. Speakers include:
- Arturo Massol-Deyá, Casa Pueblo, Puerto Rico
- Roberto Pérez Rivero, Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuba
- Leidy Casimiro, Universidad de Sancti Spíritus & Finca del Medio, Cuba
- Cecilio Ortiz García, Macalester College & RISE Network, Puerto Rico
- Cheila Serrano, Junta for Progressive Action, United States
Read speaker bios.
This conference series is organized by: Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Caribbean Agroecology Institute, Junta for Progressive Action, Universidad de La Habana, Yale Ciencia Initiative & Ciencia Puerto Rico, Yale MacMillan Center Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies, and Yale School of the Environment.
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