Climate Change & Society

Day: Wednesdays

Dates: September 11 – October 16, 2024

Time: 9:30am-11:30am

Location: Carleton University

Price: $150+HST

Parking Info & Room Number will be sent by email 1-2 days prior to the lecture date

**This series is not recorded**

Overview

This six-session interactive series reaches beyond these sorts of headline-grabbing statements by unpacking the human consequences of climate change and delving into potential challenges and opportunities to address the current climate crisis over the short to longer-term. It will provide you with a better understanding of the science behind human-induced or anthropogenic climate change and we will collectively explore the prospects for addressing this far-reaching and difficult to resolve ‘wicked’ issue that is intertwined with our daily lives. Canadian and international examples will be used to illustrate both challenges and opportunities stemming from human interactions with climate processes at local through global levels.

Topics

Week 1: Searching for Hope Amongst the Gloom

Week 2: The Anthropocene: Human Interactions with the Climate Systems

Week 3: Canadian Perspectives

Week 4: Food Security and Food Systems: From Farm Gates to Kitchen Tables

Week 5: International Perspective

Week 6: Climate Solutions and Session Wrap Up

About the Lecturer

Mike Brklacich has studied society and climate relationships for +40 years, at the University of Guelph (1980-1986), Agri-food and Agriculture Canada (1980-1992) and in Carleton’s Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (1992-2021). He was part of the first wave of Canadian researchers to make the case that global climate change ought to be directly linked to broader issues of social and economic transformations in the developing and industrialized world. His research, in Canada and internationally, focused on improving livelihoods in stressed rural communities. He also played a leading role in the development of international research programs on Human Security and on Food Systems, as well as assisting with the development and advancement of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change. He contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change over a 15-year period and was part of the international team that was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Prior to retiring from Carleton in January 2022, he was Chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (2006-12), an Associate Dean (Graduate Programs, Research and International) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (2015-21) and a Chancellor’s Professor (2014-19). More info about Mike is available at https://carleton.ca/geography/people/brklacichmike/