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Agenda

Poverty and Climate in the Southwest
Workshop Agenda

April 29th
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
University of Arizona

Marshall Building, Room #531

 
8:30am Coffee and Light Refreshments
9:00am Welcome and Overview

Margaret Wilder
University of Arizona Center for Latin American Studies & School of Geography and Development
9:15am

Overview of the National Assessment Process
  (5.4MB)

Diana Liverman
University of Arizona School of Geography and Development & Institute of the Environment
9:30am A Brief Overview of Climate Change in the Southwest
  (1.6MB)		 Daniel Ferguson
University of Arizona Institute of the Environment, Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) program
10:00am Understanding Mosquitoes & Climate Change Using the Dynamic Mosquito Simulation Model
  (2.5MB)		 Andrew Comrie
University of Arizona School of Geography and Development
10:30am Making the Link between Energy and Poverty
  (5.7MB)		 Ardeth Barnhart
University of Arizona Institute of the Environment
11:00am Break
11:15am Coming to Terms with the Climate and Poverty Relationship: Defining Some Key Issues for Consideration
  (2.9MB)		 Margaret Wilder
University of Arizona Center for Latin American Studies & School of Geography and Development
12:15pm Lunch (provided) and Keynote Presentation:
A corrido on heat stress in the border region, “Peligro en el Desierto”		 Celestino Fernandez
1:15pm Critical Issues Facing Low-Income and Vulnerable Populations in Southern Arizona: Stakeholder Panel of Organizational Representatives

Tracey Osborne
University of Arizona School of Geography and Development
2:00 Identifying Priorities & Vulnerable Areas (Open discussion regarding critical themes and places in climate vulnerability; identify areas for future research/focus)  

Sponsored by
Climate Assessment for the Southwest
and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration