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Climate change in the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean – Young voices

April 18, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm UTC+1

Photo: Skade Henriksen

Climate Narratives – series of talks at Litteraturhuset in Bergen in collaboration with One Ocean Week:
“Climate change in the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean : young voices”

When ice melts in Greenland, the sea rises most in the tropics. How does sea level rise and other climate changes affect life on low-lying islands in the Pacific and Caribbean? Coral reefs and mangrove forests shield roads and houses, but what happens when warm water and plastic pollution eat away at corals and trees?

Five young climate scientists from Fiji, Jamaica and Canada tell. Bernadette Tunidau has a background in development studies at the University of the South Pacific, where Ozayr Akbar studies ethics and law. Deron Maitland and Chauntelle Green from the University of the West Indies are researching sea level rise and the consequences for life in and by the sea. Natalya Gomez is an associate professor at McGill University in Montreal, where she researches ice melting and sea level.

The five scientists were with Statsraad Lehmkuhl on parts of the One Ocean Expedition around the world. This evening they meet social anthropologist Camilla Borrevik from the University of Bergen for a conversation about life in a changing sea.

The conversation will take place in English.
Free entrance.

Hosted by Ocean States, Climate Narratives
and Litteraturhuset in Bergen

In Norwegian: 

Litteraturhuset i Bergen, Universitetet i Bergen og Bjerknessenteret for klimaforskning  inviterer til panelsamtale med studenter fra Fiji og Karibien. De jobber med, og er påvirket av, klimaendringer og har deltatt på One Ocean Expedition.

Når breis smelter på Grønland, stiger havet mest i tropene. Hvordan påvirker havstigning og andre klimaendringer livet på lavtliggende øyer i Stillehavet og Karibia? Korallrev og mangrover skjermer veier og hus, men hva skjer når varmt vann og plastforurensing tærer på koraller og trær?

Fem unge klimaforskere fra Fiji, Jamaica og Canada forteller. Bernadette Tunidau har bakgrunn fra utviklingsstudier ved University of the South Pacific, der Ozayr Akbar studerer etikk og juss. Deron Maitland og Chauntelle Green fra University of the West Indies forsker på havstigning og konsekvensene for livet i og ved havet. Natalya Gomez er førsteamanuensis ved McGill University i Montreal, der hun forsker på issmelting og havnivå.

De fem forskerne var med Statsraad Lehmkuhl på deler av jordomseilingen One Ocean Expedition. Denne kvelden møter de sosialantropolog Camilla Borrevik fra Universitetet i Bergen til en samtale om livet ved et hav i endring.
Tilknyttet prosjektene Ocean  States og Climate  Narratives.

Samtalen vil foregå på engelsk.
Arrangementet er gratis. 

 

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Date:
April 18, 2023
Time:
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm UTC+1
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Litteraturhuset i Bergen
Østre Skostredet 5
Bergen, 5017 Norway
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