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Schedule

Time-zone (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

343

08:00-09:00
09:00-09:30
Megadrought in La Ligua Basin and the Aspiration for Water Safety: A Global South Geohistorical Issue

María Otero Auristondo, Lecturer and Researcher, Institute of Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

The State of Climate Change, Water Governance and Community Resilience in the City of Toronto

Yena Bassone-Quashie, Student, P.Eng, PhD (c), Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada
Carolyn Johns, Professor, Politics and Public Administration, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

Evaluating Sustainability of Social-ecological Systems: A Comparison of Protected Areas in Guanacaste, Costa Rica and the Azores, Portugal

Jeanie Bukowski, Associate Professor and Director, Political Science and Office of Global Studies & Initiatives, Bradley University, Illinois, United States

Experience with Disasters, Media Use, and Climate Change Fears: Who You Gonna Believe, Media or Your Lyin’ Eyes?

Ann Gordon, Associate Professor, Political Science, Chapman University, California, United States

10:30-10:45
Registration / Breaks
Dead Level, Plus Energy, Drainage System to Address Sea Level Rise: If We Build Barriers to Keep Sea Water Out, What Do We Do with All of the Land Side Water?

Bruce Grulke, Principal, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Communities, Adaptive Transformation, Sustainable Development Solutions, Virginia, United States

11:40-12:55
Room 4 (C25 // HM 175)
Towards Environmental Sustainability: Assessing the Role of Energy Equity and Income Inequality

Pamela Efua Ofori, Student, PhD in Methods and Models for Economic Decisions, University of Insubria, Agrigento, Italy
Isaac Kwesi Ofori, Student, PhD. Economics, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland

11:40
Measuring the Performance of Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives and Contributions from Local Governments in Colombia

Efraim Parra, Director of the Observatory for Regional Sustainability / Researcher, Institute for Sustainability Studies (IEPS), Autonomous University of the West, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

12:00
Empowering Youth as Climate Change Catalysts: Education and Technology for Resilience

Katleho Mojakisane, Sustainable Futures Coordinator, Clean Energy Development, Tangelic, Lesotho

12:55-14:00
Unveiling the Effects of Heat Waves on Perinatal Outcomes: An Analysis of the Metropolitan Region and Concepción (2015-2022)

Macarena Martínez órdenes, Assistant Professor, Promoción de la Salud de la Mujer y el Recién Nacido, Universidad de Chile, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

Digital Tools and Climate Change Education: Exploring the Role of Digital Games

Adib Jawad, Student, Education, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Exploring Water Hyacinth Pyrolysis for South Africa's Decarbonisation and Just Energy Transition

Obianuju Patience Ilo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Mulala Danny Simatele, University of the Witwatersrand

14:00-15:15
Room 4 (C25 // HM 175)
Global Sequestration of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide by Drylands Forestation

Murray Moinester, Emeritus Professor of Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Particle Physics, Tel Aviv University, HaMerkaz, Israel

14:00
Indigenous People Protecting Forests and Finding Practical Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation in Post-coup Myanmar

Saw Frankie, Director, Tenasserim River and Indigenous People’s Network (TRIP NET), Tanintharyi, Myanmar

14:40
15:30-17:10
Room 4 (C25 // HM 175)
Distributional Energy Justice and the Inclusive Human Development Agenda in Africa

Isaac Kwesi Ofori, Student, PhD. Economics, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland

15:30
Assessing Residents’ Perceptions and Awareness about Household Emission Policies in Ghana

Seth Adom, Student, Doctoral Program, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

15:50
17:15-18:45
09:00-10:30
10:45-11:30
Climate Change and Its Impact on Cardiovascular Disease: A Literature Review of the Imminent Risk Global Warming Poses on Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality

Lucy Cooke Davies, Student, Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery, Anglia Ruskin University, Essex, United Kingdom
Zoya Arif, Student, MBChB, Anglia Ruskin University, Essex, United Kingdom
Samuel Odlin, Student, MBChB (Student), Anglia Ruskin University, Essex, United Kingdom

10:45

Maya Lis, Student, Society and Environment: US Environmental Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States

10:45
Shifts in Airborne Tree Pollen Concentration Peaks Amid Climate Change: A Five-year Study in Charleston, SC, United States

Atin Adhikari, Professor, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Georgia, United States
Arpita Chatterjee, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences, Georgia Southern University, United States
Jayanta Gupta, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida, United States
Sarah Sejoro, Graduate Student, Georgia Southern University , United States
Oluwatoyin Ayo Farai, Student, MD, MPH, Georgia Southern University, Georgia, United States
Jing Kersey, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health/Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Sciences (BEES), Georgia Southern University, Georgia, United States

10:45
Models for Visualized Spatial Assessment and Forecasting of the Level of Technogenic Impact on the Atmosphere of Regional Territories: Development, Research and Practical Application

Olga Ivashchuk, Chief Researcher, Kazakh National Research Technical University, Almaty oblysy, Kazakhstan
Bagdat Yagaliyeva, Associate Professor, Cybersecurity, Information Processing and Storage, Satbayev University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

10:45
10:45-11:30
Room 4 (C25 // HM 175)
11:35-12:50
Room 4 (C25 // HM 175)
Forecasting Climate Change Impacts on Tibetan Plateau Lakes Using Remote Sensing, SAR Altimetry, and Deep Learning

Atefeh Gholami, Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

11:35
Assessing Climate Vulnerabilities in the Western Upper Peninsula: Ecosystem Impact, Social Vulnerabilities and Policy Responses

Mercedes Asamani, Doctoral Researcher, Social Science, Michigan Technological University, Michigan, United States

11:55
Climate Change and Water Governance Challenges in the Great Lakes Region: The Value of Baseline Knowledge and Indicators for Resilience Responses

Carolyn Johns, Professor, Politics and Public Administration, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Amanda Shankland, Postdoctoral Fellow, Politics and Governance, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, Canada

12:15
12:50-13:50
Registration / Breaks
09:15-10:15
10:15-10:30
Registration / Breaks
10:30-11:45
Room 4 (C25 // HM 175)
Governance for Climate Resilience

Petra Dilling, Associate Professor, School of Graduate Studies, SUNY Empire State University, New York, United States

10:30
Sustainable Strategy - Eagle Airlines

Kelly George, Associate Professor, College of Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Virginia, United States
Nnanna Emetu

10:50
Art and Sustainability: The Role of Art in Climate Change Education

Auranzaib Noor Ali, Assistant Manager, Research Office, Aga Khan University, Sind (en), Pakistan

11:10
11:50-13:05
Room 4 (C25 // HM 175)

Essien Oku Essien, Doctoral Student, Communication, Culture and Media Studies, Drexel University, Pennsylvania, United States

12:30
13:05-14:05

Lunch

Registration / Breaks
13:35-14:05

Working Lunch with Chief Social Scientist

Publishing Opportunities and Collaboration with Common Ground Research Networks
Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Chief Social Scientist, Common Ground Research Networks, Illinois, United States
Plenary Session Room
14:05-15:20
Room 4 (C25 // HM 175)
15:20-15:35
Registration / Breaks
17:00-17:30