Events

Thousands of individuals and organizations are using Esri’s Story Maps to create and publish place-based narratives on a broad variety of topics. Story Maps are single-purpose web apps that combine interactive maps, text, and multimedia content (photos, video, audio) to tell stories. The apps are

By 2050, the world’s two billion farmers must grow enough food to feed nine billion people. And this must be accomplished in the face of degrading and eroding soils, water shortages, and the effects of climate change. Such a feat is only possible if global efforts are made to support and balance

We examine carbon trade imbalances among 172 countries over a 10-year period (2000–2010). A carbon trade imbalance refers to the extent to which the carbon emissions embodied in a country’s exports exceeds the emissions embodied in its imports. Although past research has considered how such balances

Matthew LaFevor is a geographer interested in how people perceive of, impact, and are affected by the biophysical environment. His research examines: human-environment relationships; water resources and management; conservation agriculture; environmental history; and Mexico, the Caribbean, and the

An increasing body of literature suggests that extreme weather events are on the rise, and will become more frequent, more intense and longer lasting in response to our changing climate. Leveraging data from multiple large remote sensing, climate, and health datasets, the presentation will focus on

The Paris Agreement established a framework for the nationally determined climate targets put forward by more than 180 countries in the past year, and a new process for revisiting of these targets every five years. In this talk, Dr. Nathan Hultman will discuss how the process unfolded, starting with

Agricultural landscapes can provide multiple ecosystem services, including food, high quality freshwater, opportunities for recreation, and flood control. Yet we often focus narrowly on the production of food, which can unintentionally undermine provision of other key services. Thus, a key goal for

Lauren Yeager is an ecologist whose primary research interests lie in understanding how humans are impacting coastal and marine ecosystems, and subsequently how changes in these systems may affect the ecosystem services they provide.

Krissy Hopkins is an urban hydrologist broadly interested in coupled human–natural systems, particularly as they relate to water management in cities. Her SESYNC project focuses on characterizing how stormwater management strategies change over time and what socio-political factors facilitate

At SESYNC, Jampel conducts research on the institutional drivers and governance conditions of virtual freshwater appropriation associated with global land grabbing and water grabbing. Prior to joining SESYNC, Jampel was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in

Michael Finewood is a human geographer and political ecologist with research and teaching interests in environmental governance, water, climate change, and urban sustainability, with explicit attention to critical geographies and justice. He earned a PhD in Human Geography from the University of

Wendy Wolford is the Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Development Sociology at Cornell University. She is also the Faculty Director of Economic Development Programs in Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future and she co-leads a three-year project on Contested Global Landscapes at

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Despite massive investments in food aid, agricultural extension, and seed/fertilizer subsidies, nearly 1 billion people in the developing world are food insecure and vulnerable to climate variability. Sub-Saharan Africa is most

Beverley Wemple is an associate professor of Geography and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. Her work examines the influence of extreme weather events and human land use practices on hydrologic and geomorphic processes in steep mountain catchments. Her work has included field and