Climate Havens Symposium

About This Event

Humanistic Perspectives on Resilience, Migration & Resources

This event is a two-day symposium split between the campuses of the University of Rochester and RIT, which will bring together a wide range of scholars to discuss “climate havens.” As climate risks intensify, the idea of “climate havens”—and the identification of regions like the Great Lakes as more resilient to environmental change—raises pressing questions about space, belonging, justice, resources, and community. This symposium will explore climate havens through historical, philosophical, artistic, literary, and cultural perspectives, organized around three central themes: “What Is a Haven?”, “Whose Haven Is It?” and” Climate Havens and Natural Resources.”

Featured Guests

• Mayor Malik Evans, City of Rochester

Keynote speakers:

• Dr. Earl Lewis, University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions
• Dr. Ala Uddin, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

+23 other speakers

Co-sponsors

• Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes
• University of Rochester Humanities Center
• Rochester Institute of Technology College of Liberal Arts
• Rochester Institute of Technology Department of Science, Technology, and Society