Pamela McElwee, professor in the Department of Human Ecology, represented Rutgers University at the UN’s 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) in Cali, Colombia.
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Danielle Falzon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Rutgers University – New Brunswick, shares her reflections of the recent COP29 summit.
For two weeks this spring, Kyra Bostic served as a delegate participating in talks to develop a landmark international agreement to protect the oceans, which play a crucial role in absorbing carbon emissions – a key driver of climate change.
Katherine Cann, a PhD student in the department of Geography, shares her reflections on attending this year’s Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP27, with a delegation from Rutgers University. The delegation included Robin Leichenko, Professor of Geography and Co-Director of the Rutgers Climate Institute; Danielle Falzon, Assistant Professor of Sociology; Isatis Cintrón-Rodriguez, PhD Candidate in Atmospheric Chemistry; Shimbi Rhode, a Mandela Washington Fellow at Rutgers; and Rokiatou Traore, Mandela Washington Fellow at Rutgers and Executive Manager of the Herou Alliance. Cann’s research centers on just adaptation to climate change in urban coastal environments in the Northeast United States.