C-Urge project is a doctoral network set up to research and better understand the complexity of climate and enviromental change, that is happening on global, as well as on a local scale.
Through various research approaches set in various countries, we aim to highlight the notion of urgency and need to enrich the debate around the topic of environemtal change, that is both fast, and subtle and poses a serious challenge for the future.
Climate Ready Philly is a community education project that teaches Philadelphians about climate change.
I teach anthropology and environmental studies at Haveford College, just outside of Philly. Currently, I'm holed up in a cabin in the Adirondacks in upstate New York with several family members, including my spouse and 4 year old daughter and 3 dogs. I started working on disasters by accident, when one day in 2001 I was walking to class at NYU and saw the World Trade Center buildings on flames. I have known Kim for a few year and I contacted her to connect with folks around Covid-19 and its imacts.
I'm particularly intersted in issues of communal grief, mourning, and bereavement. Also, I'm interested in the religious response to Covid-19.
In 2016, the Climate Ready Philly Team changed gears for to a "Train the Trainers" series. During this year, the project team expanded to include staff from the Energy Coordinating Agency and
The goal of the 2017 workshops was to prepare and inform attendees about the risks and solutions associated with heat so that they may be equipped with the information and tools necessary to r
The goal of the 2018 workshops was to prepare and inform attendees about the risks and solutions associated with flooding and mold so that they may be equipped with the information and tools n
In early 2019, the Climate, Health, and Home team received funding from the CUSP mini-grant program for the sixth consecutive year.
During the first year of our project, we conducted two workshops titled, “Be Air Aware: A Healthier Home in a Changing Environment.” These workshops took place in fall 2014 at the Philadelphia Nurs
This links to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health's website. Alex Skula is a Public Health Preparedness Analyst in the Division of Disease Control at the