Meeting the Challenges of Climate Adaptation in the Dutch Caribbean
Chances are you’ve vacationed on one or more of the islands that make up the Caribbean. Each island has its unique cultural signature based on history, political status, and climate conditions. All of them are already contending with the impacts of climate change, whether from stronger hurricanes, drought, extreme rainfall, sea level rise, or higher temperatures. There are six Caribbean islands in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In this webinar, we’ll investigate how these islands are navigating their relationship with the European Netherlands in their quest to become climate resilient. Professor Richter will be “reporting from Bonaire” where he and the Poldergeist team are collaborating with residents to produce an animated video that explores the policy aspects of climate adaptation from an Islander perspective.
Speakers
Simon Richter
Simon is the Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor, Department of Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies, and chair of the Climate Week at Penn planning team. Simon's teaching and research focus on cultural aspects of resilience, climate adaptation and sustainability, especially with regard to water and forests, and take the climate emergency as their starting point. Recently, Simon has been a member of international design teams working on climate adaptation projects in Semarang, Indonesia, and Amsterdam.