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Reproductive Justice in the Climate Crisis seminar 3 UPDATED

Panel discussion including:  Dr Heather McMullen (Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London), Rebecca Davis (Climate Change Medical Education Fellow and GP - Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust/Cambridge University Clinical School) and Nazneen Khan, Center of South Asian Studies, Visiting Research Fellow

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Featuring academic panel members across the fields of biological sciences, sociology, gender studies, history and journalism these seminars discuss how climate change and reproductive justice intersect. 

The third in a series of three in-person seminars. 

  • Tackling the Overpopulation Myth and Climate Change
  • An Intersectional and Transnational Approach to Climate Change 
  • Why highlight the centrality of reproduction when studying climate change?

All three seminars will be held in the Sociology Seminar Room, Free School Lane

A networking reception will follow the panel talks. 

Thanks to the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences for research framework funding.

Image: Climate change is a driver of food insecurity. These women in Niger are queuing to receive monthly food aid. Each family receives 75 kg of grain, 3 litres of oil and 15 kg of pulse crops. For children aged 6 months -2 years, there is also 6 kg of super cereal, while pregnant and lactating women receive 7.5 kg of it. In addition to food distribution, prenatal and post-natal consultations are held. EU/ECHO/Jean de Lestrange via Flickr.

Date: 
Monday, 26 February, 2024 - 18:00 to 19:30
Event location: 
Location: Sociology Seminar Room, Free School Lane