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Geography 2050: Cooperation & Conflict in a Changing ClimatePrizeIn-Person

Sanat K. Kumar

Thursday, Nov 21, 2024Friday, Nov 22, 2024

Alfred Lerner Hall
2920 Broadway
New York, NY

11/21 12:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
11/22 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The American Geographical Society (AGS), founded in 1851, is the oldest, nationwide, geographical organization in the United States. The society encourages activities that expand geographical knowledge, and the interpretation of that knowledge so that it can be useful to geographers and other disciplines, especially in a policymaking environment.

Launched in 2020, the Columbia Climate School is taking bold action on the climate crisis and related sustainability challenges. The Climate School’s vision is a healthy planet that enables just and prosperous societies to thrive.

The fate of the planet may rest on whether increased cooperation or conflict dominates in the next few decades as we respond to pressures brought by a changing climate.

The American Geographical Society and the Columbia Climate School bring together leading practitioners and thinkers from government, industry, academia, and the non-profit world to discuss how cooperation and conflict will impact a changing climate. Understanding geography and using geospatial technology will be essential to map out the divergent paths forward.

The American Geographic Society, in partnership with the Academy for Teachers, will sponsor up to six teachers for this symposium. The $400 fee will be waived. Priority will be given to Fellows of the Academy for Teachers.

Symposium Themes

Climate Migration, Refugees, and Interstate Tension

Managing the Global Commons

Assessing the Climate-Conflict Globally, Regionally, and Locally

The Implications of GeoAI for Collaboration and Conflict

Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace

The Geo-Ethics of Geo-Engineering

International Agreements Adapting to the Changing Climate

The Future Geography of Climate (In)Justice

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