Navigating the Social Impacts of Climate Change
Thursday, June 6, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Virtual
About the Event
Join us as part of our International Speaker Series as we delve into the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change, with a spotlight on its impact on housing, food security, and policy. This event will highlight the interconnectedness of these issues, providing a nuanced understanding of how climate change reverberates across the globe.
From the transformation of housing landscapes to the intricate web of challenges surrounding food security, and the imperative for robust policy responses, this session promises an in-depth examination of the complex intersections between environmental sustainability and human well-being.
Speakers
Tegan Blaine
Director, Climate, Environment & Conflict, United States Institute of Peace
Dr. Tegan Blaine is the director of climate, environment & conflict at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Prior to joining USIP in 2020, she served as vice president on a climate change initiative at the National Geographic Society. She also led the climate change team in USAID’s Bureau for Africa for over a decade, where she developed USAID’s strategy and investment plan for its climate change work in Africa, and built and led a team that provided thought leadership and technical support to USAID’s Africa missions.
Before USAID, Dr. Blaine worked on climate change and international development at McKinsey & Company; served as a policy advisor on water at the U.S. Department of State; and taught math and physics as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania.
Dr. Blaine has a doctorate in oceanography and climate from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and bachelor’s degrees in comparative literature and mathematical ecology from Brown University. She has taught about climate change and international development at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.
Mook Bangalore
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California Santa Barbara
Mook Bangalore is a Postdoctoral Researcher at UC-Santa Barbara researching land-based climate solutions, a joint project with Princeton University. His research focuses on the relationship between environment and development, and explores how households across The Global South are affected by environmental change and the climate crisis.
He holds PhD and MSc degrees from the London School of Economics and an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University. He previously worked in the Climate Group of The World Bank. Starting in August 2024, he will join the faculty of the Penn State School of Public Policy as an Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy.
Moderated by
Michael Igoe
Senior Reporter, Devex
Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, who focuses on the politics of global development and U.S. foreign assistance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael studied international conservation and development at the University of Montana, and lived in southern Kyrgyzstan. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian and studied abroad in Siberia.