What are the impacts, who is at risk, and what can individuals of faith do to minimize the effects of climate change to communities most at risk? Watch Dr. Ryan Emanuel of North Carolina State University speak about environmental justice in the age of climate change.
The program took place on August 6, and was sponsored by Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle and Campaign Nonviolence NC.
Ryan Emanuel, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Faculty Scholar at NC State’s College of Natural Resources and a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
Dr. Emanuel has studied climate change impact in Indigenous communities and has worked with communities most at risk from the effects of climate change. He offers a unique and engaging perspective on climate change and disproportionately impacted communities. He was recently awarded a prestigious residential fellowship from the National Humanities Center and is the 2019 recipient of the NC Environmental Justice Network’s Steve Wing International Environmental Justice Award.
