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Harvard Speaks on Climate Change: Climate & Health

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The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Vice Provost Office for Advances in Learning present Harvard Speaks on Climate Change, a new series featuring Harvard faculty working on different dimensions of the climate challenge. In this upcoming session, Professor Kari Nadeau will delve into the critical intersection of climate and health. Her insights will shed light on the significance of this relationship, especially as we approach COP28, where the topic of health is being addressed for the first time. Professor and Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability Jim Stock will host. This series is part of the collection of VPAL Signature Events and is co-sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association.

The Geopolitics of Critical Materials: The Role of Central Asia

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The energy transition is causing a surge in demand for minerals for clean energy technologies, giving rise to concerns about the sources and security of supplies of critical materials. Learn more at this event co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University and Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).

Predicting Mosquito-Borne Disease Transmission in a Rapidly Changing World

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Disease ecologist Courtney Murdock will focus on understanding the climate variables that influence mosquito-borne disease transmission. Deploying advanced models of climate-based disease spread, Murdock’s research seeks to predict transmission patterns in order to respond to the epidemiological effects of the climate crisis.

Towards Global Sustainability Disclosure Standards

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Join CID on Friday, April 14 at 12-1 pm ET as they present Isabel Saint Malo, Senior Policy Adviser to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program, Former Vice President of Panama.