Modelling Climate Change: An Overview of the Crisis and Reconstruction Plans in Southern Brazil
Date: May 24, 2024, 3pm UK
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Climate change and the increase in extreme climatic events present a pressing challenge globally. This panel focuses on the environmental, social, and economic ramifications of climate change in the recent floods in Southern Brazil. With over 2 million people and more than 90% of the region's municipalities affected, heavy rainfalls have disrupted both electricity and treated water supplies, closed the main airport for months and caused extensive damage to traffic on highways. A substantial impact on economic activity is expected.
We discuss the role of science in monitoring and preventing these crises and in supporting emergency actions and reconstruction plans.
Panellists include:
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Márcia Barbosa https://www.if.ufrgs.br/~barbosa/ (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) -
Rob Chadwick https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/rob-chadwick (Met Office, UK) -
Andrew Hartley https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/andrew-hartley (Met Office, UK) -
José Marengo https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=uGuYY_gAAAAJ&hl=en (National Centre for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters, Brazil)
Moderator: Carolina Brito https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=GS2zeM0AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)