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Isabelle Kennedy

She/Her

Boston College
Participates in 1 Session

Isabelle Kennedy is a graduate student, qualitative researcher, and sociologist affiliated with Boston College. Her research interests include community level impacts of climate change, social implications of natural disasters, including displacement and migration, and issues of social justice. She spent the past three years interviewing survivors from the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California about their experiences, and the challenges and hardships they faced during subsequent periods of displacement. Her research asks the questions, in what ways do social systems of disaster evacuation, displacement, and recovery produce and exacerbate social inequality over time? What steps can be taken to address these sources of inequality as a part of resilience planning processes?

Sessions in which Isabelle Kennedy participates

Monday 14 June, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
15:00
15:00

Communications libres

Isabelle Kennedy, Boston College (Speaker)

As a result of anthropogenic climate change, the length and severity of wildfire seasons in the Sierra Nevada has  doubled since the 1970s....

Sessions in which Isabelle Kennedy attends

Monday 14 June, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00
9:00
Opening conference
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 EDT - 10:30 EDT

Activités participatives

Terrence Fernando (Speaker)

Marie-Christine Therrien (Speaker)

Professor Jon Coaffee (Speaker)

The opening conference will be held in a panel format. Two speakers will make a presentation and then participate in a discussion. The opening c...
11:00
11:00

Communications libres

Vanessa Howard, Calian (Speaker)

Reconciliation with indigenous peoples across the globe has provided us the opportunity to understand the importance of respecting and appreciat...

Tuesday 15 June, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
15:00
15:00

Communications libres

Eva Cohen, Civil Protection Youth Canada (CPYC) (Speaker)

Our presentation provides an example of how the 4 central themes of the summit are brought together by building capacity through youth engagemen...

Wednesday 16 June, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
15:00
15:00

Activités participatives

Paddy Enright, University of Waterloo (Speaker)

Dr Brent Doberstein, University of Waterloo (Speaker)

Shaieree Cottar, University of Waterloo (Speaker)

Melissa Le Geyt, University of Waterloo (Speaker)

Devon Jones, University of Waterloo (Speaker)

Climate change is and will continue to impact the systems that make-up and support communities globally (e.g. financial systems, health systems,...