As part of the Ford Institute’s Spring 2015 Speaker Series, guest lecturers Geoffrey Dabelko and Peter Walker will be on campus to discuss the implications of climate change.

Geoffrey Dabelko, Professor and Director of Environmental Studies, Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs. Dr. Dabelko will discuss conflict and cooperation potential from climate change impacts and responses including peacebuilding interventions that connect anti-poverty, climate adaptation, and dispute resolution objectives.

Peter Walker, Dean of Falk School of Sustainability, Chatham University. Dr. Walker will explore what historical periods of climate and environmental change tells us about societal adaptation and violence, and what this suggests for the future. This event is part of the Ford Institute's Spring 2015 series, "Sustainability Means More Than Recycling: How Climate Change Relates to Peace and Stability.”