Description: Climate Change has deep and long term impacts to our home planet and human society. One of such impact is the economic fluctuation, this webinar invited four experts to discuss how to measure economic change using air quality observations, economic impact by natural hazards, and climate change impact on insurance.
Four experts will discuss:
- What economic aspects are vulnerable to climate change?
- How the economic change may be observed?
- How to measure and analyze such changes?
- Could we simulate to forecast such change?
Registration: Register here
Moderators: Dr. Chaowei Phil Yang, Director of NSF Spatiotemporal I/UCRC and Dr. Shuming Bao, Co-Director, Spatial Data Lab Director, China Data Institute
| Friday, October 4, 2024 | |||||
| Begin | End | Agenda | Content | ||
| 10:30 AM | 11:05 AM | Keynote: Laura A. Bakkensen Associate Professor, School of Government & Public Policy, University of Arizona Presentation: Climate Shocks, Cyclones, and Economic Growth: Bridging the Micro-Macro Gap | Notes Recording Presentation | ||
| 11:05 AM | 11:40 AM | Keynote: Martin Rama Former World Bank Chief Economist, Latin America and Caribbean Presentation: Measuring Global Economic Activity Using Air Pollution | Notes Recording Presentation | ||
| 11:40 AM | 11:50 AM | Panelist: Daniel Riera-Crichton Betty Doran Stangle Professor of Applied Economics Presentation: Challenges and Future Research Thoughts on Air Pollution and Economic Activity Measurement | Notes Recording Presentation | ||
| 11:50 AM | 12:00 PM | Panelist: Luis Ortiz Assistant Professor in Climate Applications at George Mason University Presentation: Insurance Impact by Climate Change | Notes Recording Presentation | ||
| 12:00 PM | 12:30 PM | Panel Discussion | Notes Recording | ||