We were proud to launch our new Research Hub on Climate Change and Environmental Shocks on Friday 6 June, as part of the University of Oxford's Global Climate Summit ‘Right Here Right Now’, hosted in partnership with UN Human Rights and the International Universities Climate Alliance.
As a key goal in our vision to 2030, the Hub will link Young Lives' incredible longitudinal cohort data set with climate and environmental data to deliver ground-breaking new research on how life-course exposure to climate shocks – including extreme weather events, increasing temperatures and worsening air pollution - impact young people’s development and well-being in the Global South. Our ambition is to:
i) drive climate justice through locally grounded, data-driven insights;
ii) inform climate adaptation strategies & SDG-related policies; and
iii) build capacity and empower the next generations of researchers in the Global South.
Watch the recording of the event:
Scroll down for timestamps.
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Marta Favara, Director of Young Lives
Welcome and overview of event; Introduction to the Young Lives Hub on Climate Change and Environmental Shocks and evidence to date from Young Lives.
[00:18:29] Neven Fučkar, University of Oxford
Overview of environmental data currently available (including rainfall, temperature and air pollution data) and showcasing the power of matching environmental data with longitudinal and household survey data.
[00:40:52] Jisung Park, University of Pennsylvania
Presenting new research on the impact of extreme temperatures on human capital, highlighting how better availability of longitudinal data would have strengthened this evidence.
[01:04:20] Kath Ford, Young Lives Deputy Director and Head of Policy and Partnerships
An informal panel discussion reflecting on the potential impact of the Hub; focusing on:
Impact on policy: providing policy-relevant research that can reframe global debates, informing climate adaptation and resilience policies with the power to improve lives and help meet the SDGs.
Impact on knowledge and capacity building: providing a unique longitudinal dataset to support the next generation of researchers / transformative leaders in Africa and the Global South.
Panel discussants:
Sarah Lane Smith, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
David Kerr, The Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx)
Benjamin Schachter, United Nations Human Rights Office
We were proud to launch our new Research Hub on Climate Change and Environmental Shocks on Friday 6 June, as part of the University of Oxford's Global Climate Summit ‘Right Here Right Now’, hosted in partnership with UN Human Rights and the International Universities Climate Alliance.
As a key goal in our vision to 2030, the Hub will link Young Lives' incredible longitudinal cohort data set with climate and environmental data to deliver ground-breaking new research on how life-course exposure to climate shocks – including extreme weather events, increasing temperatures and worsening air pollution - impact young people’s development and well-being in the Global South. Our ambition is to:
i) drive climate justice through locally grounded, data-driven insights;
ii) inform climate adaptation strategies & SDG-related policies; and
iii) build capacity and empower the next generations of researchers in the Global South.
Watch the recording of the event:
Scroll down for timestamps.
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Marta Favara, Director of Young Lives
Welcome and overview of event; Introduction to the Young Lives Hub on Climate Change and Environmental Shocks and evidence to date from Young Lives.
[00:18:29] Neven Fučkar, University of Oxford
Overview of environmental data currently available (including rainfall, temperature and air pollution data) and showcasing the power of matching environmental data with longitudinal and household survey data.
[00:40:52] Jisung Park, University of Pennsylvania
Presenting new research on the impact of extreme temperatures on human capital, highlighting how better availability of longitudinal data would have strengthened this evidence.
[01:04:20] Kath Ford, Young Lives Deputy Director and Head of Policy and Partnerships
An informal panel discussion reflecting on the potential impact of the Hub; focusing on:
Impact on policy: providing policy-relevant research that can reframe global debates, informing climate adaptation and resilience policies with the power to improve lives and help meet the SDGs.
Impact on knowledge and capacity building: providing a unique longitudinal dataset to support the next generation of researchers / transformative leaders in Africa and the Global South.
Panel discussants:
Sarah Lane Smith, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
David Kerr, The Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx)
Benjamin Schachter, United Nations Human Rights Office