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Seminar to discuss role of social memory in climate change adaptation

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Seminar to discuss role of social memory in climate change adaptation

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Southwest Madagascar has experienced dramatic climatic shifts for thousands of years, and the people living on the island have adapted to these changes by remaining mobile and relying on knowledge passed on through generations. Kristina Douglass, Joyce and Doug Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute and assistant professor of anthropology and African studies at Penn State, will discuss…

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Topic(s): Global Issues, Sustainability
Lake and prairie vista in Madagascar
Kristina Douglass, Joyce and Doug Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute and assistant professor of anthropology and African studies at Penn State, will discuss the importance of local, Indigenous and descendant knowledge to climate change adaptation and sustainable practices during a seminar at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
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