{"id":449,"date":"2021-03-15T12:47:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T16:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/exploring-caribbean-climate-change-extreme-heat\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:37:59","slug":"exploring-caribbean-climate-change-extreme-heat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/news-special-events\/webinars\/quarterly-lecture-series\/exploring-caribbean-climate-change-extreme-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Caribbean Climate Change &#8211; Extreme Heat, Sea Level Rise &#038; Air Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper\">\n<section>\n<div id=\"dept_content\">\n<div id=\"sub_content\" class=\"bodytext\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">CBS Quarterly Lecture Series<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Optimized-CBS-Lecture-2021_1080_22-01-edited-v2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/News-Special-Events\/Webinars\/Quarterly-Lecture-Series\/Optimized-CBS-Lecture-2021_1080_22-01-edited-v2.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" title=\"Optimized-CBS-Lecture-2021_1080_22-01-edited-v2.jpg\" \/>For the second edition of the Quarterly Lecture Series, the CBS hosted a Webinar and panel discussion under the theme <strong><em>Exploring Caribbean Climate Change: Extreme Heat, Sea Level Rise and Air Pollution<\/em><\/strong> which showcased some of the science and policy that are driving regional mitigation efforts in these areas. 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Van Meerbeeck<br \/>\nClimatologist, The Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nProf. Arthur Paris<br \/>\nAssociate Professor of Sociology, Syracuse University<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nMrs. Tashana Redmond-George<br \/>\nSenior Environmental Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, Guyana<\/p>\n<p>The webinar and panel discussion were moderated by Ms. Christianne Walcott, Operations Manager at the CBS.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"swifttagcontainer103d2o0aoc\">\n<div id=\"proactivechatcontainer103d2o0aoc\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline;\" id=\"swifttagdatacontainer103d2o0aoc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">var swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc=document.createElement(\"script\");swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc.type=\"text\/javascript\";var swiftrandom = Math.floor(Math.random()*1001); var swiftuniqueid = \"103d2o0aoc\"; var swifttagurl103d2o0aoc=\"https:\/\/livesupport.cavehill.uwi.edu\/visitor\/index.php?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\";setTimeout(\"swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc.src=swifttagurl103d2o0aoc;document.getElementById('swifttagcontainer103d2o0aoc').appendChild(swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc);\",1);<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS Quarterly Lecture Series For the second edition of the Quarterly Lecture Series, the CBS hosted a Webinar and panel discussion under the theme Exploring Caribbean Climate Change: Extreme Heat, Sea Level Rise and Air Pollution which showcased some of the science and policy that are driving regional mitigation efforts in these areas. 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