EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
5/25/2021 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | HOW DO RACE AND GENDER INFLUENCE ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS IN FLORIDA? | Virtual Platform
HOW DO RACE AND GENDER INFLUENCE ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS IN FLORIDA?
Freshwater is a consistent focus when considering how vulnerable ecosystems and marginalized human communities will be affected by climate change. Concurrently, the U.S.A. continues to address the racial and gender oppression that has and continues to shape this country. Thus, it is critical to understand how biases influence research and policy, particularly relating to freshwater environmental flow management under climate change. There is an opportunity in Florida to study these dynamics given the presence of five distinct Water Management Districts, a long history of water management, vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, and shifting demographics (soon a majority-minority state). We present progress to date answering the following: (1) For Florida Water Management Districts, what methods are effective for increasing racial and gender diversity, and does increased diversity increase likelihood of meeting goals? (2) Within the South Florida Water Management District, does a historical perspective on environmental flows and equity framework increase community engagement and trust? This research will identify opportunities to increase equity now and under projected climate change scenarios, which will likely lead to increasing strain on water resources and the diverse human populations that depend on them.
- Inclusivity
- Equity
- Flow
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Erin Abernethy
(), Florida International University, efabernethy@gmail.com;
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Elizabeth P Anderson
(), Florida International University, epanders@fiu.edu;
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