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Climate Change and Muslim Societies

The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University is proud to launch a series of events on Climate Change and Muslim Societies. Many parts of the world hardest hit by climate change are those with high Muslim populations. This series explores the implications of a changing climate in Muslim societies with experts from a range of academic disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and practitioners in fields such as development and architecture. Through understanding the social, religious, economic, and political aspects of this complex challenge, we can better understand opportunities for individual and collective action, as well as reasons for hope.

In order to make this series accessible, most or all events will be held both in person and online via Zoom. 

Chair: Gareth Doherty, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Gradute School of Design

Spring 2023

Climate Change and Muslim Societies EltahirClimate Change and Muslim Societies: Examples from Africa and Asia
Thursday, March 2, 2023 | 4-5:30pm | Sackler Lecture Hall
Elfatih Eltahir, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Co-sponsors: Center for International Development at Harvard University and Harvard University Center for the Environment

 

Erum Sattar talkBetween Drought and Drowning: Lessons from the Maldives, Pakistan, and Sudan
Monday, March 27, 2023 | 4-5:30pm ET | Emerson 104
Erum Sattar, Former Program Director, M.S. in Sustainable Water Management and Water Diplomacy Track Leader, Tufts University
Co-sponsors: Center for International Development at Harvard University, Harvard University Center for the Environment, and Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University