[January 29, 2009] BEI’s Executive Director, Jennifer Miller, serves as an expert for Fordham University’s Conference, ADVANCING CLIMATE JUSTICE: TRANSFORMING THE ECONOMY, PUBLIC HEALTH, & OUR ENVIRONMENT, organized by WeAct. 

• Panel Topic:  Climate Justice Adaptation: Public Health and Emergency Preparedness
• Location: Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus, 113 W. 60th St., New York City
• Panelists’ Bios          Conference Agenda
• Panel Description: Emergency preparedness for climate disasters is an increasingly essential and immediate element of climate change adaptation. Panelists will examine how municipalities are preparing for imminent climate disasters and the need to protect communities from displacement, disinvestments and disempowerment in the immediate aftermath of climate disasters.