Polygence Scholar2024
Olumisimi Owolabi
Class of 2025Harleysville, Pennsylvania
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- "How does climate change transform cultural/social dynamics in societal resilience in South and North Africa? Case study: San people and Egyptians" with mentor Kristen (Sept. 16, 2024)
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How does climate change transform cultural/social dynamics in societal resilience in South and North Africa? Case study: San people and Egyptians
Started May 30, 2023
Abstract or project description
This research is motivated by the core questions: how is climate change transforming culture and societies, and inversely, how do culture and social values influence or shape the way that people are managing and mitigating climate change and disaster? This project asks these questions about two places: Egypt, and South Africa. By comparing climate adaption and resilience in two, post-colonial places, this research seeks to not only understand the impacts of climate change from an intersectional perspective (gender, class, race/ethnicity), but also the impact of colonialism on these communities and their ability to face climate change.