Oct 6, 2025
In episode 238
of
America Adapts,
Doug Parsons takes you inside a CCST webinar that he moderated
—part of the
California Council on Science and
Technology’s
Climate Change & Human Mobility series, organized with the UC
Disaster Resilience Network and UC Berkeley. You’ll hear from three
experts:
Dr. Hélène Benveniste
(Assistant Professor, Environmental Social Sciences, Doerr School
of Sustainability, Stanford University),
Dr. Joshua Busby
(Professor of Public Affairs, LBJ School, University of Texas at
Austin), and
Dr. Barbara F. Walter
(Rohr Professor of International Affairs, School of Global Policy &
Strategy, UC San Diego). Together, they explore the politics of
place attachment, the limits of “climate haven” narratives, and the
policies that can turn hard choices into durable, just resilience.
We also dig into how climate stress can heighten the risk of civil
conflict under certain economic and governance conditions, and why
national adaptation plans need to account for mobility—designing
for relocation, receiving communities, and security implications
alongside equity and long-term planning.
2025 EXPERT PANEL SERIES #1 Climate Change Human Mobility #1:
Risks|Displacement|Community Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5UZ_UtiD-E
2025 EXPERT PANEL SERIES #2: Housing Costs, Insurance Rates, and
Rebuilding After Disasters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zs3GrV5zmQ
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