Program Details

Climate Change 1: The Tropics

Description

Climate change is the most passionately debated issue of our time. We offer two stunning programs devoted to working together to effect positive outcomes in climate change. Discover the world’s natural wonders while you study the nexus of technology, natural resources, and human development under the guidance of world-renowned specialists. Gain an in-depth understanding of global environmental policies and their impacts on technology, economic progress, wildlife conservation, and climate change. Climate Change 1: The Tropics will take you to Puerto Rica and the tropical island of Culebra  where you can explore and learn about how this issue is being understood at the local level. Students can work alongside others committed to helping protect the greater ecosystem by helping to restore and rehabilitate important reef systems.

Program Date
Dec 27th - Jan 5th 2020 10 Days

Itinerary (Sample Itinerary)

  • Arrive at airport and travel to Culebra, Puerto Rico
  • Greet the research team and travel to SAM
  • SAM check in and orientation
  • Program Introduction & Icebreaker
  • Dinner
  • Evening Lecture – Climate Change
  • Breakfast at SAM & Daily Announcements
  • Morning: Overview Fieldwork Methods
  • Introduction to group research projects
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon: Fieldwork Methods
  • Dinner
  • Evening Lecture - The Carbon Cycle and Climate
  • Evening Activity - Communicating Climate Change
  • Breakfast at SAM & Daily Announcements
  • Morning: Fieldwork – Mangrove Carbon Storage
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon: Carbon and Climate Activity
  • Dinner
  • Evening Lecture
  • Evening Activity: Swim + Bioluminescence
  • Breakfast at SAM & Daily Announcements
  • Morning: Greenhouse Gases Activity
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon: Fieldwork – Sediment Carbon Storage
  • Dinner
  • Evening Lecture – Blue Carbon
  • Evening Activity: Blog Posting (Op-Ed)
  • Breakfast at SAM & Daily Announcements
  • Morning: Fieldwork – Methane Fluxes
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon: Lab work
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast at SAM & Daily Announcements
  • Morning: Sea Level Rise and Ocean Acidification Activities
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon: Lab Work
  • Dinner
  • Evening Activity: Data Interpretation and Plotting
  • Breakfast at SAM & Daily Announcements
  • Morning: Lab Work
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon: Project Summary and Presentations
  • Dinner
  • Evening Lecture – Climate Change and Society
  • Evening Activity: Communicating Climate Science
  • Breakfast at SAM & Daily Announcements
  • Dinner
  • Evening Lecture – Water Resources and Climate Change
  • Breakfast at TBD & Daily Announcements
  • Tour – Old San Juan + El Yunque
  • Dinner
  • Guest Lecture – Response to Climate Change
  • Breakfast at SAM & flight home

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