2024 John R. Freeman Lecture: Environmental Financial Risk in Coupled Human-Natural Systems

2024 John R. Freeman Lecture:
Environmental Financial Risk in Coupled Human-Natural Systems

Sponsored by the Environmental & Water Resources Institute Boston Chapter
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 
Joyce Cummings Center, Tufts University, Room 601 “The Lantern”  
177 College Ave, Medford, MA 02155
6:00 PM Registration, Networking & Appetizers, 7:00 PM Presentation

Presenter:
Gregory W. Characklis, PhD
Director, Center on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems (CoFiRES)
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Extreme environmental events such as droughts, floods, heat waves and violent storms result in global losses that approach $500 billion per year. These events often impact the costs and/or revenues of both public- and private-sector actors, giving rise to financial instability that can be disruptive. Dr. Characklis will describe approaches to characterizing and managing financial risk in coupled natural-engineered-economic systems, followed by a description of several recent studies in the following economic sectors: urban water utilities, electric power utilities, agriculture, and inland navigation.

Getting there
Tufts is easily accessible from the E branch of the MBTA Green Line and metered street parking is available along Boston Avenue.

Registration Deadline: Friday, April 5, 2024
This is a free event. BSCES Members, non-members, and students are welcome. 
In-person registration is limited to 80 people. Kindly cancel if you are unable to attend.

Information/Registration:
Register to attend this lecture in person by entering your contact information here. Register to participate virtually by clicking here.  You can also register for this event by mail or email. To do so, download and complete a BSCES Event Registration Form and follow the submission instructions. For registration assistance email bsces@engineers.org or call 617/227-5551.