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2012 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Community Improvement Projects in the Face of Climate Change

Student(s):

Stephanie Aragon

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Joyce Kelly

Partner(s):

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Faculty advisor(s):

Megan Styles, Program on the Environment, University of Washington

During my internship, I worked to educate Environmental Protection Agency program staff on potential climate change impacts in the Pacific Northwest and to help determine program-specific information needs. I then expanded my climate change research outside of the United States and participated in an Exploration Seminar, where I helped address water insecurity in the informal urban settlement of Lomas de Zapallal, Peru. With this project, I investigated the feasibility of using fog-nets to harvest water. I further researched how climate change might impact slums throughout the world, and I explored the aspects of successful development work in these communities.