Beyond Adpatation - Heat & Extreme Impacts
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Thursday Stream 3
| Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| James Hay Theatre (live streaming) |
Speaker
Dr Shreya Banerjee
Assistant Professor
IIT Jodhpur
Lived experiences of extreme heat and water crises: Everyday governance, monitoring and maladaptation in the urban areas of Thar desert region in Western Rajasthan
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMBiography
Shreya is an Assistant Professor at IIT Jodhpur. Previously, she was a post-doctoral fellow in Cooling Singapore 2.0 project. She is an architect-urban planner-applied climatologist researching heat mitigation and adaptation, nature-based solutions, and environmental health, employing data-driven evidence and visual story-telling. Shreya is Asia Councilor of International Society of Biometeorology.
Ms Hoi Kay So
PhD Student
University of British Columbia
Exploring lived experiences of urban heat events and developing community-centred urban greening scenarios using the photovoice method in Vancouver, Canada
11:15 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Hoi Kay is a PhD student at the University of British Columbia. Her research interests lie in the intersection of urban heat, greening solutions and environmental justice. Currently, as part of her PhD, she is examining the effectiveness of urban vegetation in moderating urban heat vulnerability from a multi-scalar approach.
Ms Amy Steel
PhD Candidate
Curtin University
Islands on fire – Supporting seabird survival in the Pyrocene
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMBiography
Amy is a PhD candidate with a research background on fire management, climate change and now investigating these issues as they relate to culturally significant remote islands and seabird breeding colonies. Amy's research has been in partnership with the Wudjari people through Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation
Adhika Ezra
Researcher
University of Regina
Transformative adaptation for homeless-related service providers during extreme weather events
11:45 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Adhika is a Social Studies graduate student at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan. Building on the work of critical homelessness and disaster scholars, his research explores homeless governance and responses to extreme weather events. He is currently involved in other research projects such as community-campus response to crisis, climate hazards and extractive industries, and water adaptation.
Prof Winston Chow
Professor of Urban Climate & Co-Chair, IPCC WGII
Singapore Management University / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Facilitator
Biography