Humanitarian crises and responses to environmental hazards - Emergencies, wellbeing, and social justice in the Anthropocene

This separate worldview, colonial thinking and even the term ‘anthropocene’, which means the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment, could be seen as arrogance in itself. Are we that important and powerful compared to nature itself?

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization; 95% of the food that we eat comes from the soil, however 52% of the world's agricultural soil has been degradated. This means that we're losing an acre of soil every second. All of the world's top soil could be gone within 60 years. So if we don't take action to take care of our activities and take conscious action to improve soil and soil quality we are in grave danger. 

To think and act like humans are the centre of this planet is a huge mistake and it contributes to the possible extinction of the human race. This is a real humanitarian crisis that we're facing today.

Movements of Change

There are many movements such as a Save the Soil campaign and the Save the Planet campaign that attempt to bring real change and to save humans from themselves.

Checkout the full version of Claudia’s talk and the other panellists in Session 2 via YouTube, as well as the other sessions:

Introduction ENGLISH
Session 1  Epistemological perspectives  
Session 2  Empirical experiences
Session 3 Future scenarios
Final Summary Session

Introdução PORTUGUES
Seção 1 Perspectivas epistemológicas 
Seção 2 Experiências empíricas
Seção 3 Cenários Futuros
Seção final - Síntese