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<div>Dear Colleges,</div>
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<div>Heyang Institute, a non-profile in China, will host three online webinars focusing on "Climate Change Communication in the Global South". Please find below the 1st webinar's Time and Zoom information. We look forward to seeing many of you there. Please
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<div>Webinar: Climate Change Communication: Challenges, Misinformation, and Justice in South Asia.</div>
<div>Presented by: Muhammad Ittefaq, Assistant Professor, James Madison University</div>
<div>Time: May 7th, 9:00 am (Eastern Time)</div>
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<div>Webinar ID: 974 0762 5002<br>
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<div>Registration link: <a href="https://torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OOW8urD_QW6RGkYuicJenA" target="_blank">https://torontomu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OOW8urD_QW6RGkYuicJenA</a></div>
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<div><b>Introduction</b>: South Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. Yet, discussions about its climate impacts, widespread ecological degradation, and deforestation remain limited on the global stage. Recent studies suggest that South
Asia faces a lack of climate change reporting in the media, the spread of misinformation, socio-political challenges, and several local climate justice cases. In this webinar, Dr. Ittefaq will share recent research on these issues and propose potential solutions. </div>
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<div><b>Bio</b>: Dr. Muhammad Ittefaq is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Studies at James Madison University. His research examines the ways in which people consume and interact with information through mainstream and social media, including
how they interpret scientific messages, make decisions related to climate and health, and support policies related to science. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles in top communication, journalism, and interdisciplinary journals including
Environmental Communication, Health Communication, Journal of Science Communication, Journalism Studies, and Telematics and Informatics. He is also a host of a podcast called Science Talk (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceTalkOfficial" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceTalkOfficial</a>)
on YouTube where he shares latest research on climate change, health, and science with a wider audience in English and Urdu. </div>
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