Blum Center Faculty Speaker Series: Daniel A. Farber: Compensation for the Victims of Climate Change?

Lecture | February 17 | 12-1 p.m. | 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Bldg.

Speaker/Performer: Daniel A. Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law, Berkeley Law, UC Berkeley

Sponsor: Blum Center for Developing Economies

Climate change will have severe impacts on the global poor, particularly in Africa, river deltas such as the Mekong, and India. The world is moving toward a recognition of the need to fund adaptation measures for these countries. There is considerable dispute, however, about whether to consider this funding purely as a form of development assistance or compensation from the countries whose emissions caused climate change. This lecture will present the case for holding rich countries such as the United States accountable for at least a share of the harms of climate change.

Professor Farber received a B.A. in philosophy with high honors in 1971 and an M.A. in sociology in 1972, both from the University of Illinois. In 1975 he earned his J.D. from the University of Illinois, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, editor in chief of the "University of Illinois Law Review," a Harno Scholar and class valedictorian.

Professor Farber's books include "Desperately Seeking Certainty" (2002), "Eco-Pragmatism: Making Sensible Environmental Decisions in an Uncertain World" (1999), and "The First Amendment and Environment Law in a Nutshell." He has also written many articles on environmental and constitutional law as well as about contracts, jurisprudence and legislation. Most recently, Professor Farber co-authored the book "Disasters and the Law: Katrina and Beyond" (2006). He is a pioneer in the emerging field of Disaster Law, which examines legal issues related to society's ability to deal effectively with the aftermath of catastrophes and the risk of future disasters.

Event Contact: 510-642-4274