Abstract: Submission #151

Biosketch Emma Campbell is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Development at the University of Cape Town. Her research interests include criminal justice, forensic social work and more recently climate justice. As a passionate climate justice ally, Emma is part of the steering committee for the African Network of Environmental Social Work (ANESW). She is concerned about the adverse impact of climate change on vulnerable groups, particularly women in developing countries. Lower-income communities and marginalized groups are disproportionately affected by the ‘double injustice’ of climate change. Social workers are well positioned to work with these vulnerable groups by building on indigenous knowledge systems to strengthen climate resilience, adaptation, and disaster management systems as well as advocate for more inclusive transition to the green economy. Emma has a growing interest in greening the University curriculum to ensure social work students are equipped to work in this rapidly changing context.