Desertification is one of the most important environmental challenges facing the world today, however it is arguably the most under-reported. Desertification is the gradual transformation of arable and habitable land into desert, usually caused by climate change and/or the improper use of land.
Documenting Environmental Crises Lecture at Davidson College
Published November 7, 2011
Event date:
November 2, 2011 - 7:00pm
Davidson College will host Pulitzer Center grantee, Sean Gallagher, for a lecture on documenting environmental crises. Gallagher will discuss the devastating effects of forest clearance, wetlands disappearance and increasing desertification in China. Following a Q & A with Gallagher, Dr. Chris Alexander will introduce the Pulitzer Center Travel Writing Grant, an opportunity available through the Dean Rusk International Studies Program, explain the application process, and take questions.
Location:
Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building
Davidson College
209 Ridge Rd.
Davidson, NC
28035
Project
Pulitzer Center photojournalist Sean Gallagher talks to the Asia Society about his reporting projects on China's environmental problems and his experience as a freelance journalist in China.
Sean Gallagher's wetland film series will be screened at the Woodrow Wilson Center on November 7.
Gateways
Grantee
Sean Gallagher is a British photographer and videographer, based in China. Graduating in Zoology from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England, he subsequently changed career direction into...