{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbetween-two-flags.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-29-simron-singh-4adGM2ED","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 29: Simron Singh, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (Faculty of Environment) at the University of Waterloo","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cecb1fb6-c3dc-43ac-9c94-d2b4bafeb71a/ba39c053-4158-41b3-8b2f-782f505e5232/untitled.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/da2ad9ee-932b-4c02-8716-c8a7184e6977\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 29: Simron Singh, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (Faculty of Environment) at the University of Waterloo\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"UNA-Canada had a very informative discussion with Simron, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (Faculty of Environment) at the University of Waterloo. His research draws on the concepts of social metabolism and environmental justice to study society-nature interactions.\n\nSimron has played lead roles in several EU projects related to environmental justice, social conflicts, and the politics surrounding payment for ecosystem services. His research focuses mainly on local or sub-national scales, with particular interest in small islands, currently the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.\n\nHis work on the Nicobar Islands in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami has received considerable science and media attention, with profile in journals Science and Nature, New Scientist, and a documentary film, Aftermath.\n\nClick to find out more about Simron's incredible experience in the field of Social Justice.\n\nInterviewers:\n- Melissa Mutunda, Project Officer with Canada Green Corps Programme\n-Ian Chow, Project officer with Canada Green Corps Programme"}