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SUMMARY:Climate Adaptation Communication – Decoding Data and Risk for All
DESCRIPTION:Decisions about climate resilience are increasingly data-informed and increasingly complex. \nFor policymakers and practitioners\, this means working beyond black-and-white solutions to design interventions that acknowledge uncertainty\, mitigate risk\, and strengthen community resilience. \nThis Forum brings together practitioners who will share how they have found success in breaking down complex data and communicating it in clear\, contextualized ways. Through real-world examples\, speakers will demonstrate how communities of all sizes can proactively address climate risk. Attendees will be presented with a range of approaches for communicating climate data\, risk\, and the importance of adaptation in ways that are accessible\, credible\, and most importantly\, actionable. \nView the Agenda\nForum Schedule\n9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Registration & Networking\n9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Forum\n12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch (optional) \nForum Speakers\nKeynote Speaker – Presenting Virtually \nKatharine Hayhoe\nClimate Scientist \n  \n  \nRegional Perspective \nEmma Gildesgame\nClimate Adaptation Director\, Massachusetts\nThe Nature Conservancy \n  \n  \nMunicipal Perspective  \nAnne Coglianese\nChief Resilience Officer\nCity of Jacksonville\, Florida \n  \n \nDelaney Morris-Landry\nSenior Climate & Coastal Resilience Infrastructure Delivery Project Manager\, City of Boston Planning\nPrevious Resiliency Manager\, City of Tacoma\, WA \n  \n  \nSmall Business Perspective – Ready\, Set\, Rhody  \nAbbey Dahl\nPrincipal Planner\, Division of Statewide Planning\nState of Rhode Island \n  \n \nAlex Maxwell\, PhD\, CCP\nSenior Environmental Planner\nFuss & O’Neill \n  \n \nSilvana Mercado\nResiliency Manager\nRhode Island Commerce \n  \nModerated Discussion \n  \nForum Co-Chairs\nIndrani Ghosh\nVice President\, Resiliency Practice Leader\nWeston & Sampson \n  \n \nKyle Johnson\nClimate Resiliency Practice Lead (East Division)\nKleinfelder \n  \nRegistration Information\nThis forum will be organized in a hybrid format. Attendees have the option to attend in-person OR virtually. \nIn-Person Registration\nOnline registration for in-person attendance closed at 3 p.m. on Thursday\, March 5\, 2026. Walk-in registration is available. Please email ebc@ebcne.org or call 617-505-1818 with questions. \nIn-Person Registration Rates\nEBC Member: $35 \nEBC Membership is corporate – all staff from our member companies can register as an EBC Member. Not sure if you’re a member? Visit our online Member Directory. \nNon-members: $45 \n \nGovernment/Nonprofit: $15 \nThis rate is available for those employed by Government\, Municipal\, or Nonprofit organizations. Not available to those in a volunteer position (e.g. Board Member of a Nonprofit). \nJob Seeker Rate: $15\nFor recent graduates or attendees who are currently unemployed. \nStudent Rate: Complimentary\nStudents are welcome to attend free of charge. Registration must be completed with an active .edu email address.\n\nMedia: Please contact EBC at ebc@ebcne.org \nDeadline to Change Registration Format Deadline to Change Registration Format\nNo changes in registration format will be permitted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, February 27\, 2026. Any requests to change from in-person to virtual attendance MUST be received before 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, February 27. Please contact EBC at ebc@ebcne.org or 617-505-1818 to change your registration format or with any questions. \nView the In-Person Attendee List\n  \nIn-Person Registration\n  \nVirtual Registration\nVirtual attendees will be able to see and hear the speakers\, slideshow presentations\, and questions from the audience. \nOnline registration for virtual attendance will close at 10:30 a.m. on Friday\, March 6\, 2026. \nVirtual Registration Rates\nEBC Member: $35 \nEBC Membership is corporate – all staff from our member companies can register as an EBC Member. Not sure if you’re a member? Visit our online Member Directory. \nNon-members: $45\n\nGovernment/Nonprofit: $15\nThis rate is available for those employed by Government\, Municipal\, or Nonprofit organizations. Not available to those in a volunteer position (e.g. Board Member of a Nonprofit). \nJob Seeker Rate: $15\nFor recent graduates or attendees who are currently unemployed. \nMedia: Please contact EBC at ebc@ebcne.org \nStudent Rate: Complimentary\nStudents are welcome to attend free of charge. Registration must be completed with an active .edu email address. \nDeadline to Change Registration Format Deadline to Change Registration Format\nNo changes in registration format will be permitted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, February 27\, 2026. Any requests to change from virtual to in-person attendance MUST be received before 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, February 27. Please contact EBC at ebc@ebcne.org or 617-505-1818 to change your registration format or with any questions. \nView the Virtual Attendee List\n  \nVirtual Registration\n  \nFine Print \nThe deadline for refunds is Friday\, February 27\, 2026 for all registrations. \nNo changes in registration format will be permitted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, February 27\, 2026.
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-communication-decoding-data-and-risk-for-all/
LOCATION:Foley Hoag\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251212T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251212T123000
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SUMMARY:We Need to Talk: What if Staying is No Longer an Option?
DESCRIPTION:As climate resilience practitioners\, we are focused on preventing harm to vulnerable people and places. But we know that\, for many communities\, the decision may one day arrive at having to move out of harm’s way. What then? What needs to be in place to manage the huge financial\, social\, and cultural costs associated with climate disasters and involuntary\, unsupported climate migration? What do we need to do to prevent an “everyone for themselves” reaction that worsens existing structural inequality? \nThis Forum will involve a combination of presentations\, discussions\, and interactive exercises. Participants will leave with a better understanding of what triggers people’s decisions to leave or stay\, how we can better facilitate the difficult discussions and decision-making\, and what policies\, funding\, and other support are needed in these difficult transitions. \nClick Here to View the Final Agenda\nForum Speaker\n \nLinda Shi\nAssociate Professor\nDirector\, Master of Regional Planning Program\nCornell University\n\n\nExercise Facilitator\n\n \nKathryn Davies\nAssistant Teaching Professor\nUrban & Environmental Policy & Planning\nTufts University \n\n\nForum Co-Chairs\nVan Du\nDirector\, Environmental Planning\nMetropolitan Area Planning Council \n  \n\nKari Hewitt\nAdjunct Instructor\nTufts University \n\n  \n \n\nJulie Wormser\nChief Climate Officer\nCity of Cambridge \n\n  \nRegistration Information\nNote: Venue capacity has been reached for in-person attendance. Registration for in-person attendance has been closed. \nVirtual Registration\nVirtual attendees will be able to see and hear the speakers\, slideshow presentations\, and questions from the audience. Virtual attendees will be able to ask questions through the chat function. For this particular program\, all virtual attendees have the option to take part in the interactive exercise. Those participating in the exercise will be placed into breakout rooms for the duration of the exercise. \nOnline registration for virtual attendance will close at 10:30 a.m. on Friday\, December 12\, 2025. \nVirtual Registration Rates\nEBC Member: $35\nEBC Membership is corporate – all staff from our member companies can register as an EBC Member. Not sure if you’re a member? Visit our online Member Directory. \nNon-members: $45\n \nGovernment/Nonprofit: $15\nThis rate is available for those employed by Government\, Municipal\, or Nonprofit organizations. Not available to those in a volunteer position (e.g. Board Member of a Nonprofit). \nJob Seeker Rate: $15\nFor recent graduates or attendees who are currently unemployed. \nMedia: Please contact EBC at ebc@ebcne.org \nDeadline to Change Registration Format\nNo changes in registration format will be permitted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, December 5\, 2025. Any requests to change from virtual to in-person attendance MUST be received before 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, December 5. Please contact EBC at ebc@ebcne.org or 617-505-1818 to change your registration format or with any questions. \nClick Here to View the Virtual Attendee List\nVirtual Registration\n\n  \nIn-Person Registration\nVenue capacity has been reached for in-person attendance. Registration for in-person attendance has been closed. \nIn-Person Registration Rates\nEBC Member: $35\nEBC Membership is corporate – all staff from our member companies can register as an EBC Member. Not sure if you’re a member? Visit our online Member Directory. \nNon-members: $45\n \nGovernment/Nonprofit: $15\nThis rate is available for those employed by Government\, Municipal\, or Nonprofit organizations. Not available to those in a volunteer position (e.g. Board Member of a Nonprofit). \nJob Seeker Rate: $15\nFor recent graduates or attendees who are currently unemployed. \nMedia: Please contact EBC at ebc@ebcne.org \nDeadline to Change Registration Format\nNo changes in registration format will be permitted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, December 5\, 2025. Any requests to change from in-person to virtual attendance MUST be received before 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, December 5. Please contact EBC at ebc@ebcne.org or 617-505-1818 to change your registration format or with any questions. \nClick Here to View the In-Person Attendee List\n  \nFine Print\nThe deadline for refunds is Friday\, December 5\, 2025 for all registrations. \nNo changes in registration format will be permitted after 5:00 p.m. on Friday\, December 5\, 2025.
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/we-need-to-talk-what-if-staying-is-no-longer-an-option/
LOCATION:Foley Hoag\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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SUMMARY:From Barriers to Blueprints: Evolving Environmental Regulations for a Resilient Future
DESCRIPTION:As the climate crisis accelerates\, state and local governments are rethinking outdated policies and building a regulatory foundation for climate resilience. This Forum will spotlight innovative approaches to updating regulations\, many of which were originally written without climate change in mind\, to support adaptation projects that address sea level rise\, flooding\, and extreme weather. \nThrough case studies from across the U.S.\, including New Jersey’s overhaul of land use policies\, Cape Cod’s climate-focused regional plan\, and the Vermont Flood Safety Act\, we’ll explore how forward-looking jurisdictions are embedding climate adaptation into permitting\, zoning\, and design standards. \nSpeakers will discuss the process of developing enforceable frameworks\, the importance of accommodating dynamic coastlines and shifting baselines\, and the tools being used to navigate uncertainty. \nAttendees will gain insight into how regulations are being reshaped as catalysts for resilient infrastructure\, healthy ecosystems\, and equitable community protection. \nClick Here to View the Recording\nForum Speakers & Panelists\nShannon Hulst\, CFM\nDeputy Director\, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension\nFloodplain & CRS Specialist\, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension & Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant \n  \n \nCommissioner Shawn M. LaTourette\nDepartment of Environmental Protection\nState of New Jersey \n  \nHeather McElroy\nNatural Resources Program Manager\nCape Cod Commission \n  \nLauren Oates\nDirector of External Affairs in Vermont\nThe Nature Conservancy \n  \nModerated Panel Discussion \nForum Co-Chairs\n \nJoseph Famely\nClimate & Sustainability Team Lead\nWoods Hole Group\, Inc. \n  \n \nKyle Johnson\nClimate Resiliency Practice Lead (East Division)\nKleinfelder \n  \n \nBeth Lambert\nDirector\, Division of Ecological Restoration\nDepartment of Fish and Game\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/from-barriers-to-blueprints-evolving-environmental-regulations-for-a-resilient-future/
LOCATION:Foley Hoag\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250606T090000
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DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20250415T201432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144716Z
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SUMMARY:Protecting Our Communities: A Whole-Society Approach to Resilience
DESCRIPTION:When disruptions arise\, it is often our neighbors\, families\, and local networks who step up first. In this Forum\, we explore how communities can strengthen the ties that hold them together before\, during\, and after climate-related events. Featuring voices from across sectors who are community leaders\, planners\, and practitioners\, this discussion will examine how local collaboration\, trust\, and shared responsibility can help ensure no one is left behind when it matters most. We’ll also explore how to support and sustain our informal networks\, “zero responders”\, who often prevent challenges from becoming full-blown crises. \nForum Speakers\nValinda Chan\nDirector of Community Engagement\nStarLuna Consulting \n  \nJessica Dandridge-Smith\nExecutive Director\nThe Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans \n  \nPeyton Siler Jones\nFounder and Principal\nSiler Climate Consulting \n  \n \nMeghan Kallman\nRhode Island State Senator\, District 15\nAssociate Professor\, School for Global Inclusion & Social Development\, University of Massachusetts Boston \n  \nMarcie Roth \nExecutive Director and CEO\nWorld Institute on Disability \n  \nModerated Discussion \nForum Co-Chairs\n \nKari Hewitt\nLecturer\, Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning\nTufts University \n  \n \nJulie Wormser\nChief Climate Officer\nCity of Cambridge \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/protecting-our-communities-a-whole-society-approach-to-resilience/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250307T090000
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DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20250210T232359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144705Z
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SUMMARY:Insurance's Role at Climate's Frontlines: Crisis\, Innovation\, and Community
DESCRIPTION:In this Climate Adaptation Forum we’ll explore the critical intersection of insurance and climate resilience. This event will bring together top experts who are leveraging insurance to mitigate climate risks\, protect natural resources\, and support communities in the face of increasing disasters. We’ll hear perspectives from policymakers\, scientists\, and the insurance industry. Discussions will cover cutting-edge catastrophe modeling\, innovative insurance models\, and the real-world impacts on homeowners and businesses.  \nDon’t miss this opportunity to engage with leaders shaping the future of climate risk and adaptation! \nForum Speakers\nSetting the Stage: The Insurance Market in the Face of Climate Change – Recorded Remarks \nU.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse\nState of Rhode Island \n  \n  \nReimagining Insurance Markets That Work for Everybody \n \nCharlie Sidoti\nExecutive Director\nInnSure  \n  \nIntersections of Insurance and Nature-Based Solutions \n \nMichael Beck\nDirector\nCenter for Coastal Climate Resilience\nUniversity of California\, Santa Cruz \n  \nFinancial Risk Management Challenges and Strategies for the Public Sector \n \nBenjamin McNeil\nSenior Client Manager\nSwiss Re \n  \nFrom Theory to Practice: The Flood Recovery Fund  \n \nTheodora Makris\nSenior Program Manager\nCenter for NYC Neighborhoods \n  \nModerated Panel Discussion  \nForum Co-Chairs\n \nKathleen Brill\nPartner\nFoley Hoag LLP \n  \n \nEllen Douglas\nSenior Resiliency Project Manager\nAECOM \n  \n \n\nKyle Johnson\nClimate Resiliency Practice Lead\nKleinfelder \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/insurances-role-at-climates-frontlines-crisis-innovation-and-community/
LOCATION:Foley Hoag\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241206T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20241206T123000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20241016T202022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144654Z
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SUMMARY:Making Cents of it All: Financing for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Without sustainable financing\, climate adaptation and resilience projects can’t get off the ground. Given that funding is a fundamental component of most successful initiatives and given shifting funding landscape – how are practitioners and municipalities leveraging varied funding sources to initiate and maintain projects? What are the costs of not including resilience in projects\, and how does that inform the equation? How can other creative funding mechanisms help? Join us to hear from experts and practitioners at various scales and explore the answers to these questions. \nForum Speakers\nThe Dollars and “Sense” of Resilience: The Economic Case for Adaptation Investments\n \nRachel Bouvier\, PhD\nAssociate Professor of Economics\nUniversity of Southern Maine \n  \n  \nMBTA Rethinking TOD\nScott Bosworth\nChief of Transit Oriented Development and Innovative Delivery\nMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) \n  \n  \nIram Farooq\nAssistant City Manager for Community Development\nCity of Cambridge \n  \n  \nAccelerating Climate Investment: A Capital Stack Approach\nShaun O’Rourke\nManaging Director\, Climate Finance\nQuantified Ventures \n  \n  \nCharacteristics of Ready to Fund Resilience Projects \nJoyce Coffee\, LEED AP\nPresident\nClimate Resilience Consulting \n  \n  \nModerated Panel Discussion\nForum Co-Chairs\n\nIndrani Ghosh\nPractice Leader\nWeston & Sampson \n\n  \n  \n\nKari Hewitt\nChief Regeneration Officer\nPlanning Communities\, LLC \n\n  \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/making-cents-of-it-all-financing-for-climate-adaptation-and-resilience/
LOCATION:Foley Hoag\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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SUMMARY:Community Engagement for Climate Resilience: What is it and how do you do it well?
DESCRIPTION:New regulations and grant programs are increasingly requiring project teams to meaningfully engage with the people who will be most affected by their proposals\, particularly when projects take place in environmental justice communities. What does meaningful community engagement look like\, and how does it affect project outcomes? \nThis Climate Adaptation Forum will help new and long-term practitioners alike understand what skills and practices are involved and what benefits are possible when project teams and community members partner to identify both problems and viable solutions to climate challenges. \nThe program will also include an hour-long professionally facilitated exercise to engage participants (both in-person and virtual) in a challenging and fun interactive activity focused on community engagement in climate resilience projects. The exercise will be led by Carri Hulet of CH Consulting who previously taught at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. \nForum Speakers\n \nVicente S. Harrison\nHealth\, Safety\, and Emergency Manager\nVibrant Communities Support Services\nParks & Recreation\, City of Portland\, OR \n  \n \nCrystal Johnson\nAssistant Secretary\nOffice of Environmental Justice and Equity\nExecutive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs\nCommonwealth of Massachusetts \n  \nMelissa Liu\nParticipatory Budgeting and Engagement Coordinator\nCity of Cambridge \n  \n  \n \nFidel Maltez\nCity Manager\nCity of Chelsea\, MA \n  \n  \n \nBianca Navarro-Bowman\nClimate Justice Manager\nGreenRoots \n  \n  \nExercise Leader\nCarri Hulet\nPrincipal\nCH Consulting \n  \n  \nForum Co-Chairs\n \nCarolyn Norkiewicz\nRegional Coordinator for Greater Boston\nMunicipal Vulnerability Program\nExecutive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs\nCommonwealth of Massachusetts \n  \n \nJohn Valinch\nESG Analyst\nBoston Trust Walden \n\n  \nJulie Wormser\nSenior Policy Advisor\nMystic River Watershed Association \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/community-engagement-for-climate-resilience-what-is-it-and-how-do-you-do-it-well/
LOCATION:Foley Hoag\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240606T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240606T123000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144633Z
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SUMMARY:Building Social Capital for Climate Resilient Communities
DESCRIPTION:As the climate crisis unfolds\, we are also facing an epidemic of loneliness. While most climate resilience public investment has been in physical infrastructure\, research and experience tell us that it is people and relationships that matter when a crisis hits. Strong webs of trusting relationships\, community control of local infrastructure\, and spaces for communities to practice governance roles are essential ingredients for successful climate outcomes. That is why\, increasingly\, climate adaptation funding sources historically reserved for physical projects are opening up for investments in social resilience. But how do we know where these investments are most needed and what kinds of interventions can have the most impact? \nThis Forum will explore the connection between social capital and disaster response and recovery outcomes\, how communities are putting social resilience at the forefront of their climate adaptation efforts\, and specific strategies for building social resilience in priority communities. \nForum Speakers\nDr. Daniel Aldrich\nProfessor\, Political Science and Public Policy\nDirector of the Resilience Studies Program\nCo-Director of the Global Resilience Institute\nNortheastern University \nDr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad\nProfessor of Psychology and Neuroscience\nBrigham Young University \n  \n \nLydia Lowe\nExecutive Director\nChinatown Community Land Trust \n  \nTroy Philips\nEnrolled member and Sub-Chief of the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Tribe\nChairperson and Commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs \n  \n \nPeyton Siler Jones \nFounder and Principal\nSiler Climate Consulting \n  \n \nMontanna Cassel\nSustainability Planner & Grant Coordinator\nTown of Cohasset \n  \nForum Co-Chairs\n \nNasser Brahim\nSenior Climate Resiliency Specialist\nWoods Hole Group \n  \n \nAlex Papali\nDirector of Regional Economies\nCenter for Economic Democracy \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/building-social-capital-for-climate-resilient-communities/
LOCATION:Foley Hoag\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240515T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240515T190000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
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SUMMARY:“Inundation District” Film Screening & Panel Discussion – What Happens When a Vulnerable City Builds by the Sea?
DESCRIPTION:Co-hosted by the Environmental Business Council of New England and the Climate Adaptation Forum\n“In a time of rising seas and intensifying storms\, one of the world’s wealthiest\, most-educated cities made a fateful decision to spend billions of dollars erecting a new district along its coast — on landfill\, at sea level.” \nJoin colleagues for a screening of the documentary film Inundation District right in the heart of the topic at hand: Boston’s Seaport. Released in 2023\, the film interrogates the establishment and rapid development of the Seaport\, or ‘Innovation’ district\, during a time of accelerating impacts from climate change. A moderated panel discussion\, including the film’s Director and Boston Globe climate change reporter David Abel alongside experts in the fields of resilience and climate adaption\, will immediately follow the film screening. \nPanelists:\nDavid Abel\nDirector\, “Inundation District”\nReporter\, Boston Globe \n  \nJamie Fay\, AICP\, CEP\nPresident\nFort Point Associates\, Inc.\, A Tetra Tech Company \n  \nCarly Foster\nVice President\, Water Management Practice Director\nArcadis \n  \nSanjay Seth\nChief of Staff & Senior Advisor for Climate and Equity\nUS Environmental Protection Agency\, Region 1 \n  \nProgram Chair & Moderator:\nKathleen Brill\, Member\, EBC Board of Directors\nSteering Committee Member\, Climate Adaptation Forum\nPartner\, Foley Hoag LLP
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/inundation-district-film-screening-panel-discussion-what-happens-when-a-vulnerable-city-builds-by-the-sea/
LOCATION:Foley Hoag\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240315T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240315T123000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20240121T171826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144606Z
UID:1916-1710495000-1710505800@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Climate Adaptation at the Regional Scale: From Planning to Implementation
DESCRIPTION:Flooding\, sea level rise\, storm surge\, heat\, and other climate change challenges cross-cut political boundaries. Facing a crisis without set boundaries\, how can communities\, agencies\, and non-profit organizations plan for climate change at the regional scale? Join experts from across the country to learn about different regional approaches to building climate change resilience for people and nature. Speakers will explore the benefits and challenges of bringing communities together at the watershed\, coastal\, and other regional scales in order to move from planning through to action. \nForum Speakers\nClimate Resilience: What do Political Boundaries Have to Do with It?\n \nVioleta Duncan\nPrincipal\nDuncan Núñez Consulting\, LLC \n  \nOregon’s Approach to Watershed Restoration \n \nStephanie Page – Presenting Virtually\nActing Director\nOregon Watershed Enhancement Board \n  \nPreparing Streams and Communities for Climate Change: The Berkshire Clean\, Cold and Connected Restoration Partnership \nKate Bednaz – Presenting Virtually\nRestoration Coordinator\nBerkshires Clean Cold Connected Partnership \n  \nMichael Jastremski – Presenting Virtually\nWatershed Conservation Director\nHousatonic Valley Association \n  \nErik Reardon – Presenting Virtually\nBerkshire Watershed Director\nHousatonic Valley Association \n  \nOpportunities and Challenges: Climate Adaptation in an Indigenous Community\n \nJason Steiding\nDirector\nMashpee Wampanoag Tribe Natural Resources Department \n  \nResilientCoasts Strategy – Managing Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Coastal Storms Across the Massachusetts Coast\n \nJulia Knisel\nCoastal Shoreline and Floodplain Manager\nMassachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) \n  \nModerated Discussion\nForum Co-Chairs\nMark Costa\nSenior Water Resources Engineer\nVHB \n  \nMelanie Gárate\nSenior Associate\nConsensus Building Institute \n  \nBeth Lambert\nDirector\, Division of Ecological Restoration\nDepartment of Fish and Game\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts \n  \nCarolyn Norkiewicz\nRegional Coordinator for Greater Boston\, Municipal Vulnerability Program\nExecutive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-at-the-regional-scale-from-planning-to-implementation/
LOCATION:Foley Hoag\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231130T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231130T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20231019T185204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144552Z
UID:1806-1701334800-1701345600@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Crisis as Catalyst: Meeting the Moment with Transformational Investments
DESCRIPTION:In the wake of a crisis\, be it an extreme weather event\, a pandemic\, or something else\, political dynamics shift that catalyze innovation and usher in possibilities previously deemed unimaginable. Join the Climate Adaptation Forum on November 30th to learn about these critical junctures in history when opportunities to do the impossible became reality. \nWe’ll explore these moments to glean lessons that will help us prepare for our current climate crisis. What conditions allowed these changes to take place? Did planning happen beforehand? What pitfalls should we watch out for? During this discussion\, we’ll have the opportunity to learn from speakers exploring big infrastructure investments\, safety innovations\, and re-designing the urban landscape. \nForum Speakers\nHurricane Maria \nC. Yulín Cruz\nFormer Mayor of San Juan\nPuerto Rico \n  \n  \nQuabbin Reservoir \nStephen Estes-Smargiassi\nDirector of Planning and Sustainability\nMassachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) \n  \n  \nHurricane Katrina\nAndreanecia Morris – presenting virtually\nExecutive Director\nHousingNOLA \n  \n  \nBoston Covid Response\n \nChristopher Osgood\nSenior Advisor\, Infrastructure\nCity of Boston \n  \n  \nSuperstorm Sandy\nCharles Viemeister – presenting virtually\nProject Manager – Strategic Planning\nCon Edison \n  \n  \nForum Co-Chairs\n \nNasser Brahim\nSenior Climate Resiliency Specialist\nWoods Hole Group \n  \n  \n \nJohn Valinch\nSenior Manager of Climate Resilience and Land Use\nGroundwork USA \n  \n  \n \nJulie Wormser\nSenior Policy Advisor\nMystic River Watershed Association \n  \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/crisis-as-catalyst-meeting-the-moment-with-transformational-investment/
LOCATION:Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP\, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231012T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231012T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20230901T163750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144541Z
UID:1735-1697101200-1697112000@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Lessons Learned: How We Adapt on the Road to Climate Adaptation
DESCRIPTION:Climate change adaptation is characterized by flexibility—our ability to adapt to an unprecedented crisis. Across geographies\, scales\, and focus areas\, we’ve seen many successful examples of climate adaptation projects\, many of which we’ve featured in our forums. But these successes would not have been possible without the ability to pivot in the face of obstacles. Learn from our expert panel as they reflect on the limitations and challenges they’ve encountered in a wide variety of climate change adaptation projects\, and how those challenges can inform our next steps as a community of practice. \nForum Speakers\nRobyn DeYoung \nLead of Green Infrastructure Program\nUS Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \n  \nMia G. Mansfield\nAssistant Secretary of Climate Resilience\nExecutive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts \n  \nOleander Stone\nDeputy Director of Climate Equity and Environmental Justice\nExecutive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts \n  \n \nScott Struck\nPrincipal Scientist/Engineer\nNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) \n  \nForum Co-Chairs\nIndrani Ghosh\, PhD\nResiliency Senior Technical Leader\nWeston & Sampson \n  \nCarolyn Norkiewicz\nRegional Coordinator for Greater Boston\, Municipal Vulnerability Program\nExecutive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/lessons-learned-how-we-adapt-on-the-road-to-climate-adaptation/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230602T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230602T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20230508T204713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144525Z
UID:1612-1685696400-1685707200@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Emerging Governance Structures for Climate Resilience
DESCRIPTION:State and local governments across the country are grappling with turning climate adaptation plans into action. These plans often involve expensive and large scale capital projects on both public and private property. This undertaking requires innovative thinking on governance from creating new county and statewide resilience authorities to empowering existing local boards and commissions. Join the Climate Adaptation Forum to hear how communities across the country are approaching this challenge and emerging models for governance and implementation. \nForum Co-Chairs\nKathleen M. Brill\, Partner\nFoley Hoag LLP \n \n  \nDeanna Moran\, Vice President for Healthy & Resilient Communities\nConservation Law Foundation \n  \nKeynote Speaker\n \n  \nSenator Sarah K. Elfreth\nMaryland\, District 30\, Anne Arundel County \n  \nForum Speakers\n \n  \nLouanne Cooley\, Legal Research Fellow\nConnecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) \n  \n \n  \nDevin Quirk\, Deputy Chief for Development and Transformation\nBoston Planning & Development Agency \n  \n \n  \nMark Rupp\, Adaptation Program Director\nGeorgetown Climate Center (GCC) \n  \n \n  \nSuzanne Smith\, Executive Director\nSonoma County Regional Climate Protection Agency \n  \nForum Moderator\n \n  \nJoan Fitzgerald\, Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs\nNortheastern University \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/emerging-governance-structures-for-climate-resilience/
LOCATION:Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP\, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230414T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230414T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20230307T225721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144509Z
UID:1552-1681462800-1681473600@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Creating Pathways into Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Training Future Leaders
DESCRIPTION:The climate resilience field is rapidly growing. As climate disasters increase and climate risks become more and more obvious\, the need for adaptation professionals continues to increase. Who is training the next generation of climate resilience leaders? How can we ensure that these jobs are going to a diverse group of people? And what are the skills necessary to be able to meet challenges we don’t yet know we will face? Join the Climate Adaptation Forum to hear about best practices nationally and local efforts to train climate adaptation professionals in a wide range of fields. \nForum Co-Chairs\n \n  \nRebecca Herst\, Director\nSustainable Solutions Lab\, University of Massachusetts Boston \n  \n  \n \n  \nGabriela Boscio Santos\, Associate Director\nSustainable Solutions Lab\, University of Massachusetts Boston \n  \n  \nKeynote Speaker\n \n  \nShalaya Morissette\, Chief of Minority Business and Workforce Division\nOffice of Economic Impact & Diversity\, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) \n  \n  \nForum Speakers\n \n  \nKerry Bowie\, Executive Director\nBrowning the Green Space\, Inc \n  \n  \n \n  \nMatt Holzer\, Head of School\nBoston Green Academy \n  \n  \n \n  \nRachel Jacobson\, Acting Director\nAmerican Society of Adaptation Professionals virtual speaker  \n  \n  \n \n  \nDavo Jefferson\, Executive Director\nPowerCorps Boston \n  \n  \n \n  \nAlan Wiig\, PhD\, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Community Development\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/creating-pathways-into-climate-adaptation-and-resilience-training-future-leaders/
LOCATION:Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP\, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center\, 155 Seaport Boulevard\, Boston\, MA\, 02210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20221209T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20221209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20221021T192943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144438Z
UID:1469-1670576400-1670587200@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Nature-Based Adaptation: Getting to Scale
DESCRIPTION:Flooding risks\, sea level rise\, storm surges\, and extreme heat are accelerating with a changing climate. Ecosystems are also at risk\, along with the social\, economic\, and environmental benefits they provide. Nature-based climate adaptation approaches offer opportunities to bring people into greater harmony with ecology\, secure and enhance ecosystem services for future generations\, and cost-effectively reduce some flooding risks.  Funders\, regulators\, adaptation professionals\, and the public now view nature-based adaptation as no longer an aspiration\, but a priority or requirement. Pilot projects are being scaled up to billions of oysters\, miles of shoreline\, and hectares of wetlands. But how feasible and effective are they? And how do we effectively regulate and build the capacity to plan and implement them at scales that match the urgency of risks\, speed of climate changes\, and our own expectations? Join us to learn about the opportunities and barriers to scaling up nature-based approaches to climate adaptation\, from planning to permitting to implementation. \nForum Co-Chairs\nNasser Brahim\, Senior Climate Resiliency Specialist\, Woods Hole Group\nLinkedIn \n \nMark Costa\, Water Resources and Civil Engineer\, VHB\nLinkedIn \n  \nMelanie Gárate\, Director of Climate Engagement\, Stone Living Lab\nLinkedIn \n\n  \nForum Speakers\nAlison Bowden\, Director of Science & Strategy\, The Nature Conservancy\nLinkedIn \n  \nPippa Brashear\, Resilience Principal\, SCAPE\nLinkedIn \n  \nJason Burtner\, South Shore Regional Coordinator\, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)\nLinkedIn \n  \nLeah Feldman\, Coastal Policy Analyst\, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (RI CRMC)\nLinkedIn \n  \nHeidi Nutters\, Senior Program Manager\, San Francisco Estuary Partnership\nLinkedIn \n  \nSteve Rochette\, Chief of Public Affairs\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District\nLinkedIn \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/nature-based-adaptation-getting-to-scale/
LOCATION:CDM Smith\, 75 State Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02109
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220930T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220930T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20220812T182353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144423Z
UID:1420-1664528400-1664539200@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Risks and Opportunity Markets: Climate Change and the Housing Crisis
DESCRIPTION:The Climate Adaptation Forum is a collaboration between the Environmental Business Council and the Sustainable Solutions Lab at the University of Massachusetts Boston. \nThe September Climate Adaptation Forum will focus on the impacts of climate change on the U.S. housing market– both negative consequences and potential opportunities—as well as the role and the need for affordable\, climate-resilient housing in all markets across the country. \nForum Co-Chairs\n \n\nJason Hellendrung\, Vice President\, Planning & Design\, Tetra Tech\nLinkedIn \n  \n \nDeanna Moran\, Director of Environmental Planning\, Conservation Law Foundation Massachusetts\nLinkedIn \n  \nForum Speakers\nKeynote Presenter\n \nDaniel E. Coates\, Deputy Director\, Division of Research and Statistics\nFederal Housing Finance Agency\nLinkedIn \n  \n  \n \nJane Carbone\, LEED AP\, Director of Development\nHomeowner’s Rehab Inc.\nLinkedIn \n  \nDavid Downs\, Vice President of Catholic Charities POP (Progress of Peoples) Development Corporation\nLinkedIn \n  \n  \nLee Reiners\, Policy Director\, Duke Financial Economics Center\nLinkedIn \n  \n  \n \nLaurie Schoeman\, Director\, Climate & Sustainability\, Capital Enterprise Community Partners\nLinkedIn
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/risks-and-opportunity-markets-climate-change-and-the-housing-crisis/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220603T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220603T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20211119T171847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144411Z
UID:1202-1654245000-1654257600@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Sweltering Heat Waves and Increasing Drought: Can the Northeast handle the heat?
DESCRIPTION:In the Northeast\, extreme heat and drought may seem inconsequential when it comes to our list of weather woes. However\, increasingly hot summers and lower levels of groundwater are showing us that those issues are not limited to the Western US – infamous for forest fires and drought. The Forum will bring in a diverse panel of speakers who will explore what we can learn from practitioners across the country who are already feeling the heat\, as well as what our region is doing to mitigate these critical threats to our public and environmental health. \nJoin the Climate Adaptation Forum for this first in-person event since 2020! Another first – this forum will also be organized in a hybrid format. Attendees will have the option of being in-person\, networking at the UMass Club in Boston\, MA\, or tuning in virtually from their locations around New England\, the country\, or even internationally! More information on these two attendance options can be found below. \nForum Co-Chairs\n \n  \nAaron Weieneth\, Manager of Climate Change and Resilience\nAECOM \n  \n \n  \nMelanie Gárate\, Climate Resilience Manager\nMystic River Watershed Association \n  \nForum Speakers\nKeynote Presenter\n \n  \nBrenda Burman\, Executive Strategy Advisor\nCentral Arizona Project \n  \nPresenters\n \n  \nZoe Davis\, Climate Resilience Project Coordinator\nCity of Boston\, MA \n  \n \n  \nDavid Hondula\, Director\, Office of Heat Response and Mitigation (presenting virtually)\nCity of Phoenix\, AZ \n  \n \n  \nViktoria Zoltay\, Hydrologist\, Office of Water Resources\nDepartment of Conservation and Recreation\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/sweltering-heat-waves-and-increasing-drought-can-the-northeast-handle-the-heat/
LOCATION:UMass Club\, 32nd Floor\, 1 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220511T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220511T170000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20220421T200421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144358Z
UID:1377-1652283000-1652288400@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Networking on the Trails: Mass Audubon’s Climate Initiatives
DESCRIPTION:Join the Climate Adaptation Forum community for a learning and networking opportunity at Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick\, MA! Mass Audubon will present on their important climate initiatives and be available for Q&A. The property will then be yours to explore!
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/networking-on-the-trails-mass-audubons-climate-initiatives/
LOCATION:Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary\, 280 Eliot Street\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://climateadaptationforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/broadmoor.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220304T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220304T123000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20211119T171800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144352Z
UID:1200-1646388000-1646397000@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Unprecedented Funding for Unprecedented Times: Demystifying Federal Funds for Climate Resilience
DESCRIPTION:The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan Act are bringing unparalleled amounts of funding to state and local governments to address climate change and its various impacts. With seemingly unending project wish lists but a limited amount of time to spend their funds\, professionals in the public and private sector alike will need to take an efficient and coordinated approach to make the most of this once-in-a-generation opportunity for public investments. The Forum will bring speakers from various levels of government and community organizations to help us understand ways to leverage these funds to make lasting changes that will boost our climate resilience. \nForum Co-Chairs\nNasser Brahim\, Senior Climate Resiliency Specialist\nWoods Hole Group \n \n\nCarolyn Meklenburg\, Greater Boston Regional Coordinator\, Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program\nExecutive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts \n  \n \n\nAlex Papali\, Political Director\nCenter for Economic Democracy \n  \nForum Speakers\n \n  \nMayor Gary Christenson\, City of Malden\nCommonwealth of Massachusetts \n  \n \n  \nKasia Hart\, Government Affairs Policy Analyst\nMetropolitan Area Planning Council \n  \n \n  \nKrystal Laymon\, Deputy Director for Climate Resilience\nWhite House Council of Environmental Quality\, Executive Office of the President \n  \n \n  \nSamantha Medlock\, CFM\, Senior Counsel\nSelect Committee on the Climate Crisis\, U.S. House of Representatives \n  \n \n  \nJustin Schott\, Project Manager\, Energy Equity Project\, Urban Energy Justice Lab\nUniversity of Michigan School for Environment & Sustainability \n  \n \n  \nBrendan Sweeney\, Assistant Director of Federal Funds\nExecutive Office of Administration and Finance\, Commonwealth of Massachusetts \n  \n \n  \nElizabeth Yeampierre\, Executive Director\nUPROSE
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-forum-unprecedented-funding-for-unprecedented-times/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211119T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20211006T190328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144241Z
UID:1162-1637316000-1637323200@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Climate Disruptions and Dinner: How is climate change impacting our food systems?
DESCRIPTION:Food is a basic human need that is not equitably accessed across the United States and globally. As a threat multiplier\, Climate Change will touch every aspect of the way we feed ourselves and our families\, from challenges in food production\, to supply chain disruptions\, to exacerbating our existing food inequalities. This means our food system–from soil and seed to table–needs to become more resilient. Join us to learn more about current threats and solutions at different scales and intervention points. \nForum Co-Chairs\n \n  \nGabriela Boscio Santos\, Sustainability Engagement Manager\nBoston University\nLinkedIn \n  \n\n \n  \nMelanie Gárate\, Climate Resilience Manager\nMystic River Watershed Association\nLinkedIn\n \n  \nSpeaker Agenda\nKeynote Presentation \n \n  \nMargaret Walsh\, Ph.D.\, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy\nU.S. Department of Agriculture\nLinkedIn \n\n  \n\nRe-Defining Resilience for Puerto Rico’s Food Future \n \n  \nIsrael Meléndez Ayala\nAnthropologist and Historian\nLinkedIn\n \n  \n \n  \nAlicia Kennedy\, Writer\nWebsite: alicia-kennedy.com \n\n  \n  \nClimate Change: Threat and Opportunity for Local Food and Farms \n\n \n  \nSusan Futrell\, Director of Special Projects\nRed Tomato\nBio \n\n  \n  \nGrowing Food\, Growing People\, Growing Healthy Environments \n\n \n  \nPatricia (Pat) Spence\, President and CEO\nThe Urban Farming Institute of Boston\, Inc. (UFI)\nLinkedIn
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-disruptions-and-dinner-how-is-climate-change-impacting-our-food-systems/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211007T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211007T173000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20210611T154612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144231Z
UID:1141-1633622400-1633627800@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Networking on the Bay
DESCRIPTION:Join the Climate Adaptation Forum community for an outdoors\, in-person gathering at Narragansett Brewery in Providence\, Rhode Island! Get to know and connect with like-minded people over a drink or two and stir up some climate action! \nThis event is limited to 25 participants. Registration is first come\, first served. If you are registered and unable to attend please notify the Forum Organizers immediately so that your place on the list can be made available to those on the wait list.
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/networking-on-the-bay/
LOCATION:Narragansett Brewery\, 271 Tockwotton Street\, Providence\, RI\, 02903\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://climateadaptationforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Narragansett-Brewery.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210604T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210604T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20210311T171351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144138Z
UID:1096-1622800800-1622811600@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Climate Migration: International Pressures\, Local Realities
DESCRIPTION:Global migration in response to climate impacts is beginning to accelerate. In fact\, according to a recent model by the New York Times and ProPublica\, migration increases substantially as the climate changes. Migrants move for many reasons and our domestic and international policies have a big influence on not only how livable other countries remain in the face of climate change but how well migrants are able to join life in the United States. Join the Climate Adaptation Forum for a conversation about migration- both international and internal. Hear from municipalities that are building infrastructure to welcome new residents and from experts at the international scale who are grappling with broad issues of displacement and migration. \nIn an attempt to bring in some of the Climate Adaptation Forum networking that everyone misses\, this will be a more interactive event than in the past. \nForum Co-Chairs\nGabriela Boscio Santos\, Sustainability Engagement Manager\, Boston University\nLinkedIn\n \nAlex Papali\, Political Director\, Center for Economic Democracy\nBio \nLauren Sampson\, Staff Attorney\, Lawyers for Civil Rights\nLinkedIn \nSpeakers\n \n  \nOscar Chacón\, Co‐Founder and Executive Director\nAlianza Americas \n  \n  \n \n  \nAnna Marandi\, Program Manager\, Climate Resilience and Sustainability\nNational League of Cities \n  \n  \n \n  \nTodd Miller\, Independent Journalist and Writer\ntoddmillerwriter.com \n  \n \n  \nMissy Stults\, Sustainability and Innovations Manager\nCity of Ann Arbor\, MI \n  \n  \n \n  \nAlex Train\, Director\, Housing and Community Development\nCity of Chelsea\, MA \n  \n  \n \n  \nHannah Vogel\, Senior Legislative Assistant\nU.S. Senator Ed Markey’s Office
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-migration/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210312T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210312T173000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20201120T174637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144121Z
UID:1022-1615564800-1615570200@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Climate Cocktails
DESCRIPTION:Join the Climate Adaptation Forum community for Climate Cocktails! Get to know and connect with like-minded people over a drink or two and stir up some climate action! \nClimate Cocktails will be held using the virtual platform Zoom. Breakout rooms allow the organizers to randomly create small groups and facilitate better\, more engaging conversation. Participants will cycle through three 25-minute discussions. \nNeed some cocktail inspiration? Click here to view our suggestions! List of cocktails kindly curated by Forum Steering Committee member Carolyn Meklenburg. \nThis is a free event!
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-cocktails-3/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210305T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210305T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20201120T174514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144114Z
UID:1019-1614938400-1614949200@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Think Globally\, Act Locally: Municipalities Adapt to the Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:By definition\, the climate crisis is a global problem. Its impacts\, however\, are felt much closer to home. When increased precipitation overwhelms our municipal infrastructure or when extreme heat threatens the health of our most vulnerable neighbors\, we look to our municipal governments for solutions. Join the Climate Adaptation Forum to explore the role of municipalities in climate adaptation. Experts from New England and beyond will discuss innovative adaptation strategies being implemented in their communities\, state programs and frameworks that are facilitating local action\, trends in financing local adaptation projects\, and other important topics. \nForum Co-Chairs\nMark Costa\, Water Resources Engineer\, VHB\nLinkedIn \nJason Hellendrung\, Vice President\, Planning & Design\, Tetra Tech\nLinkedIn \nCarolyn Meklenburg\, Regional Coordinator for Greater Boston\, Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program\, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs\nLinkedIn \nAaron Weieneth\, Manager of Climate Change and Resilience\, AECOM\nLinkedIn \nSpeaker Agenda\nNational Perspective of Local Initiatives \n \n  \nKristin Baja\, Programs Director\, Climate Resilience\nUrban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN)\nBio | LinkedIn \n  \nState Programs Facilitating Local Action \nResilient NJ\nSpeaker: Nick Angarone\, Manager\nClimate Resilience Planning\nNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection\nLinkedIn \n \nClimate Resilience Financing\nSpeaker: Joanne Throwe\, President\nThrowe Environmental\, LLC\nBio | LinkedIn \n  \nMassachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Action Grant Lightning Round \nAbout the MVP Program \n\nBen Cares\, Senior Planner & Project Manager\, Department of Housing & Community Development\, City of Chelsea\nWayne Feiden\, FAICP\, Director Planning & Sustainability\, City of Northampton\nRebecca Longvall\, Conservation Administrator\, Town of Bolton\nTina Quagliato Sullivan\, Director of Disaster Recovery & Compliance\, City of Springfield\n\nOvercoming Barriers to Resilience: Individual & Multijurisdictional Approaches \n  \n  \nResilient Mystic Collaborative\nSpeaker: Julie Wormser\, Deputy Director\nMystic River Watershed Association\nLinkedIn \n \n  \nCity of Orlando\nSpeaker: Chris Castro\, Director of Sustainability & Resilience\nCity of Orlando\nLinkedIn
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/municipal-adaptation/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201202T173000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20201014T161617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144045Z
UID:958-1606924800-1606930200@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Climate Cocktails
DESCRIPTION:Join the Climate Adaptation Forum community for Climate Cocktails! Get to know and connect with like-minded people over a drink or two and stir up some climate action! \nClimate Cocktails will be held using the virtual platform Zoom. Breakout rooms allow the organizers to randomly create small groups and facilitate better\, more engaging conversation. Participants will cycle through three 25-minute discussions. \nNeed some cocktail inspiration? Click here to view our suggestions! List of cocktails kindly curated by Forum Steering Committee member Carolyn Meklenburg. \nThis is a free event!
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-cocktails-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201120T130000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20201002T003319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144036Z
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SUMMARY:Creating Connections: Resilience and Equity in Transportation
DESCRIPTION:Transportation infrastructure is some of the most expensive to build and maintain\, especially in the face of the climate crisis. Everything from public transportation to roads and bridges to the port are deeply impacted by sea level rise\, extreme storms and even sweltering heat. Join the Climate Adaptation Forum as we explore initiatives around the country to improve transportation resilience and the resilience of the communities that rely on this infrastructure to get around. We will hear from experts at multiple levels of government who are thinking creatively about how to protect our infrastructure and how to make it responsive to changing needs. \nLooking for an opportunity to meet others energized by Climate Adaptation? The Forum is hosting Climate Cocktails on Wednesday\, December 2 at 4PM! Get to know and connect with like-minded people over a drink or two and stir up some climate action! More information and registration here. \n  \nForum Co-Chairs\nNasser Brahim\, Senior Climate Resiliency Specialist\nWoods Hole Group\nLinkedIn \nJulie Eaton Ernst\, Lead Resiliency Engineer\nWeston & Sampson\nLinkedIn \nRebecca Herst\, Director\, Sustainable Solutions Lab\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston\nLinkedIn \nLauren Miller\, Discipline Leader – Climate Resilience\nCDM Smith\nLinkedIn \nSpeaker Agenda\nLocal motives: Local transportation & equity initiatives\nPanel Moderator:\n\nLauren Miller\, Discipline Leader – Climate Resilience\nCDM Smith \n  \n\nPanelists:\n \n  \nHeidy Persaud\, Director of Transportation Equity\nCNT \n  \n  \n \n\nAnn Shikany\, State and Federal Policy Advocate\nHealthy People & Thriving Communities Program\nNRDC \n \n  \nSusanne Rasmussen\, Director of Environmental and Transportation Planning\nCity of Cambridge\, MA \nKeeping on the right track: Regional transportation infrastructure & equity initiatives\nPanel Moderator:\nNasser Brahim\, Senior Climate Resiliency Specialist\nWoods Hole Group \nPanelists:\n \n  \nPorie Saikia-Eapen\, FAIA FCIOB RIBA\, Director\, Environmental\, Sustainability & Compliance\nMetropolitan Transportation Authority \n  \n  \n \n  \nHannah Lyons-Galante\, Climate Change Resiliency Specialist\nMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) \n  \n \n  \nAllison Brooks\, Executive Director\nBay Area Regional Collaborative \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/creating-connections-resilience-and-equity-in-transportation/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201001T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201001T173000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20200713T145736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143957Z
UID:855-1601568000-1601573400@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Climate Cocktails
DESCRIPTION:Join the Climate Adaptation Forum community for Climate Cocktails! Get to know and connect with like-minded people over a drink or two and stir up some climate action! \nClimate Cocktails will be held using the virtual platform Zoom. Breakout rooms allow the organizers to randomly create small groups and facilitate better\, more engaging conversation. Participants will cycle through three 30-minute discussions. An attendee list will be provided to facilitate follow up. \nNeed some cocktail inspiration? Click here to view our suggestions! List of cocktails kindly curated by Forum Steering Committee member Carolyn Meklenburg.
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-cocktails/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200925T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200925T131500
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20200612T190352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143937Z
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SUMMARY:How We Decide to Get Serious about Climate Solutions: Politics\, Communication\, and Framing
DESCRIPTION:Climate change has evolved into a hot-button\, politically charged issue whether you are on the right or left. Communicating messages across audiences is challenging not only because the threat has been politicized but because climate change is often not seen as the emergency it is. \nJoin the Climate Adaptation Forum and our panel of national leaders to explore climate change communication and framing efforts across the political spectrum. Our panel will answer today’s most pressing questions: How is climate change internalized by different audiences? How have the panelists succeeded in communicating messages across audiences? Does it matter whether climate is framed as a greenhouse gas emissions problem or an adaptation/resilience problem? How does the framing of climate change intersect with structural racism? \nRenowned climate change journalists\, communication experts\, and behavioral analysts will address why more people won’t respond to the threats of climate change with urgency. Are there easy ways to implement knock-out strategic messaging and remove obstacles to ambitious action? Do most people respond to messages of danger\, opportunity\, injustice\, or something else? \nThis is a can’t-miss virtual event! \nForum Co-Chairs\n\nDavid W. Cash\, Ph.D.\, Founding Forum Steering Committee Member\nDean\, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston\nCurriculum Vitae | LinkedIn \n  \nSarah Finnie Robinson\nFounding Director\, The 51 Percent Project\nSenior Fellow\, Institute for Sustainable Energy\nAdjunct Clinical Professor\, College of Communication\nBoston University\nBiography | LinkedIn \n\nKathryn Meng Elmes\, Ph.D.\nCarbon Strategic Partnerships\nIndigo Agriculture\nLinkedIn \n  \n\nAlex Papali\, Forum Steering Committee Member\nPolitical Director\nCenter for Economic Democracy\nLinkedIn \n  \nSpeaker Agenda\nRelease of the Sustainable Solutions Lab Report – Views that Matter: Race and Opinions on Climate Change of Boston Area Residents \n \nLorena M. Estrada-Martinez\, Ph.D.\, MPH\nAssistant Professor of Environment and Public Health\nSchool for the Environment\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston \n  \n \n  \nPaul Watanabe\, Ph.D.\nProfessor of Political Science\nDirector of the Institute for Asian American Studies\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston \n  \nClimate Across the Spectrum: Bare-Knuckle Politics in the Field \n \n  \nModerator: Mary Skelton Roberts\nCo-Director of Climate\nBarr Foundation \n  \n\nJacqueline Patterson\nDirector\nNAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program \n  \n\nBenji Backer\nPresident and Founder\nAmerican Conservation Coalition \n  \n \n  \nRandy Abreu\nPolicy Director\nCongresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) \n  \nPsychology\, Semantics\, and Strategy: Accelerating Response to Climate Change \n \n  \nModerator: Sarah Finnie Robinson\, Director\, “The 51 Percent Project”\, Institute for Sustainable Energy\, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Clinical Professor\, College of Communication\, Boston University \n  \n\nElke Weber\, Ph.D.\nGerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment\nProfessor of Psychology and Public Affairs\nPrinceton University \n  \n  \n\nJustin Worland\nWashington D.C.-based correspondent for TIME\ncovering energy and the environment \n\nJohn Marshall\nSenior Client Advisor\nLippincott
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/political-action/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200605T120000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20200415T163908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143904Z
UID:748-1591347600-1591358400@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Building Resilience: Linking Covid-19 and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Collaborating Partner\nJohn Snow\, Inc.\n \nThe Covid-19 pandemic is disrupting life unlike anything most of the world has ever seen. While there is little evidence that the pandemic is spreading more quickly because of climate change there are clear parallels between the two crises. \nJoin the Environmental Business Council\, the Sustainable Solutions Lab at the University of Massachusetts Boston\, and John Snow\, Inc. (JSI) for a discussion on climate resilience and the connections between Covid-19 and climate change. Speakers will explore how our responses can make us more resilient to future threats\, what climate resilience looks like in this new reality\, and highlight success stories. \nJuliette Kayyem\, national leader in homeland security and disaster response\, and Dr. Georges Benjamin\, President of the American Public Health Association\, will speak about the crisis on the national scale while local public health and environment leaders will share their experience on the ground in a panel moderated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \nForum Co-Chairs\nGabriela Boscio Santos\, Sustainability Engagement Manager\nBoston University\nLinkedIn \nNasser Brahim\, Senior Planner\, Climate Change Team\nKleinfelder\nLinkedIn \nTerry Greene\, Senior Environmental Health Specialist\, U.S.\nJSI\nLinkedIn \nKeynote Dialogue with Health and Disaster Response Leaders\nJuliette Kayyem\nBelfer Senior Lecturer in International Security\, Harvard Kennedy School\nFaculty Director\, Homeland Security Project\, Harvard University\nFaculty Affiliate\, Middle East Initiative\, Harvard University \n  \nGeorges C. Benjamin\, MD\nExecutive Director\, American Public Health Association \n  \nVirtual Breakout Sessions\n\nWhat connections have you made between the Covid-19 global health pandemic and the climate change crisis?\nHave you seen climate preparedness and planning help to move the response to the pandemic forward?\nWill the response to the pandemic make responding to climate change easier or more difficult?\nWhat opportunities do you see to create new partnerships and break down silos in response to this pandemic?\n\nLocal Response\, Local Solutions\nAlonzo L. Plough\nVP\, Research-Evaluation-Learning and Chief Science Officer\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation \n  \n\nClaude-Alix Jacob\, Chief Public Health Officer\nDirector\, Public Health Department\nCity of Cambridge\, MA \n  \n  \nSam Baraso\, Program Manager\, Portland Clean Energy Fund\nBureau of Planning & Sustainability\nCity of Portland\, OR \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/building-resilience-covid-19-and-climate-change/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200228T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200228T114500
DTSTAMP:20260615T021759
CREATED:20191211T143832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143840Z
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SUMMARY:Underwater Underwriting: Flood Insurance in the Age of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:More than 50 million people in the U.S. are at risk from flooding either along rivers and streams or in coastal areas. This number is only rising as climate change causes more extreme precipitation\, hurricanes and nor’easters\, sea level rise\, and more. However\, current publicly available flood risk assessment tools are not sufficient to quantify future flood risk and federal flood insurance programs and policies are not yet equipped to address the growing threat. \nThe National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through its flood insurance\, flood mapping\, and floodplain management requirements plays a critical role in state and local climate adaptation efforts. Yet\, the NFIP’s flood maps are often outdated and do not consider future risks from climate change. While many agree reforms are necessary\, attempts to better reflect current and future risks could also impose significant costs on low income communities and communities of color\, exacerbating existing patterns of racial inequality in the housing market. \nJoin us for this EBC/UMass Boston Climate Adaptation Forum to learn about the intersection of flood insurance\, risk management\, and environmental justice. Speakers will discuss approaches to addressing the shortcomings of NFIP programs and policies\, ongoing efforts to better incorporate climate change into the industry\, and the unintended consequences that flood insurance reform could have for low income communities and communities of color. \nForum Co-Chairs\nSamuel Bell\, CFM\, Forum Steering Committee Member\nSenior Resiliency Planner\, GZA \nDeanna Moran\, AICP\, Forum Steering Committee Member\nDirector\, Environmental Planning\, Conservation Law Foundation \nSpeaker Agenda\nNational Flood Insurance Program: Lynchpin or Liability to Climate Resilience? \nRobert Moore\, Director\, Water & Climate Team\nNational Resources Defense Council\nLinkedIn \nReducing Losses from Flood Risks: The Role of a Behavioral Risk Audit \nHoward Kunreuther\, James G. Dinan Professor Emeritus of Decision Sciences & Public Policy\nOperations\, Information and Decisions (OID) Department\nCo-Director\, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center\nWharton School\, University of Pennsylvania\nLinkedIn \nFrontline Families & Communities Facing Flood Insurance \nAmanda Devecka-Rinear\, Executive Director\nNew Jersey Organizing Project\nLinkedIn \nBuilding Resilient Futures \nMarion Mollegen McFadden\, Senior Vice President\, Public Policy\nSenior Advisor\, Resilience\nEnterprise Community Partners\nLinkedIn
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/underwater-underwriting/
LOCATION:UMass Club\, 32nd Floor\, 1 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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