Networking on the Trails: Mass Audubon’s Climate Initiatives
Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary 280 Eliot Street, Natick, MAJoin 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…
Sweltering Heat Waves and Increasing Drought: Can the Northeast handle the heat?
UMass Club 32nd Floor, 1 Beacon St, Boston, MAIn 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…
Risks and Opportunity Markets: Climate Change and the Housing Crisis
Virtual EventThe Climate Adaptation Forum is a collaboration between the Environmental Business Council and the Sustainable Solutions Lab at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The September Climate Adaptation Forum will focus…
Nature-Based Adaptation: Getting to Scale
CDM Smith 75 State Street, Boston, MAFlooding 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…
Creating Pathways into Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Training Future Leaders
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MAThe 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…
Emerging Governance Structures for Climate Resilience
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MAState 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…
Lessons Learned: How We Adapt on the Road to Climate Adaptation
Virtual EventClimate 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…
Crisis as Catalyst: Meeting the Moment with Transformational Investments
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MAIn 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.…
Climate Adaptation at the Regional Scale: From Planning to Implementation
Foley Hoag 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MAFlooding, 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…
“Inundation District” Film Screening & Panel Discussion – What Happens When a Vulnerable City Builds by the Sea?
Foley Hoag 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MACo-hosted by the Environmental Business Council of New England and the Climate Adaptation Forum “In a time of rising seas and intensifying storms, one of the world’s wealthiest, most-educated cities made…