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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
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210604T100000
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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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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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LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T144114Z
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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
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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
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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
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CREATED:20200713T145736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143957Z
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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:20260614T235648
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:20260614T235648
CREATED:20200415T163908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143904Z
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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:20260614T235648
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191122T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20191122T114500
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
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SUMMARY:Building Climate Resilience into Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:The undeniable reality of climate change has forced planners of infrastructure projects to design for increased temperatures\, wind and water in the near future and farther on.  This forum presents speakers grappling with how to incorporate climate resilience into planning\, financing and maintaining infrastructure systems. \nKeynote Speaker Jesse Keenan is a social scientist and a member of the faculty at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.  Professor Keenan has written\, consulted and spoken widely on climate adaptation as it affects the built environment.  His remarks will frame the morning’s program by providing a compelling overview of the methodologies and criteria under development in the public and private sectors about how to evaluate public and private investments under the name of resiliency and adaptation. \nForum Co-Chairs\nLauren Miller\, Principal\, Climate Change Services\nCDM Smith \nAaron Weieneth\, AICP\, Manager of Climate Change and Resilience\nAECOM \nKeynote Presentation: Evaluating Investments in the Name of Resilience\nPresentation Not Available \nJesse M. Keenan\, Ph.D.\, J.D.\, LL.M.\nFaculty of Architecture\nGraduate School of Design\nHarvard University \nSpeaker Agenda:\nPreparing Boston’s Water and Sewer Systems for Future Design Storms \nJohn Sullivan\, Chief Engineer\nBoston Water and Sewer Commission \nDevelopment of Statewide Climate Resilience Standards and Capital Planning Tools \nMia Mansfield\, Director of Climate Adaptation and Resilience\nMassachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs \nRebuilding Stream Crossing Infrastructure After Tropical Storm Irene \nRob Evans\, CFM\, Manager\nVermont Department of Environmental Conservation\, Rivers Program \nRedesigning Communications Systems to Preserve Access \nGreta Byrum\, Co-Director\nDigital Equity Laboratory at The New School
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/building-climate-resilience-into-infrastructure/
LOCATION:UMass Club\, 32nd Floor\, 1 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190920T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190920T114500
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20190719T142142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143810Z
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SUMMARY:Changing Climate\, Changing Health: Strategies for Addressing Public Health in the Age of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:The public health field is rapidly shifting to incorporate the new realities of climate impacts. From extreme heat waves to the growing prevalence of diseases\, issues with water quality\, trauma from storms and allergy and asthma triggers\, there are many challenges to address. While we are all vulnerable to this changes\, low income communities and communities of color face disproportionate risks. \nKeynote Speaker Gina McCarthy\, former EPA Administrator and Director of the Harvard Center for Climate\, Health\, and the Global Environment (Harvard C-CHANGE) will explore some of the key public health issues impacted by climate change.  Following her presentation\, a panel discussion will dive into both what is happening on the ground to address heat\, asthma\, mental health and how the built environment is supporting resilient wellness. \nJoin us for this EBC/UMass Boston Climate Adaptation Forum to learn about how climate change is impacting public health. \nForum Co-Chairs\nGabriela Boscio Santos\, Sustainability Engagement Manager\nBoston University \nDeanna Moran\, Director\, Environmental Planning\nConservation Law Foundation \nAlex Papali\, Green Justice Organizer\nEnergy and Zero Waste Campaigns\nClean Water Action \nKeynote Presentation: Climate Change\, Health and the Global Environment\n \nGina McCarthy\nFormer U.S. EPA Administrator\nDirector\, Center for Climate\, Health\, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE)\nHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n  \n  \nSpeaker Agenda\nEmergency Preparedness & Resilience for Climate Health \nNancy Smith\, Program Manager for Community Engagement\nOffice of Public Health Preparedness at Boston Public Health Commission \nHealthy\, Low-Carbon Multifamily Buildings for Climate Adaptation\, Why\, How\, and When \nThomas Chase\, Project Manager\nNew Ecology\, Inc. \nKiller Heat and Its Effect on Public Health \nDr. Adrienne L. Hollis\, Lead Climate Justice Analyst\nUnion of Concerned Scientists \nTwelve Years Later: The Long-Term Mental Health Consequences of Hurricane Katrina \nDr. Jean Rhodes\, Frank L. Boyden Professor of Psychology\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston \nVideo: “Asthma Alley” \nClick to View the Video – “Asthma Alley”
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/changing-climate-changing-health-strategies-for-addressing-public-health-in-the-age-of-climate-change/
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:20190607T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190607T114500
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20190225T211035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143611Z
UID:424-1559891700-1559907900@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Disruptive Climate\, Disruptive Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Climate change is disruptive. Lives and livelihoods from the world’s oceans to its deserts are already impacted and the disruption will continue into the foreseeable future. As we struggle with how to mitigate emissions and stem the tide of change\, the business of climate change adaptation and resilience continues to grow in importance. Within this adaptation & resilience market\, technology and innovation are driving forward improvements in how we observe\, model\, analyze\, and visualize the changes in our climate\, resulting in decision-makers being able to adjust and develop more effective policies and programs. \nJoin this Climate Adaptation Forum for a discussion about how disruptive technologies are changing the way we approach adapting to our uncertain future. \nForum Co-Chairs\nMark Costa\, Water Resources Engineer\nVHB \nKelly Knee\, Technical Director – Ocean Science\nRPS Group \nKeynote Speaker\nAlice Hill\nResearch Fellow\nHoover Institution \nTechnology Demonstrations\nAdapt Ready \nShruthi Rao\, Chief Executive Officer \nJupiter Intelligence \nAlan Blumberg\, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist\, Hydroscience Risk Analysis\nLeah Cohen\, Customer Engagement Leader \nSIM-CI \nRoger ter Heide\, CPO \nDisruptive Technology / Policy Innovation\nTeresa Crean\, Coastal Research Associate\, Community Planning and Coastal Resilience\nUniversity of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center \nGrover Fugate\, Executive Director\nRI Coastal Resources Management Council \nLightning Round Demonstrations\nBiobot \nMariana Matus\, CEO & Co-Founder \nEmerald Tutu \nNicholas Lutsko\, Postdoctoral Associate\, MIT \nGreen Stream Technologies \nKaren Lindquist\, Chief Operating Officer \nISeeChange \nJulia Kumari Drapkin\, CEO and Founder \nRiskMap \nMayank Ojha\, Research Associate\, Urban Risk Lab\, MIT \nUpstream Tech \nMarshall Moutenot\, Managing Director \nWAVE of Change \nValentini Sumini\, Postdoctoral Associate\, MIT MediaLab
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/disruptive-climate-disruptive-technologies/
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:20190301T134500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190301T163000
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20190131T202002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143544Z
UID:394-1551447900-1551457800@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Managed Retreat Workshop: Legal and Policy Tools for States and Local Communities
DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) and the Climate Adaptation Forum\, this workshop will offer participants the opportunity to engage in a facilitated discussion on managed retreat (i.e. relocating development from vulnerable coastal areas) and the legal and policy considerations impacting land-use decisions and human and natural resources movements in response to sea-level rise. \nParticipants will share their own work and learn from other experts across disciplines confronting questions about managed retreat as one strategy for adapting to rising seas and increased flooding. In addition\, participants will have an opportunity to inform ongoing work by the GCC to create an online Managed Retreat Toolkit which is being designed to support state and local government decisions about how to adapt to rising sea levels (forthcoming in Fall 2019).
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/managed-retreat-workshop-legal-and-policy-tools-for-states-and-local-communities/
LOCATION:UMass Club\, 32nd Floor\, 1 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108
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ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20190301T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20190301T114500
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20181205T210045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143536Z
UID:367-1551424500-1551440700@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:The ‘R’ Word: Retreat\, Relocation and Climate Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Climate adaptation efforts are often focused on armoring the built environment against climate risks. But given dire climate projections and the costs associated with retrofits and rebuilding\, retreat and relocation should be part of the conversation as well. Join the Climate Adaptation Forum for a discussion about retreat\, relocation\, and climate resilience. Speakers will touch on the financial\, legal and human hurdles to retreat. We will hear stories from around the country of communities and individuals that have successfully moved or are currently grappling with the need to relocate due to climate change and sea level rise. \nForum Co-Chairs\nNasser Brahim\, Technical Leader\nKleinfelder \nJason Hellendrung\, ASLA\, PLA\, Vice President\, Planning and Design\nTetra Tech \nDeanna Moran\, Director of Environmental Planning\nConservation Law Foundation \nSpeakers\nChallenges and Lessons Learned from U.S. Retreat \nA. R. Siders\, J.D.\, Ph.D.\, Environmental Fellow\nHarvard University Center for the Environment \nThe Holy Grail: Meaningful Retreat from the Oceanfront \nRobert S. Young\, Ph.D.\, Director\, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines\nWestern Carolina University \nBrief Viewing of “Can’t Stop the Water” \nCan’t Stop the Water tells the story of Isle de Jean Charles\, Louisiana and the Native American community fighting to save its culture as its land washes away. \nLegal and Policy Tools for Facilitating Managed Retreat \nKatie Spidalieri\, J.D.\, Institute Associate\nGeorgetown Climate Center \nClimigration from the Ground Up: Helping Communities Determine their Own Future \nCarri Hulet\, Senior Mediator\nConsensus Building Institute\nClimigration Network
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/the-r-word-retreat-relocation-and-climate-resilience/
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:20181130T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20181130T114500
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20180927T154828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143520Z
UID:290-1543562100-1543578300@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Utility Resilience: Lessons from Puerto Rico and Local Preparation
DESCRIPTION:Adapting utilities to be resilient to climate impacts\, from extreme storm events to heatwaves\, poses significant challenges and opportunities for providers and communities. Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017 and resulted in the longest blackout in U.S. History. The Forum welcomes Malu Blázquez Arsuaga\, the Executive Director of the Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission\, and speakers from Resilient Power Puerto Rico to discuss lessons learned from Hurricane Maria and rebuilding resilient utility infrastructure. \nWe will then turn our focus to local climate impacts and hear what steps are being taken for regional utility resilience. Local utility providers and communities will discuss on-going projects and challenges for climate adaptation in New England. \nForum Co-Chairs\nJulie Eaton\, Lead Resiliency Engineer\nWeston & Sampson \nAlex Papali\, Green Justice Organizer\nClean Water Action \nKeynote Speakers\nResilientSEE-PR: A multidisciplinary lens for rebuilding communities in Puerto Rico \nYanel de Angel\, Associate Principal\nPerkins+Will \nOn the Path to Creating a Stronger & More Resilient Puerto Rico After Hurricane María \nMalu Blázquez Arsuaga\, Executive Director\nResilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission \nTransforming an Energy Grid One Scale at a Time \nJonathan J. Marvel\, FAIA\, President\nResilient Power Puerto Rico \nOpen Discussion Moderator \nAlex Papali\, Forum Co-Chair\nGreen Justice Organizer\, Clean Water Action \nRapid Fire Panel Presentations\nPanel Introduction & Overview of Utility Vulnerability in New England \nJulie Eaton\, Forum Co-Chair\nLead Resiliency Engineer\, Weston & Sampson \nUtility Summer Preparation \nSam Woolard\, Director – Distributing Engineering\nEversource Energy \nUtility Climate Adaptation \nG. Paul Anundson\, P.E.\, Principal Engineer\nElectric Standards\, National Grid \nEnergy Democracy and Environmental Justice \nMaría Belén Power\, Associate Executive Director\nGreenRoots \nPublic Health Response to Extreme Heat Events \nStacey Kokaram\, Director\, Office of Public Health Preparedness\nBoston Public Health Commission \nOpen Discussion Moderator \nDavid W. Cash\, Ph.D.\, Dean\, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/utility-resilience-lessons-from-puerto-rico-and-local-preparation/
LOCATION:UMass Club\, 32nd Floor\, 1 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180928T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180928T114500
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20180717T000702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143453Z
UID:187-1538118900-1538135100@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Law and Governance Meet Climate Adaptation
DESCRIPTION:Adapting legal and governance systems to address dramatic changes in climate trends pose significant challenges. The focus of this Climate Adaptation Forum is on the development of new rules\, regulations\, institutions\, and forms of governance needed to respond to our changing climate. \nThis Forum will: \n\nProvide examples of developing the political will to enact change;\nDiscuss impediments from existing regulatory programs designed to protect the existing conditions;\nPresent the findings of the Governance and Climate Adaptation Report prepared by UMass Boston Sustainable Solutions Lab on governance;\nAnd report on Resilient Rhody\, the 2018 the Statewide Climate Resilience Action Strategy developed for the State of Rhode Island.\n\nAs with past Forums\, there will be sufficient of time for audience engagement during the moderated discussion with the speakers. \nForum Chair\nRalph Child\, Member\, Mintz\, Levin\, Cohn\, Ferris\, Glovsky and Popeo\, P.C. \n \nKeynote Speaker\nAchieving Legislative Change \nRepresentative Kristin Diane Jacobs\nFlorida House of Representatives \nSpeaker Agenda\nGovernance and Climate Adaptation: Updating Policies and Governing Institutions in the Face of Climate Change \nDavid W. Cash\, Ph.D.\, Dean\nJohn W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston \nResilient Rhody: Rhode Island’s First Comprehensive Climate Preparedness Strategy \nJanet Coit\, Director\nDepartment of Environmental Management\nState of Rhode Island \nResilient Cambridge – Legal and Governance Challenges \nIram Farooq\, AICP\, LEED-AP\, Assistant City Manager for Community Development\nCity of Cambridge\, MA \nAdapting Regulations for the Rising Tide \nBarbara Kessner Landau\, Counsel\nNoble\, Wickersham & Heart LLP \nModerated Panel Discussion with Audience Q & A \nModerator: Ralph Child\, Forum Organizer; Member\, Mintz\, Levin\, Cohn\, Ferris\, Glovsky and Popeo\, P.C. \nPanel Members: \n\nRepresentative Kristin Jacobs\, Florida House of Representatives\nJanet Coit\, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management\nIram Farooq\, City of Cambridge\nStephanie Kruel\, VHB
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/law-and-governance-meets-climate-adaptation/
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:20180608T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180608T113000
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20180526T011814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143408Z
UID:130-1528442100-1528457400@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Design World Views on Adaptation and Resiliency
DESCRIPTION:Design leaders and urban design exemplars from around the world offer a wealth of inspiration and instruction for climate adaptation and carbon neutrality. This fourth installment in the series of quarterly Climate Adaptation Forums\, organized jointly by the Environmental Business Council and the Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL) at UMass Boston\, will focus on design on an international\, regional\, and local scale. \nHerbert Dreiseitl\, the leader of Ramboll’s Living Cities Lab\, will follow with a global review of inspiring design solutions for living with water – including examples from Germany\, Denmark\, Singapore\, and the United States. He will highlight how technical innovation and aesthetic strategies are integrated to achieve exemplary climate adaptations at urban scales.To begin this Forum Jurgen Bruns-Berentelg\, President and CEO of HafenCity\, will discuss what is arguably the most innovative flood-protection development in Europe. This climate adaptation development has resulted in the transformation of Hamburg\, Germany’s old port into a vibrant new commercial\, residential\, and civic district. Through bold public investment in raised streets and infrastructure together with competitive selection used the development was able to attract massive private investment and leading architecture. \nAfter a networking break\, a rapid-fire panel discussion will energize the audience. The focus will be on planning and design challenges and successes for climate adaptation projects from around New England. \nForum Co-Chairs:\nJason Hellendrung\, Vice President\, Planning & Design\nTetra Tech \nEllen Watts\, Principal\, Co-Founder\nArchiterra Inc. \nSpeaker Agenda\nFrom Good City Form to Urban Transformation – Co-development of Urbanity\, Sustainability and Resilience. Inspirations from HafenCity Hamburg\, Germany \nJürgen Bruns-Berentelg\, CEO\nHafenCity Hamburg GmbH \nCities Thriving with Water: Artful\, Technically Innovative\, Integrated – Design Strategies That Work \nHerbert Dreiseitl\, Director\, Liveable Cities Lab\nRamboll \nPanel Presentation\nSummary: Sustainable Solutions Lab Boston Harbor Barrier Study \nRebecca Herst\, Director\, Sustainable Solutions Lab\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston \nRapid Fire – Projects and Programs Taking Action \nModerator: David W. Cash\, Dean\, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies\, Sustainable Solutions Lab\, University of Massachusetts Boston \nThe Case for Passive Survivability\nAlex Wilson\, President\, Resilient Design Institute; Founder\, Building Green\, Inc. \nSuffolk Downs Redevelopment\nThomas N. O’Brien\, Founding Partner\, Managing Director\nThe HYM Investment Group\, LLC \nCRB: From Planning to Action\nMia Mansfield\, Climate Ready Boston Program Manager\, City of Boston \nCoastal Adaptation: Working at Unconventional Scales\nAlex Felson\, Associate Professor\, Yale School of Architecture\nDirector and Principal Investigator\, Yale F&ES + YSOA
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/design-world-views-on-adaptation-and-resiliency/
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:20180413T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180413T113000
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20180531T181613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143343Z
UID:142-1523603700-1523619000@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Innovative Financing for Climate Adaptation
DESCRIPTION:The third installment in the series of quarterly Climate Adaptation Forums\, organized jointly by the Environmental Business Council and the Sustainable Solutions Lab (SSL) at UMass Boston\, will focus on the challenge of financing climate change adaptation projects. \nFinancing is one of the major challenges facing climate change adaptation initiatives. This Forum attempts to address the challenges and provide innovative solutions that current and future projects can use to continue the push for adaptation to climate change. In addition\, at this event\, the Sustainable Solutions Lab will be releasing a new report entitled Financing Climate Resilience: Mobilizing Resources and Incentives to Protect Boston from Climate Risks. This report is sponsored by the Boston Green Ribbon Commission\, funded by the Barr Foundation and builds on the Climate Ready Boston project. \nJoin us for an opportunity to learn about options for financing climate adaptation in Boston and other cutting edge financing models. Speakers from local\, regional and global financial advisory\, investment\, and insurance firms will address specific examples of innovative financing solutions for climate change adaptation projects. Included will be a presentation of the key findings of the new Sustainable Solutions Lab report. \nThe presentations will be followed by a moderated panel discussion with ample time for audience participation. \nAGENDA\nWelcome: Daniel K. Moon\, President & Executive Director\, Environmental Business Council of New England\, Inc. \nProgram Introduction & Overview: Rebecca Herst\, Director\, Sustainable Solutions Lab\, University of Massachusetts Boston \nOverview of Financing Climate Adaptation\nLisa Dickson\, Steering Committee Member\, Climate Adaptation Forum; Associate Principal\, Resilience Leader\, Arup \nFinancing Climate Resilience: Mobilizing Resources and Incentives to Protect Boston from Climate Risks\nJohn Cleveland\, Executive Director\, Boston Green Ribbon Commission \nDavid Levy\, Professor and Academic Co-Director\nSustainable Solutions Lab\, University of Massachusetts Boston \nInnovative Climate Adaptation Financing\nResiliency Bonds and Working with Municipalities\nSamantha Medlock\, Senior Vice President and North America Lead\nCapital Science & Policy Practice\nWillis Towers Watson \nGreen Banks – A Case Study\nStacy Swann\, Senior Director\nClimate Finance Advisors\, LLC \nMBTA: Moving Forward with Sustainability\nJohn Markowitz\, Director of Treasury Services\nMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) \nPanel Discussion\nThe presentations were followed by a moderated panel discussion.
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/innovative-financing-for-climate-adaptation/
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:20180112T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20180112T113000
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20180515T181804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143323Z
UID:144-1515741300-1515756600@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Risk Management Choices: Adaptation Strategies by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Insurance Industry
DESCRIPTION:The Second Climate Adaptation Forum\, organized jointly by the Environmental Business Council and the Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston\, will focus on climate change adaptation strategies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a discussion of the insurance industry’s approach to climate change risk management. \nModels of future climate change are the drivers for international and local efforts to adapt to sea level rise and extreme weather\, including excessively high temperatures\, heavy downpours\, and in some regions\, severe floods and droughts. The first part of this Forum will address the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ climate change adaptation strategy\, including speakers from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs\, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency\, and the University of Massachusetts system. \nIn addition\, this Forum will include a presentation from FM Global\, one of the leading insurance companies that is addressing climate change issues. Brion Callori\, Senior Vice President at FM Global\, will discuss how the company makes the necessary risk management decisions to advise and implement resiliency and adaptation measures in the public and private sectors. \nThe presentations will be followed by a moderated panel discussion. There will be adequate time for audience participation. \nAGENDA\nWelcome: David W. Cash\, Dean\, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies\, University of Massachusetts Boston \nWelcome: Marty Meehan\, President\, University of Massachusetts \nProgram Introduction & Overview: Daniel K. Moon\, President & Executive Director\, Environmental Business Council of New England\, Inc. \nClimate Change Adaptation Strategy for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts\nReport from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs \nMatthew Beaton\, Secretary\nExecutive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs\nCommonwealth of Massachusetts \nKatie Theoharides\, Assistant Secretary of Climate Change\nExecutive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs\nCommonwealth of Massachusetts \nResilience in Massachusetts Emergency Management \nThad J. Leugemors\, PMP\, Mitigation and Recovery Section Chief\nMassachusetts Emergency Management Agency \nMoving from Science to Action: UMass’ role in MA Climate Adaptation Efforts \nRichard Palmer\, Ph.D.\, University Director\nNortheast Climate Science Center\nUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst \nModeling the Vulnerability of Transportation Infrastructure to Coastal Flooding Along the Massachusetts Coastline: The good\, the bad\, and the wicked difficult \nEllen Douglas\, P.E.\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Hydrology\nSchool for the Environment\nUniversity of Massachusetts Boston \nNatural Hazards Resiliency – An Insurer’s Perspective\nBrion Callori\, Senior Vice President\nEngineering and Research\nFM Global \nPanel Discussion – Moderator:\nRalph A. Child\, Member\nMintz\, Levin\, Cohn\, Ferris\, Glovsky & Popeo\, P.C.
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/risk-management-choices-adaptation-strategies-by-the-commonwealth-of-massachusetts-and-the-insurance-industry/
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:20171117T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20171117T113000
DTSTAMP:20260614T235648
CREATED:20180717T000334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T143240Z
UID:183-1510902900-1510918200@climateadaptationforum.org
SUMMARY:Climate Adaptation Action by Three Cutting Edge Programs
DESCRIPTION:Testimonials\n“Wonderful speakers. Extremely impressed. Great information shared.” \n“Wonderful format & information outstanding.” \n“Outstanding presenters\, great slides\, valuable to hear what is going on in other cities.” \n“Great Event. Loved the diversity of sectors!” \n“Excellent content! Excellent speakers too! So valuable to get examples and perspective from outside Boston and New England.” \n“This was excellent – really knowledgeable\, inspiring speakers and panelists.” \nThe Forum\nThe Honorable Sally Jewell in discussion with Forum Moderator David Cash \nGiven that there is a growing understanding of the local impacts of climate change\, as well as the impacts of climate change on extreme weather events like  the current hurricane season in the United States and Caribbean\, the need for innovative and strategic resiliency and adaptation planning and investments is greater than ever. \nFor this Inaugural Climate Adaptation Forum\, the Honorable Sally Jewell\, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior\, will participate in a conversation focused on adaptation and resilience. The Forum then continues with three speakers presenting their active adaptation programs and actions\, ranging in region from Florida to New York City to Coastal Virginia. \nThese three speakers have specifically been selected to provide an opportunity for Boston-based climate practitioners to learn from experts in locations that have already been forced to face climate disruptions. \nFinally\, there will be a panel discussion moderated by Austin Blackmon\, the City of Boston’s Chief of Energy\, Environment\, and Open Space. \nAGENDA\nWelcome: Daniel K. Moon\, President & Executive Director\, EBCNE \nProgram Introduction and Overview: David W. Cash\, Dean\, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies\, University of Massachusetts – Boston \nAdaptation through Collaboration – A Moderated Discussion\nA Discussion with The Honorable Sally Jewell\nFormer U.S. Secretary of the Interior \nModerated by David Cash\, and with audience Q&A \nCutting Edge Regional and City Adaptation Programs\nSoutheast Florida’s Fight Against Rising Seas\nJennifer Jurado\, Ph.D.\, Director and Chief Resilience Officer\, Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department \, Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division for Broward County\, Florida \nA Stronger\, More Resilient New York\nSusanne DesRoches\, Deputy Director\, Infrastructure Policy\, Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency\, New York City \nSubsidence and Sea Level Rise Affecting Newport News and Tidewater Virginia\nColonel (Retired) Paul B. Olsen\, P.E.\, National Director\, SeaWall Coalition; Former Commander\, Norfolk District\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Director\, Programs and Partnerships\, Old Dominion University Office of Research \nTed Henifin\, P.E.\, General Manager\, Hampton Roads Sanitation District \nPanel Discussion: Cutting-Edge Regional and City Adaptation Programs\nModerator: \nAustin Blackmon\nChief\, Environment\, Energy and Open Space\, City of Boston \nPanelists: \nJennifer Jurado\, Ph.D.\nEnvironmental Planning and Community Resilience Division\nBroward County\, Florida \nSusanne DesRoches\nMayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency\nNew York City \nPaul Olsen\, P.E.\nOld Dominion University \nTed Henifin\, P.E.\nHampton Roads Sanitation District \n 
URL:https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-action-by-three-cutting-edge-programs/
LOCATION:UMass Club\, 32nd Floor\, 1 Beacon St\, Boston\, MA\, 02108
ORGANIZER;CN="Climate Adaptation Forum":MAILTO:ebc@ebcne.org
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