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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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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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