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June 5, 2020: Building Resilience: Linking Covid-19 and Climate Change
View the Final Agenda Keynote Dialogue: Covid-19, Climate Change, and the Challenges of a Slow Roll Crisis Juliette Kayyem Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Director,…
Building Resilience: Linking Covid-19 and Climate Change
Collaborating Partner John Snow, Inc. The 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…
February 28, 2020: Underwater Underwriting: Flood Insurance in the Age of Climate Change
View the Final Agenda National Flood Insurance Program: Lynchpin or Liability to Climate Resilience? Click to View the Presentation – Moore – February 28, 2020 Robert Moore, Director, Water &…
Underwater Underwriting: Flood Insurance in the Age of Climate Change
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…
November 22, 2019: Building Climate Resilience into Infrastructure
View the Final Agenda Keynote Presentation: Evaluating Investments in the Name of Resilience Presentation Not Available Jesse M. Keenan, Ph.D., J.D., LL.M. Faculty of Architecture Graduate School of Design Harvard…
Building Climate Resilience into Infrastructure
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…
September 20, 2019: Changing Climate, Changing Health
View the Final Agenda Keynote Presentation: Climate Change, Health and the Global Environment Gina McCarthy Former U.S. EPA Administrator Director, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) Harvard…
Changing Climate, Changing Health: Strategies for Addressing Public Health in the Age of Climate Change
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…
June 7, 2019: Disruptive Climate, Disruptive Technologies
View the Final Agenda Keynote Presentation Keynote Speaker Click to View the Presentation – Hill – June 7 2019 Alice Hill Research Fellow Hoover Institution Technology Demonstrations Adapt Ready Click…
March 1, 2019: The ‘R’ Word: Retreat, Relocation and Climate Resilience
View the Final Agenda Challenges and Lessons Learned from U.S. Retreat Click to View the Presentation – Siders – March 1 2019 A. R. Siders, J.D., Ph.D., Environmental Fellow Harvard…