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Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
A live webcast will be streamed at
3 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast.
Recovery & Resilience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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June 2
Federal Support and Local Action
June 3
Resilient Housing and Communities
June 4
Sustainable, Democratic Energy and Public Health
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The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a series of one-hour online briefings about resilience initiatives in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and their ongoing recovery from back-to-back natural disasters over the last several years. Every U.S. coast is facing climate adaptation challenges due to rising sea levels and other coastal hazards, but island economies are especially vulnerable. The Fourth National Climate Assessment points to the small size and relative isolation of the U.S. Caribbean islands (including Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John, and Water Island), which means their “social, economic, and ecological systems are likely to be more sensitive to changes in temperature and precipitation than similar systems in the mainland United States.”
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
A live webcast will be streamed at
3 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast.
Recovery & Resilience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Find out more about the briefings in this series below:
June 2
Federal Support and Local Action
June 3
Resilient Housing and Communities
June 4
Sustainable, Democratic Energy and Public Health
Please RSVP to receive updates. Please note that by RSVPing, you will receive a reminder for all 3 briefings in this series.
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a series of one-hour online briefings about resilience initiatives in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and their ongoing recovery from back-to-back natural disasters over the last several years. Every U.S. coast is facing climate adaptation challenges due to rising sea levels and other coastal hazards, but island economies are especially vulnerable. The Fourth National Climate Assessment points to the small size and relative isolation of the U.S. Caribbean islands (including Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John, and Water Island), which means their “social, economic, and ecological systems are likely to be more sensitive to changes in temperature and precipitation than similar systems in the mainland United States.”
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
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A live webcast will be streamed at 2 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on scientific developments and policy initiatives that are helping protect Alaskan ecosystems and communities from erosion, sea level rise, and other coastal hazards. Alaska coastal communities are experiencing extreme challenges as shore-fast ice—a coastal buffer to storm water—disappears and houses built on thawing permafrost buckle and become uninhabitable. Stakeholder engagement combined with up-to-date scientific analyses on environmental risk are necessary to create adaptation plans that make economic sense while assisting vulnerable communities.
The panelists will describe the collaborative process between federal, state, local, and tribal stakeholders in collecting, sharing, and acting on scientific data to inform policy decisions around adaptation and help communities define and achieve their resilience goals. These projects can serve as a model for other regions experiencing similar issues in high-latitude or coastal areas.
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Climate Adaptation Data Week
This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below:
April 13
Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives
April 14
Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify?
April 15
Cultural Heritage and Climate Change
April 16
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making
A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast
Mary Austerman, Great Lakes Coastal Community Development Specialist at New York Sea Grant, will discuss a collaborative effort with the National Weather Service to integrate weather and social science data to inform vulnerability assessments for coastal cities and towns along Lake Ontario. Austerman will then describe how this work fed into a participatory planning process for communities vulnerable to repeated flooding events.
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Climate Adaptation Data Week
This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below:
April 13
Localizing Sea Level Rise Projections for Decision-Makers
April 14
Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify?
April 15
Cultural Heritage and Climate Change
April 17
Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives
A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast
The University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group (CIG) has proven to be a leader in climate adaptation science and application through three focus areas: conducting research, creating tools, and connecting those resources to at-risk communities. Dr. Amy Snover, Director of the Climate Impacts Group and the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Washington, will discuss CIG’s cutting-edge programs and methodology for facilitating climate resilience in the American northwest.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Climate Adaptation Data Week
This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below:
April 13
Localizing Sea Level Rise Projections for Decision-Makers
April 14
Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify?
April 16
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making
April 17
Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives
A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast.
Dr. Marcy Rockman, ICOMOS-IPCC Scientific Coordinator for the Climate Change and Heritage Working Group and Climate Researcher with Co-Equal, will speak about the intersection of cultural heritage and climate change. Based on her new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences article on historical and cultural heritage, she will share recommendations on how agencies could better incorporate historical and cultural considerations into the U.S. response to climate change, with attention to the need to better compile and use relevant data.
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Climate Adaptation Data Week
This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below:
April 13
Localizing Sea Level Rise Projections for Decision-Makers
April 15
Cultural Heritage and Climate Change
April 16
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making
April 17
Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives
The National Park Service owns thousands of buildings and other infrastructure at risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise. Dr. Rob Young, Director of Western Carolina University’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, led a project to map and evaluate the vulnerability of each coastal NPS asset—from the Statue of Liberty to remote roads in Alaska—in order to help park managers decide what should be protected, what should be abandoned, and what should be moved further inland.
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Climate Adaptation Data Week
This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below:
April 14
Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify?
April 15
Cultural Heritage and Climate Change
April 16
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making
April 17
Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives
Global climate data is not always accessible to local decision-makers, especially when projections are at a country or hemispheric scale. The Washington Coastal Resilience Project addresses this problem by generating down-scaled probabilistic sea level rise predictions. Nicole Faghin, Coastal Management Specialist, and Dr. Ian Miller, Coastal Hazard Specialist, both at Washington Sea Grant, will share how they generated these predictions and work to disseminate the data to cities, towns, and NGOs working along the coast.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
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A live webcast will be streamed at 3:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on innovative efforts to finance and implement climate change mitigation and resilience projects. Featuring a panel from Hawaii, the briefing will explore steps the state is taking to reach carbon neutrality and run on 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. Hawaii’s top climate change official will discuss state-wide efforts to lead on climate, and the Executive Director of one of the most robust green banks in the country will speak about its unique features and how it supports companies, communities, and individuals as they work towards Hawaii’s climate goals in an equitable way.
Financing climate resilience projects is essential, but it is a tough nut to crack because the return on investment is not always clear. During this briefing, panelists will discuss efforts in Hawaii and across the country to finance and carry out projects to address sea level rise and increase coastal resilience. From organizations partnering with federal agencies to increase nature-based solutions along the coast to incentives designed around insurance pricing, these innovative climate and financing solutions will be key to addressing climate impacts around the country.
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
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A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on initiatives that are helping protect Southeast ecosystems and communities from erosion, storms, and other coastal hazards. The briefing will showcase nature-based solutions that can protect human lives and property from extreme weather and flooding while creating habitat for wildlife and supporting various coastal industries. These techniques can also be paired with traditional “gray” infrastructure to meet a greater variety of planning needs.
The panelists will describe the collaborative process between federal, state, and local stakeholders in collecting, sharing, and acting on scientific data to inform policy decisions around adaptation, thereby helping communities define and achieve their resilience goals. These projects can serve as a model for other regions experiencing similar issues.