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2018 Local Solutions: Eastern Climate Preparedness Conference

Thank you to all of the presenters, sponsors, speakers, exhibitors, and attendees who were able to join us in Manchester.  We look forward to seeing you again in 2020.

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You can click on the session title to see a description of the session and the presenters. Click on the links listed under Download Presentation directly below the title to download .pdf copies of the presentations. Note: not all presentations were made available for download.

Day 1 – April 30, 2018

9:00 am Mobilizing Action: Effective Communication and Stakeholder Engagement Strategies (part 1)

Presenters:
Kristin Baja
Christa Daniels
Dave Herring
Cara Pike
Abigail Abrash Walton

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The GZA GeoTool Solutions Workshop

Presenters:
Daniel C. Stapleton
Daniel J. Boudreau, Jr.

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Nuts and Bolts of Conducting a Vulnerability Assessment

Presenters:
John Bolduc
Jason Rhoades
Michael Simpson

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Legal Solutions Workshop – Overcoming Legal Barriers to Adaptation

Presenters:
Dena Adler
Jessica Grannis
Christina Moore
Thomas Ruppert
Julia Wyman

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1:30 pm Mobilizing Action: Effective Communication and Stakeholder Engagement Strategies (part 2)

Presenters:
Kristin Baja
Christa Daniels
Dave Herring
Cara Pike
Abigail Abrash Walton

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Green Bonds 101 Workshop

Presenters:
Phillip Ludvigsen, PhD
Aneil Tripathy

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Growing into Principled Adaptation Professionals and Transforming our Field of Practice

Presenters:
Beth Gibbons
Rachel Jacobson
Kevin Doyle
Melissa Ocana
Anna Marandi
Josh Foster

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Practical Guidance for Building Climate Resilience

Presenters:
David Herring
Edward Gardiner
Ellen Mecray
Alex Abbott
Jeremy Hoffman

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4:30 pm Movie Screening: High Tide in Dorchester

Movie Panel:
Moderator: Brian Ambrette
Kate Charbonneau
Julie LaBranche
Brian Soper

 

Day 2 – May 1, 2018

8:30 am Keynote: Dr. Susanne Moser, Director and Principal Researcher of Susanne Moser Research & Consulting, in Santa Cruz, CA and Social Science Research Fellow at Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment

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Hope in Darkening Times: Pathways and Outcomes Worth Creating Together

Track 1
Built Environment
Track 2
Planning and Process
Track 3
Communication, Leadership, and Engagement
Track 4
Public Health and Green Space
10:00 am

Resilient Buildings: Combining Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Presenters:
Alex Wilson
Nicholas B. Rajkovich

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Incorporating Climate Adaptation & Resilience in Day-to-Day Planning

Presenters:
Kristin Baja
Kevin Geiger

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Civic Engagement in the New Political Environment

Presenters:
Christa Daniels
Justin Rolfe Redding

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Stay Cool on a Hot Planet: Dealing with Extreme Heat

Presenters:
Matthew Cahillane
Kathleen Bush

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Noon LUNCH: ASAP, Regional Adaptation Leadership Award

Keynote: Nina-Marie Lister
Founder & Director of Ecological Design Lab, Graduate Program Director and Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University in Toronto

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Designing for Resilience: “Blue and Green” Landscape Infrastructure

1:45 pm When the Ocean Comes In: Adaptation to Sea-Level Rise

Presenters:
Jennifer Jurado
Bruce Carlisle

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Communities, Climate Justice, & Equitable Adaptation: Collaborating for Resilience

Presenters:
Sarika Tandon
Aurash Khawarzad

 

Creating and Tapping Existing Networks

Presenters:
Kristin Baja
Deb Markowitz

 

Taking the Drama out of Trauma: Climate Change and Mental Health

Presenters:
Clifford Mitchell
George S. Everly, Jr.

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Day 3 – May 2, 2018

9:00 am Opening Plenary

Moderator: Bob Perciasepe
, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

Business Continuity

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Track 1
Built Environment
Track 2
Planning and Process
Track 3
Communication, Leadership, and Engagement
Track 4
Public Health and Green Space
10:00 am Living With Water: Resilient Flood Management

Moderator:
Robert Roseen

Speakers/Panelists:
Paul Kirshen, PhD
Thomas P. Ballestero, PhD, P.E.
David Burdick, PHD
Robert Roseen, PHD., D.WRE, PE

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Collaborating on Climate: How local governments and non-profits can partner with and benefit from universities

Presenters:
Duncan Watson, MS
James Gruber, PE, PhD
Jason Rhoades, PhD

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Innovative Engagement Strategies (Mini-Lightning Session)

Presenter:
Cara Pike

Ticks, Mosquitos, Flies, Oh My!

Presenters:
Nicholas Ogden
Steve Jones
Charles Lubelczyk

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Noon Lunch Plenary: Show Me the Money: Funding and Financing Panel

Moderator: Jessica Grannis
Brandy Espinola
John Cleveland
Aneil Tripathy
Lee R. Epstein

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2:00 pm Community Energy: Planning & Financing Resilient Energy Systems

Presenters:
Clay Mitchell, Esq PhD
Todd Olinsky-Paul

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How Do We Measure Success?

Presenter:
Rachel Gregg

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Encouraging Residents to be Spokespeople for Adaptation

Presenters:
Beth Gibbons
Mia Mansfield

A Breath of Fresh Air: Managing Air Quality

Presenters:
Paul Shoemaker
Sherry Godlewski

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Antioch University New England and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are hosting the 2018 Local Solutions: Eastern Climate Preparedness Conference on April 30, May 1 and May 2nd 2018 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in Manchester, NH.

 

 

32 American Institute of Certified Planners CMs available

 

 

 

12 Assoc. of Certified Floodplain Managers CECS for Certified Floodplain Managers available

 

 

 

 

 

1.55 American Public Works Association CEU hours available


Thanks to the engagement of more than 500 participants from Washington, D.C. to Maine, the first Local Solutions conference in May 2014 in Manchester NH was a great success. Our second conference in April 2016 in Baltimore MD continued to draw participants across the eastern U.S. to successfully deliver interactive capacity building sessions on all aspects of preparing for severe weather and climate change impacts in the United States. See our Conferences page for more information on the past two conferences.

For this third conference, we will cover a range of climate preparedness and resiliency issues such as: sea level rise, urban heat, and both coastal and inland flooding issues. The conference is geared for small government planners and decision-makers striving to create healthy resilient communities that are better able to handle severe weather and climate impacts. The current methodologies, protocols and policies inherent in planning and budgeting at the community level are not always adequate for the recent onslaught of climate impacts. This conference guides local government planners on how to make climate resilience an aspect of their daily operations. The conference will be organized with the help of a diverse and dedicated Steering Committee, which will include members from state and federal agencies, non-profits and academic institutions from around the eastern United States.

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