Absorb, Adapt, Thrive: Nature-Based Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience
Join the University of Miami's Climate Resilience Institute (CRI) and Battery Park City Authority for a series of public events during Climate Week NYC at Wagner Park Pavillion.
**Space is extremely limited. Please register only if you are certain you will be able to attend. Please only register for the session you will be attending. If you are attending every session, please select the All Day ticket.**
9:00-10:00 - Welcome Breakfast
Registration + Breakfast
Sarah Cameron Sunde exhibit activity
10:00-11:30 - Session 1: From Research to Resilience
An interactive conversation among academic researchers and adaptation/design professionals to discuss adaptation strategies that are working, and how we move from knowledge to implementation.
Microtalk Participants:
Meenakshi Chabba, Everglades Foundation
Thad Pawlowski, Columbia University
Lily Wong, University of Miami
More TBA
11:30-1:00 - Session 2: Built for Resilience: Hybrid Approaches for Nature-Based Infrastructure Development
How can public landscape function as climate infrastructure? This session will explore how nature-based infrastructure supports community resilience in three geographies at three different scales:
New York City
Houston
Miami
Bring your suggestions to the conversation!
1:00-2:00 - Lunch
2:00-3:30 - Session 3: From Pilot Projects to Resilient Regions: Scaling Nature-Based Solutions
What will it take to mainstream nature-based solutions at scale in our cities and communities? This session moves the conversation from “interesting projects” to “system-wide design and adoption.”
Moderated Panel Discussion
Joe Marrone, Arcadis
Shari Hyman, Turner Construction
Nate Grove, NYC DPR
Victoria Cerrulo, NYC Climate Exchange
Breakout Sessions
Post-disaster recovery
Finance
Planning and design
Governance
4:00-5:00 - Resilience Happy Hour hosted by University of Miami's Center for Urban and Community Design
Site Tours:
South Battery Park City Resiliency
Amy Seek, Stantec
Battery Park City Resilience
Gonzalo Cruz, AECOM