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 Pavilion.
**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:
Linda Samuels, Washington University in St. Louis
Nkosi Muse, Harvard University
Anthony Townsend, Cornell Tech
Meenakshi Chabba, Everglades Foundation
Kendra White, City of Cambridge
David Erdman, Pratt Institute
Katherine Cann, SUNY Geneseo
Thad Pawlowski, Columbia University
Lily Wong, University of Miami
Emily Becker, University of Miami
Al Key, DeepRoot
Kritika Kharbanda, Henning Larsen
Kilan Ashad-Bishop, University of Miami
Rifal Imam, Rainproof NYC
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 Cerullo, The New York 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
Gonzalo Cruz, AECOM
Al Key, DeepRoot
Battery Coastal Resilience
Amy Seek, Stantec