Resilience Without Borders
Community-Led Coastal Regeneration Through Nature, Innovation, and Local Action
A Panel Discussion in Partnership with Aga Khan Foundation USA, Waterfront Alliance, and Open House New York
Coastal communities face rising seas, extreme weather, and displacement, proving that resilience requires more than just infrastructure. True adaptation demands investment in nature, local leadership, economic opportunity and community capacity.
This panel explores how communities advance coastal resilience through ecosystem restoration, innovative design, and local strategies. Featuring insights from New York's Jamaica Bay to the Indian Ocean, speakers will discuss how these initiatives protect shorelines, strengthen local economies. and create workforce opportunities.
Sunday, September 20, 2026, 3-5pm
Registration starts at 2:40pm
The Aga Khan Foundation collaborates with communities to strengthen their resilience to climate change, so they not only survive but thrive. AKF's approach is founded on developing local understanding and ownership in combination with scientific knowledge and co-creating interventions for mitigation and adaptation, such as renewable energy, biodiversity promotion, sustainable water management, forest and mangrove regeneration and soil sequestration.
For nearly 20 years, Waterfront Alliance has championed a more resilient New York–New Jersey harbor region by advancing coastal resilience, expanding equitable waterfront access, strengthening a connected and economically vibrant working waterfront, and preparing the next generation through climate and waterfront education.
Open House New York promotes broad, unparalleled access to the city – to the places, people, projects, systems, and ideas that define New York and its future. Through year-round programming, including the annual Open House New York Weekend festival, OHNY is a citywide platform for education, exploration and engagement about the connections between quality of place and quality of life for all New Yorkers.