Island(ing) Adaptations: Leveraging data to inform resilience
Co-hosted by Pratt Institute School of Architecture & The New York Climate Exchange
Islands don’t just adapt to rising seas - ideally they innovate with them. From Manhattan’s waterfront neighborhoods reimagining their relationship with the New York Harbor, to Singapore's historic integrated water management practices and future off-shore artificial barrier islands to Helsinki’s bold experiments with living shorelines in the Baltic, island cities are writing the playbook for climate resilience.
Island(ing) Adaptations brings together visionaries from government, design, finance, academia and policy who are gathering critical environmental data and turning water into opportunities across three key archipelagos. They will engage in a series of flash talks and moderated discussion focused on the interrelationships between data, design and implementation ranging in subjects from the deployment of instrumentation to the use of Artificial Intelligence and their combined importance in amphibious human/non-human environments.
Join leaders from UN Water, Arcadis, NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress, Singapore University of Technology and Design’s Center for Climate Adaptation, University of Helsinki’s Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center ACCC and Pratt Institute as they share and discuss breakthrough strategies that keep communities rooted while embracing an uncertain future, that we can work together to make more hopeful. This isn’t just about surviving climate change - it's about island ingenuity showing the world how to thrive.
The event marks the practical launch of the Governors Island Environmental Observatory, in collaboration with the Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC) at the University of Helsinki. The program will conclude with a networking reception hosted by the Consul General of Finland in New York, Ambassador H.E. Mr. Jarmo Sareva, at the Consul General’s Official Residence on the Upper East Side.
RUN OF SHOW (Building 309 — 309 Clayton Road)
2:30pm Suggested Ferry to Governors Island
3:00pm Doors Open – Guest Arrival/Check In
3:30pm-5:00pm Panel/Discussion
5:15pm-5:45pm Launch of the Governors Island Environmental Observatory with the Consul General of Finland in New York, Ambassador H.E. Mr. Jarmo Sareva
PRESENTERS:
Molly Bourne - Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects (MNLA); Principal, RLA, FASLA
Leanne Burney - UN Water; Program Officer and Team Leader New York
Roni Deitz - Arcadis; Global Director Climate AdaptationPeng Beng Khoo - Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Head of Pillar; Architecture and Sustainable Design, Center for Climate Adaptation
Yuki Miura - NYU; Assistant Professor; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Center for Urban Science and Progress
Tuukka Petäjä and Paul Shepson - University of Helsinki and Stonybrook University; Professor Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center and Distinguished Professor School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Drew Sinclair - Founding Principal of SvN Architecture and Planning, a strategic partner of Egis Group
Kindly note that the reception will take place at a high-security venue, and an RSVP is required for each attendee in order to guarantee access. Registration will not be accepted after September 17.