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Resilient Communities: Equity, Policy and Climate Action

Date/Time

April 22, 2022 09:00 America/New_York

Description

Communities of all sizes and locations are being challenged by the present realities of climate change. Please join the University of Connecticut’s Center for Energy & Environmental Law (CEEL), the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA), and the Diversity Alliance for this CEEL Annual Earth Day Conference. Our interdisciplinary approach brings together specialists in environmental law, municipal finance, climate and marine science, community planning and more. During this virtual conference, participants will:

Explore the relationship between food, equity, environmental justice, and climate change;
Learn about new tools and policies to assess and address climate vulnerability;
Recognize issues and overlap between resilience science, financing, and planning; and
Learn about support for and development of a Connecticut resilience project pipeline.