Providence Resilience Partnership

As a Coastal City, Providence must plan NOW for what climate change will bring.

The Providence Resilience Partnership brings together businesses, academic institutions, nonprofits, community groups & residents to:

Drive leading-edge climate resilience practice to help Providence prepare for climate threats
Catalyze strategic planning, prioritization & Implementation to address severe weather, sea level rise & other climate change impacts
Build understanding & consensus for resilient, equitable & environmentally sustainable long-term climate solutions for all our residents

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First Street Foundation: Flood Risks Vastly Underestimated

August 1, 2023 NEWS

According to a new report from First Street Foundation, a non-profit focused on weather risk research, the traditional “100 Year Flood” is now expected to happen every 25 years for 21 million Americans. In the most extreme cases – high risk counties that are home to over 1.3 million people – are expected to experience…

Events

5th Annual EBCNE Climate Change & Resiliency Summit

September 26, 2023 EVENT

It seems like every day there is news of a new climate record and unprecedented events. There is no doubt New England’s climate is changing, but what does the science say about the future and how will that change with current decarbonization goals? What types of policy, regulatory, and/or funding changes are being made to…

Resilience & Adaptation Media Coverage

Projo: How the Fox Point hurricane barrier in Providence works during storms

Yale: Change in the American Mind: Climate Justice

Inside Climate News: Breathing Wildfire Smoke Could Raise Dementia Risk, New Study Finds

Bloomberg: Climate Change Sends Most Indicators of Earth’s Health Into Danger Zone

Phys: Artificial Intelligence: A step change in climate modeling predictions for climate adaptation

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Available Federal Funding

FEMA: Fiscal Year 2023 Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant (EMBAG) Synopsis 1

NOAA: FY2023 Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Synopsis 4

EPA: SOLAR FOR ALL Synopsis 2

USDOT: 2023 Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program

NOAA: 2023 Inflation Reduction Act Climate-Ready Workforce for Coastal States

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