The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University is holding a symposium on Climate Change & Health with the theme: Collaborative Actions for Transformation. Learn from experts, professionals, and the public about the latest research on the link between climate change and health, policy implications, and showcasing researchers’ findings. The symposium aims to raise awareness…
Collaboration Across Boundaries – Building Resilient Watersheds Stormwater management reaches across sectors and engages professionals and the regulatory community in a variety of challenges. EBC’s second annual Stormwater Summit will cover integrated planning, implementation of stormwater management strategies at the watershed scale, and combined sewer overflow management from diverse perspectives, including from outside New England….
Low-lying roadways in New England and across the globe face increasing threats from flooding from sea level rise, more frequent and intense precipitation, and rising groundwater levels. This risk is compounded in that many of these same roadways are critical to provide emergency evacuation, response, and recovery services for extreme weather events. Beyond road closures…
Join the Environmental Business Council of New England and the Rhode Island Society of Environmental Professionals (RISEP) for this annual winter evening of cocktails, hors d’ oeuvres, and networking. This event will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm at Save the Bay’s Providence Bay Center – an award-winning building with a mission – find out more! Join for the whole evening or…
A 400% return on investment. The prevention of up to 1/3 of potential losses. It might surprise you to learn that these impressive business numbers arose from a study about investing in climate resilience measures. Dr. Alfredo Roa-Henriquez, a supply chain resilience expert at North Dakota State University, offered a look at these numbers, and the study…
“Our aim is to make accurate, effective climate communication ubiquitous.” These were the words of Karen Florini, Vice President for Strategic Impact for Climate Central, as she opened her live webinar for PRP’s Climate Ready Providence Speaker Series last month. Florini was there to introduce the audience to the wealth of resources that Climate Central has…
Together with The Providence Foundation, the Providence Resilience Partnership is bringing several national experts to Providence in a virtual speaker series this fall. Lunch and learn with us to better understand the climate risk we are facing, and learn about tools to help individuals, families and businesses better prepare for what’s ahead. ____________________________ Thursday, October 19…
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…
Next week is the deadline to apply for the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Network Stormwater Planning Series 2023/2024 Cohort! This facilitated training series offers FREE training and technical assistance to help guide your community through the process of developing a conceptual design for a nature-based stormwater retrofit in a selected drainage area in your…
Join the Security and Sustainability Forum and George Washington University’s Environmental and Energy Management Institute for an engaging and thought-provoking webinar featuring Herb Simmens, former Executive Director of the New Jersey State Planning Commission, to celebrate the launch of the second edition of his book, “A Climate Vocabulary of the Future.” Blending the realms…