Stories from the Field

When your research project aims to have a real-world impact, you’ve got to work with real-world actors.  No, not the Hollywood kind.  I mean the citizens, professionals, and public officials that live, work, and play where the research is taking place.  These actors don’t read any scripts.  They don’t need to. They know their town,…

Community members discuss climate adaptation options at the final workshop in December.[/caption] Our fall season of workshops wrapped up this past December. In total, over 500 people participated in workshops held in our four partner towns: Wells, Maine; Dover, New Hampshire; Barnstable, Massachusetts; and Cranston, Rhode Island. We are excited to have engaged so many people in…

I attended the final workshop in Wells.  Twenty-four people attended, and we had four full tables, each running a separate simulation.  In order to round out one of the groups, I got to participate, which was a lot of fun. Having worked with the program “behind the scenes,” if you will, it was very interesting…

Recently, I got the chance to attend one of NECAP’s role-play simulation workshops in Kennebunkport, ME. This is the second workshop that I have attended since joining the project as an undergraduate intern in September, and both times I was able to play a character role in the games. At my first workshop in Wells…

Recently, I got the chance to attend one of NECAP’s role-play simulation workshops in Kennebunkport, ME. This is the second workshop that I have attended since joining the project as an undergraduate intern in September, and both times I was able to play a character role in the games. At my first workshop in Wells…

I’d been working on this project for a little over a month before I attended my first workshop. While I had a pretty good idea of what do expect, given that I’d gone through workshop materials and had done quite a bit of data entry, I still very much enjoyed the fresh experience. It was…

A diverse group of thirty-five people participated in the NECAP simulation. As residents of the fictional town of Milton, everyone engaged in an hour-long role-playing discussion, talking about the threats posed to “a town a lot like Cranston” due to climate change, as well as debating various possible solutions. I joined this project last month…

On October 23rd in Cranston, a diverse group of thirty-five people participated in the NECAP simulation. As residents of the fictional town of Milton, everyone engaged in an hour-long role-playing discussion, talking about the threats posed to “a town a lot like Cranston” due to climate change, as well as debating various possible solutions. I…

I’d been working on this project for a little over a month before I attended my first workshop. While I had a pretty good idea of what do expect, given that I’d gone through workshop materials and had done quite a bit of data entry, I still very much enjoyed the fresh experience. It was…

Last week, just days after the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, President Obama issued an Executive Order on climate change preparedness. The order recognizes that climate change is already impacting the United States and that “managing these risks requires deliberate preparation, close cooperation, and coordinated planning by the Federal Government, as well as by stakeholders.”…