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CLIMATE CO-LAB SPOTLIGHT: CoLab winner sees outpouring of international support
Working on the ground in coastal communities throughout New England, Consensus Building Institute (CBI) and the MIT Science Impact Collaborative jointly developed their proposal, Building Consensus, Enabling Adaptation, which won the Judges’ and Popular Choice awards in the Enabling Adaptation contest. We have been doing work related to this idea for five years, such as our…
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MAKING IT AT HOME: Wells Reserve will focus efforts on climate change
This fall climate change will be a bunch of fun and games for staff at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm. The reserve, located off Lauholm Farm Road in Wells, is one of four estuarine research centers across New England that has been chosen to take part in a climate adaptation project. The other centers are…
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A Team from MIT and the Consensus Building Institute Win the Climate CoLab Enabling Adaptation Contest
Last Friday, a team from the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Consensus Building Institute won the Climate CoLab Enabling Adaptation competition. Their proposal: to use consensus building techniques to help at-risk coastal communities formulate and implement plans to manage climate change risks. The team’s proposal, “Building Consensus, Enabling Adaptation, ” won…
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NECAP featured in CBI’s Fall 2013 Report
The New England Climate Adaptation Project was featured in the Consensus Building Institute’s recent Fall 2013 Report. Read the article, “Helping Coastal Communities Prepare for Climate Change” by NECAP Project Manager Danya Rumore, online.
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Climate change workshops drawing attention to reality of flooding and sea rise
The city of Cranston held its second of four climate change workshops on Aug. 20 at the Cranston Senior Center. Hoping to inform Cranston and Rhode Island residents of the consequences of global warming, this interactive, role-playing simulation was designed to bring awareness to climate change threats and assist communities in planning for anticipated environmental…
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Global issues come home in Barnstable
The Barnstable Growth Management Department hosted a workshop on climate change on Monday, offering residents a chance to role-play various interested parties, and attempt to find common ground in the complex and sometimes controversial subject. Focusing on reaching solutions at the local level, the event was designed by students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and…
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Simulation offers opportunity for climate discussion in Wells
Have you ever wondered what would happen to our community if a hurricane as powerful as Hurricane Sandy that devastated New York and New Jersey in the fall of 2012 should strike southern Maine? Should the coastal towns in Maine be preparing for a catastrophic event such as Hurricane Sandy? Read more…
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Cranston talks climate change
City officials gathered last Wednesday to draft a memo to the mayor that calls for voluntary property buyouts, flood proofing infrastructure and low-impact development as means to mitigate the local effects of climate change. But the memo wasn’t for Cranston. It was for Milton, a hypothetical community that served as the backdrop for a role-playing…
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Cape Codders Take Down Parking Lots, Put Up Paradise
Brewster beaches and other sandy shores along the Bayside have been eroding at alarming rates in the past few years. As storms and sea level rise are expected to continue eating away at the limited land on the Cape, questions about long-term planning are surfacing. Read more…
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New FEMA Flood Maps Needed, but Funding Is Slashed
Updated flood insurance maps, made with LiDAR, laser radar or new computer programs, are increasingly important with global warming As the United States grows warmer and extreme weather more common, the federal government’s flood insurance maps are becoming increasingly important. The maps, drawn by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, dictate the monthly premiums millions of American…
