Turning Up the Heat: Climate Resilience and Community Engagement

Climate resilience is rarely stated as a top priority by diverse urban communities struggling with issues of housing affordability, economic mobility, education, food deserts, crime, opioid addiction, homelessness, and youth employment and training. Yet community engagement with climate resilience opens pathways to STEAM education, youth employment and training, lowered energy consumption, and knowledge sharing across global communities in ways that can create approaches to solutions to the generally prioritized issues.

The goal with the October 2019 Turning Up the Heat conference is to bring together knowledgeable people from multiple disciplines, and community stake-holders, including The Trustees of Reservations, Boston Harbor Now, The Emerald Necklace Conservancy, the Codman Square NDC, and the American City Coalition, to engage in discussions and a planning charrette around how communities can be better engaged in resilience planning, and the development of green jobs training.

Tom O’Shea, Director of Coast and Natural Resources for The Trustees, will serve as one of the speakers.

This event is co-sponsored by the Northeastern University School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and its research center, the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, in partnership with the UMass Boston Sustainable Solutions Lab. CLICK HERE for the official event website to register or learn more.