Adaptation Co-Creation Series - Adaptation Professionals

Adaptation Co-Creation Webinar Series

The space where innovation and climate resilience meet

ASAP is hosting a year long webinar program highlighting how partnerships lead to innovative adaptation action across the United States. The ASAP Board of Directors is spearheading this new initiative, with leadership from Jennifer Jurado (Broward County), Jessica Grannis (Audubon), and Emily Wasley (WSP).

The Adaptation Co-Creation Series highlights innovation through examples of on-the-ground practice in adaptation through a variety of sectors and regions. The webinar series showcases private service providers and their contribution through partnerships with a diversity of collaborators to advance the adaptation field and embody innovation and excellence in practice.

Upcoming Sessions

Adaptation Co-Creation Webinar 6: Visualizing Change
How interactive platforms bring climate planning to life

Tuesday, June 29 2:30pm - 4:00pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iGhx31QbS96C0GkiJlc4Fg

High quality data and well designed adaptation strategies can only get you so far. In order to bring people into climate planning processes with enthusiasm we need excellent communication tools. ASAP Members, Hazen and KLA are leaders in taking data and information and making highly effective platforms for inspiring community members to care about the changes that are with us and those that are coming.

Register today for the next Co-Creation Webinar where we will learn about Hazen's novel approach to flood water visualization with Boston Water & Sewer Commission (BWSC) and KLA’s award winning approach to bringing the planning process to life through its Dashboard and other interactive tools.

Presenters: More Speakers Being Added!

Charlie Jewell, Boston Water & Sewer Commission (BWSC)
Benjamin Agrawal, Hazen & Sawyer
Chris Wilson, Hazen & Sawyer
Kim Lundgren, KLA Founder and President
Discussant: Beth Gibbons, Executive Director ASAP
Facilitator: Emily Wasley, Practice Leader, WSP’s Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change team and ASAP President

To get involved email Beth Gibbons directly at bgibbons@adaptpros.org or complete this interest form: ASAP Co-Creation Series Interest Form

Past Sessions

Webinar 1 : Reducing the risk of coastal flooding through redesigned storm standards, updated codes, and new infrastructure design

June 30, 2020

Join ASAP and The American Society of Civil Engineers to hear how two coastal communities have leveraged sustained partnerships to understand their local flooding risk, pass forward looking building and zoning codes, and prioritize nature-based solutions to address those risks.

Speakers:

Jennifer Jurado, Chief Resilience Officer and Director of the Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division from Broward County, Fl
Brian Batten, Senior Scientist with Dewberry
C.J. Bodnar, Professional Engineer with the City of Virginia Beach;
Beth Gibbons from ASAP
Ruwanka Purasinghe from ASCE

View the recording here.

Webinar 2: Innovations in Adaptation Finance

August 25, 2020

Join adaptation and finance experts from Quantified Ventures, Climate Resilience Consulting, and re:focus partners as they share best practices and real life case studies that demonstrate how innovative finance tools like environmental impact bonds (QV), green banks (CRC) and public private partnerships (re:focus) are putting adaptation projects in the ground and making communities across the country more resilient in the face of climate change.

Panelists:

Ben Cohen, Director of Urban and Coastal Resilience, Quantified Ventures
Joyce Coffee, Founder & Principal, Climate Resilience Consulting
Shaun O’Rourke, Chief Resilience Officer, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
Shalini Vajjhala, Founder & CEO, re:focus Partners
Beth Gibbons, Executive Director, American Society of Adaptation Professionals

View the recording here.

Webinar 3: Practicing Racial & Environmental Justice in Climate Change Adaptation

October 27, 2020

Join ASAP for this month’s session highlighting how adaptation professionals are integrating environmental justice, equity, and inclusion into their businesses, organizations, and personal adaptation practice. You will learn how to apply ASAP’s Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Statement and Commitments into your own work. This session represents a unique opportunity to connect with leaders in the adaptation profession, strengthen your personal practice and deepen your understanding of what concepts and practices of equity, inclusion, and the pursuit of justice mean in our shared work.

Panelists:

Kim Lundgren, CEO, Kim Lundgren Associates
Shameika Hanson, Community Protection Specialist, The Nature Conservancy
Lil Milagro Henriquez, Founder & Executive Director, Mycelium Youth Network
Jacqui Patterson, Director, NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program

View the recording here.

Webinar 4: Corporate Climate Leadership and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Journey

December 15, 2020

Tune in to this installment of the Co-Creation Webinar series to learn about the climate adaptation and the TCFD journey of three leading companies: Microsoft, Northern Trust, and American Family. Each speaker shares how their company has come to play a leading role in their industry on climate resilience and what that has meant for their own career paths.

Speakers:

Ken Sparkman, Climate Risk + Resilience Lead, Microsoft
Jamie Jones Ezefili, Vice President, Senior Project Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Northern Trust
Kris Canto, Enterprise Risk Management Senior Analyst, American Family Insurance

Observers: Dr. Paul Munday, Associate Director, Climate Adaptation and Resilience at S&P Global Ratings

Facilitator: Emily Wasley, Practice Leader, WSP’s Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change team and ASAP President-elect

View the recording here.

Download the presentation slides here.

Webinar 5: Bridging the Political Divide

March 1, 2021

Join ASAP and NEMAC + Fernleaf for a discussion on how to make adaptation projects and programs successful across diverse political contexts.

Speakers:

Amanda Martin, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Resilience Officer at NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency
Jeff Hicks, CEO of NEMAC+FernLeaf
Jim Fox, Ph.D., Senior Resilience Associate at NEMAC+FernLeaf
Aashka Patel, Resilience Specialist at NEMAC+Fernleaf
Geoffrey Habron, Ph.D.
Professor of Sustainability Sciences
Furman University
Mary Roderick, Ph.D., Regional Planner at Land of Sky Regional Planning Authority

Facilitator: Emily Wasley, Practice Leader, WSP’s Sustainability, Energy, and Climate Change team and ASAP President

Discussant: Beth Gibbons, Executive Director ASAP

View the recording here.

Download the presentation slides here.