{"id":77592,"date":"2021-09-28T12:41:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T12:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=77592"},"modified":"2021-09-28T12:41:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T12:41:22","slug":"experts-talk-coasts-in-crisis-rising-seas-and-building-resilience-as-part-of-2021-sustaining-our-shores-honors-colloquium-oct-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/experts-talk-coasts-in-crisis-rising-seas-and-building-resilience-as-part-of-2021-sustaining-our-shores-honors-colloquium-oct-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts talk Coasts in Crisis, rising seas and building resilience as part of 2021 Sustaining Our Shores Honors Colloquium, Oct. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Sept. 28, 2021 \u2013 Experts from the 溏心vlog免费B站 Coastal Resources Center, the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council and the Mystic River Watershed Association will come together Tuesday, Oct. 5<\/strong> to discuss \u201cCoasts in Crisis; Risk and Resilience in New England<\/a>\u201d as part of the 58th<\/sup> annual Honors Colloquium. The 2021 Colloquium, Sustaining Our Shores<\/a>, celebrates the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panel experts will discuss the impact of sea level rise on our coastal communities as well as society\u2019s response to prepare and adapt. The panel will be moderated by Megan Hall<\/strong>, host and managing producer of Possibly, a weekly podcast and radio segment on The Public\u2019s Radio. Possibly delves deep into the field of sustainability science, reporting out what is known, and what we don\u2019t know, about how the environment is changing and what we can do about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The panel will be held in-person at 7 p.m. in Edwards Hall Auditorium, 64 Upper College Road on the Kingston campus. Admission is free and open to the public; however, advance registration<\/a> is required. Those unable to attend in person may watch online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The panelists are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pam Rubinoff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pam Rubinoff,<\/strong> coastal resilience specialist with the 溏心vlog免费B站 Coastal Resources Center\/Rhode Island Sea Grant. Preparedness and resilience planning for rising seas and flooding has been a mainstay of Rubinoff\u2019s career. Since joining 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1996, she has championed efforts to mainstream natural hazards and coastal community resilience into both US-based Rhode Island coastal management initiatives and international development programs through decision-support tools, policy creation, extension and training. For over 30 years, Rubinoff has linked engineering, natural hazards, and coastal management to provide technical assistance to vulnerable communities. Through her leadership she brings the best available science to incorporate science-based risk exposure and reduction practice into tangible guidance, outreach tools, and community capacity building approaches. Rubinoff received her bachelor\u2019s degree in civil engineering from the University of Delaware and a master\u2019s degree in marine affairs from the 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elder Gonz\u00e1lez Trejo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Elder Gonz\u00e1lez Trejo<\/strong>, community programs director for the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council. In his role with the council, Gonz\u00e1lez Trejo works to build relationships with community residents, local businesses, government and non-government partners to preserve and restore the watershed as an important environmental, recreational, cultural, and economic asset and promote climate resilience. He earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in environmental science with a focus in wildlife conservation from the 溏心vlog免费B站 and was awarded the Coastal and Environmental Fellowship for his research on the effects of habitat loss and its impact on the declining eastern towhee sparrow (Pipilo erythrophthalmus<\/em>) population. His work as a wildlife biologist in California following graduation helped spark his interest in integrating his environmental work with his growing passion for social justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julie Wormser<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Julie Wormser<\/strong>, deputy director of the Mystic River Watershed Association and founder of the Resilient Mystic Collaborative.  Since its launch in September 2018, the collaborative has grown to include 20 municipalities and has secured over $2.5 million in funding to pursue regional climate preparedness projects.  As executive director of The Boston Harbor Association, Wormser was instrumental in drawing attention to Boston\u2019s need to prepare for coastal flooding from extreme storms and sea level rise. She coauthored Preparing for the Rising Tide <\/em>and Designing With Water<\/em> and co-led the Boston Living with Water international design competition with the City of Boston and Boston Society of Architects.  She has a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology from Swarthmore College and a master\u2019s degree in public administration from Harvard University\u2019s Kennedy School of Government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the COVID crisis all attendees will be required to show either a vaccination card or University ID.  All attendees attending will be required to be masked while inside Edwards Hall.  Virtual viewing is open to all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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