A conference on climate resilience will be held at the University of Miami next month as part of the inaugural Miami Climate Week.
The event, “Resilience 365 Conference: Catalytic Conversations for the Next 100 Years,” will be held March 24-25 in the Lakeside Village Expo Center on the university’s Coral Gables campus. The conference will convene leaders in resilience, public policy, finance, science, tech innovation and community engagement.
“Making our communities stronger in the face of shocks and stresses is an inherently interdisciplinary undertaking,” said Michael Berkowitz, executive director of the University of Miami’s Climate Resilience Institute, in a news release. “This conference will foster conversations between innovators and resilience builders from academia, government, civil society and the private sector, enabling us to develop real solutions to our most pressing challenges.”
Featured speakers include Rebecca Benner, managing director for climate programs at The Nature Conservancy; Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava; Miami-Dade County Chief Heat Officer Jane Gilbert; Henk Ovink, executive director for the Global Commission on the Economics of Water; and Geoffrey Supran, professor of environmental science and policy and director of Climate Accountability Lab at the University of Miami.
The event is being hosted by the Climate Resilience Institute in partnership with Miami Climate 365 and Miami-Dade County. It serves as the cornerstone of Miami Climate Week, a series of community-wide events designed to spark conversation, action and network building around resilience.
“The Resilience 365 Conference provides a crucial foundation for this week-long series of events and activities across the county, which will explore collective actions and opportunities to create a more resilient future,” said David Duckenfield, executive director of Miami Climate 365 and Miami Climate Week, in a news release.
Miami Climate Week is taking place from March 23-29 and will feature community activities aimed at raising awareness, driving engagement and showcasing advancements in climate action. For more information on how to get involved, visit www.MiamiClimate365.com.
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