At What Point Managed Retreat? Resilience, Relocation and Climate Justice Conference
- Lead PI: Radley M. Horton , Dr. Alexander de Sherbinin, Hayley Martinez
- June 2021 - June 2021
- Inactive
- Global
- Project Type: Outreach
DESCRIPTION: Building on the success of the 2019 conference on Managed Retreat, the 2021 conference addressed a range of scientific, social, policy and governance issues around managed retreat (also known as strategic realignment and planned relocation). The conference, a major initiative of the Columbia Climate School and its Earth Institute, brought together over 900 stakeholders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors, together with academics, scientists, and community representatives, to help develop a common understanding of this complex issue, and move the needle toward equitable solutions. A major emphasis was on issues of environmental justice, in recognition that the people most impacted by decisions around retreat have a key role in these conversations.
KEYWORDS
climate justice environmental justice resilience managed retreat climate change adaptation climate changeTHEMES
Modeling and Adapting to Future ClimateMULTIMEDIA
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