As climate change can impact communities differently, planning decisions to adapt should be grounded in place-based priorities. This webinar episode will feature two projects that consider different approaches to adaptation planning: cost-effective, climate and equity-informed, multi-objective analysis; and natural capital-informed.
The first project, funded by AdSci, will provide an overview of how Houston quantifies the potential of an NbS in urban flood reduction and sought to build community understanding and support. This work took into consideration the potential reduction of expected climate change-induced increases in flood risk for vulnerable communities in highly urbanized coastal areas.
The second presentation will be from Pacific Research on Island Solutions for Adaptation (Pacific RISA, a CAP team). The team will provide an overview of their on-going three-part project to create information needed for a natural capital approach to climate resilience, focusing primarily in Hawaiʻi but drawing on cases in other Pacific Islands.
Projects
- (AdSci) Identification of cost-effective, climate-informed green infrastructure adaptations to reduce flood risk in Houston’s vulnerable communities
- (CAP / Pacific RISA) Natural capital-informed decision making on Kauaʻi
Speakers
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (Pacific RISA)
MS Candidate, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (Pacific RISA)