Youth voices in climate action We often hear that we should take care of the Earth for future generations. This is true, and we should absolutely do everything we can to make the world a cleaner, healthier, and more equitable place. Simultaneously, we should also recognize all the contributions that young people can and are... Read More
Learning from experts in the resiliency space I’m going to take a quick break from our Resiliency in action series to reflect on the recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Literacy Program (ELP) Grantee workshop that I attended in June in Boulder, CO, along with NNC Science Director, Kate Semmens. Many leaders from... Read More
Now that we have an understanding of the three types of resiliency, it’s time to start understanding how to build climate resiliency in our own communities. Our ultimate goal is to make our community stronger and better able to mitigate and adapt to climate change and weather hazards. That is an important but vague goal.... Read More
For better or worse the term “resiliency” is used a lot these days to describe communities facing the impacts of natural hazards and climate change. With more and more billion dollar disasters and already a slew of severe weather events in 2023, a growing number of communities are left picking up the pieces. It would... Read More