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See the presentations from the conference below.

Impacts from climate change and natural disasters are escalating, creating significant social and economic challenges and intensifying concerns amongst politicians, communities and businesses around the globe about adaptation and risk reduction. Natural solutions can help us prevent and manage many of these impacts. The Nature Conservancy is undertaking a concerted, organization-wide effort to demonstrate how.

To help these strategies succeed across the globe, The Nature Conservancy hosted a two-and-a-half day “learning exchange” to bring together practitioners and experts from the US and abroad. Below are links to the presentations, organized by their order on the agenda.

Tuesday, May 28

STATE OF PLAY: Climate, Risk & Resilience

1. Colonel Richard Hansen, New Orleans District Commander, United States Army Corps of Engineers

TOOLS TO SUCCESS: Climate, Risk & Resilience On-The-Ground

1. Evan Girvetz, The Nature Conservancy, Senior Scientist

2. Mike Beck, The Nature Conservancy, Senior Marine Scientist

3. Jeff Opperman, The Nature Conservancy, Senior Freshwater Scientist

4. Mary Ruckelshaus, The Natural Capital Project, Director

Wednesday, May 29

Science & Tools: Assessing Risk & Social Vulnerability: What Is The Science and Where are the Tools?

1. Zach Ferdaña, The Nature Conservancy, Senior Marine Conservation Planner

2. Borja Gonzalez Reguero, Environmental Hydraulics Institute of Cantabria

3. Chris Shepard, The Nature Conservancy, Marine Scientist

International Policy: Bridging Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Policies: Emerging Opportunities, Challenges and Further Needs

1. Piet de Wildt, Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, The Netherlands

2. Niels B. Holm-Nielsen, World Bank, Regional Coordinator, Disaster Risk Management Latin America and the Caribbean Urban Water and Sanitation Disaster Risk Management Unit

3. Imen Meliane, International Adaptation and DRR, TNC

Science & Tools: Effectiveness and Multiple Benefits of Natural Defenses/Infrastructure: How Does It Stack Up Against and Integrate with Built Infrastructure

1. Anna McIvor, The Nature Conservancy, Post-Doctoral Researcher

2. Jen Molnar, The Nature Conservancy, Director of Science

3. Kris Johnson, The Nature Conservancy, Ecosystem Services Scientist

4. Christine Pickens, The Nature Conservancy, Coastal Restoration and Adaptation Specialist

5. Jaap Kwadijk, Deltares, Head Of Deltares Science Board, Scientific Director Dept. Inland Water Systems

US Policy: Federal Programs, Project Implementation & Natural Infrastructure

1. Matt Fisher, The Nature Conservancy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Field Office

2. Judy Haner, The Nature Conservancy, Mobile Bay, Alabama Field Office

3. Stu Gruskin, The Nature Conservancy, Southern NE Whole System, Post Sandy, New York Field Office

4. Chuck Peoples, The Nature Conservancy, Albemarle Project North Carolina Field Office

Science & Tools: Science-Based Stakeholder Engagement—Connecting Science and Decision Makers and Linking Science to Action

1. Patrick Doran, The Nature Conservancy, Director of Conservation

2. Seth Blitch, The Nature Conservancy, Director of Coastal and Marine Conservation

3. Anne Guerry, The Natural Capital Project, Lead Scientist

US Policy: Key Partners With Shared Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Goals

1. Sam Medlock, Association for State Floodplain Managers

2. Eli Lehrer, President, R Street Institute

3. Mayor Patsy Parker, Town of Perdido Beach

4. Rebecca Templeton, Director, Bayou Grace Community Services

Thursday, May 30

Marine Exchange

1. Getting Started with Coastal Resilience Introduction

Evaluating Success Of Nature Based Solutions: Keeping People In The Mix

1. Anne Guerry, The Natural Capital Project , Science Director

2. Terry Charles, Grenada Red Cross Society, Director General

Consider Your Audience: Communicating Effectively About Coastal Resilience

1. Zach Ferdaña, The Nature Conservancy, Senior Marine Conservation Planner; Cara Byington, The Nature Conservancy, Associate Director, Marketing & Communications; Tom McCann, The Nature Conservancy, Director of Communications, Global Marine Team

Freshwater Exchange

Pushing the River – How to Inform, Engage, Incentivize and Lead for Better Freshwater Risk Reduction

1. Jeff Opperman, The Nature Conservancy, Senior Freshwater Scientist, Global Freshwater Program

Additional Resources:

World Risk Report 2012	Coastal Resilience	Report: Reconnecting Floodplains

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