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The administrator’s dilemma: Closing the gap between climate adaptation justice in theory and practice

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Promoting Spatial Coordination in Flood Buyouts in the United States: Four Strategies and Four Challenges from the Economics of Land Preservation Literature

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America Adapts: Managed Retreat with Dr. AR Siders

Degrees Of Change: Climate Change Migration

In episode  221 of America Adapts, we’re hosting some of the world’s leading adaptation experts (and previous podcast guests) to make climate predictions for  2025! From the growing impacts of wildfires reshaping communities, extreme heat, adaptation technology, to the potential massive shifts in climate policy under a new presidential administration, this year promises to be a turning point. Join us as we explore the trends, innovations, and strategies that will define climate adaptation in the year to come. You won’t want to miss what these experts have to say about the future of climate adaptation!  Experts in this Episode:   Dr. Jesse Keenan – Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning, Director, Center on Climate Change and Urbanism at Tulane University  Dr. AR Siders – Director of the Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub at the University of Delaware  Shaun Martin – Vice President, Adaptation and Resilience, World Wildlife Fund  Dr. Shalini Vajjhala – Executive Director of PRE Collective   Mark Nevitt – Associate Professor of Law at the Emory University School of Law  Dr. Carolyn Kousky – Founder Insurance for Good  Beth Gibbons – Director of the Resiliency Office Washtenaw County, Michigan  Dr. Ladd Keith – Associate professor in the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, University of Arizona  Emilie Mazzacurati – Co-Founder of Tailwind   Battelle’s ICR25 ICR25 brings together the world’s brightest minds to solve the resilience challenge. This year’s theme, “Partner, Accelerate, Launch,” highlights the critical need for innovative solutions to reach commercialization and impact resilience.  Submit an abstract here:  Abstracts https://www.battelle.org/conferences/icr Register here:  https://www.battelle.org/conferences/icr/technical-program-registration Check out the America Adapts Media Kit here!  Subscribe to the America Adapts newsletter  here. Donate to America Adapts  Listen to America Adapts on your favorite app here!    Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter:  https://www.facebook.com/americaadapts/ @usaadapts https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-parsons-america-adapts/   Links in this episode: US National Adaptation and Resilience Planning Strategy 2025 https://unfccc.int/documents/645358 https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/climate-adaptation-and-resilience-program   Doug Parsons and Speaking Opportunities: If you are interested in having Doug speak at corporate and conference events, sharing his unique, expert perspective on adaptation in an entertaining and informative way, more information can be found here!  Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter:  https://www.facebook.com/americaadapts/ @usaadapts https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-parsons-america-adapts/  Donate to America Adapts      Follow on Apple Podcasts Follow on Android  Now on  Spotify! List of Previous Guests on America Adapts Follow/listen to podcast on  Apple Podcasts. Donate to America Adapts, we are now a tax deductible charitable organization!   Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Strategies to Address Climate Change Risk in Low- and Moderate-income Communities - Volume 14, Issue 1  https://www.frbsf.org/community-development/publications/community-development-investment-review/2019/october/strategies-to-address-climate-change-low-moderate-income-communities/   Podcasts in the Classroom – Discussion guides now available for the latest episode of America Adapts. These guides can be used by educators at all levels. Check them out here!   The 10 Best Sustainability Podcasts for Environmental Business Leadershttps://us.anteagroup.com/news-events/blog/10-best-sustainability-podcasts-environmental-business-leaders  Join the climate change adaptation movement by supporting America Adapts!  Please consider supporting this podcast by donating through America Adapts fiscal sponsor, the Social Good Fund. All donations are now tax deductible! For more information on this podcast, visit the website at http://www.americaadapts.org and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on  Apple Podcasts.   Podcast Music produce by Richard Haitz Productions Write a review on  Apple Podcasts ! America Adapts on Facebook!   Join the  America Adapts Facebook Community Group. Check us out, we’re also on YouTube!  Executive Producer Dr. Jesse Keenan Subscribe to America Adapts on  Apple Podcasts Doug can be contacted at americaadapts @ g mail . com

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A.R. Siders is a director of the Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub. She is an associate professor at the University of Delaware in the Disaster Research Center, the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, and the department of Geography and Spatial Sciences in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment. She holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a PhD from the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources at Stanford University. 

Dr. Siders' research focuses on climate change adaptation decision-making and evaluation: how and why communities decide when, where, and how to adapt to the effects of climate change and how these decisions affect risk reduction and justice. She has expertise on climate adaptation policy at local, state, and federal levels in the United States and international policy. Her current projects focus on adaptive capacity, managed retreat, and adaptation fairness. She co-edited a book and special issue on environmental justice and climate relocation, and she recently served as a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and to the Fifth US National Climate Assessment (NCA5) and as a synthesis lead for the Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative. She has served as a technical advisor for the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan and worked with state and federal agencies and non-profits to recommend managed retreat program reforms. In 2024, she led the Climate Change Game Jam, a national video game design competition for US university students, as part of her work as an Oceans Champion with the National Science Foundation and UN Oceans Decade initiative. Siders currently serves as Lead Author for the Adaptation chapter of the 6th US National Climate Assessment (NCA6).

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A changing climate presents humanity with only one option: adapt. Join your host, Doug Parsons for America's leading podcast on climate change - America Adapts! Each episode, Doug sits down with scientists, activists, policymakers, and journalists to discuss the tough questions facing this country and the world as we confront humanity's greatest challenge. Question your assumptions, refresh your perspective, and become part of the climate movement that will determine our planet's future, right here on the America Adapts podcast.

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Director, Climate Change Science & Policy Hub | Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center | Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration & Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences

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 Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 storm, is projected to cause “catastrophic” flooding and inflict  severe damage in Jamaica. The University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center has several experts who can talk about preparations, evacuations, health impacts, decision making and recovery. 

The following experts in the DRC – which has a few contacts in Jamaica – are available for comment.

Jennifer Horney: Health impacts of disasters as well as how cuts to aid and emergency assistance will factor into recovery after the storm.

Sarah DeYoung: Pets in emergencies, infant feeding in disasters and decision-making in evacuation.

Tricia Wachtendorf: Evacuation decision-making, disaster response and coordination, disaster relief (donations) and logistics, volunteer and emergent efforts, social vulnerability.

Jennifer Trivedi: Can talk about preparedness steps and recovery as well as challenges for people with disabilities during disaster, cultural issues and long-term recovery.

Shanjia Dong: Research looks at infrastructure systems, critical infrastructure protection, effective disaster preparedness and response, and equitable resilience planning and climate change adaptation.

A.R. Siders: Expert on sea level rise and managed retreat – the concept of planned community movement away from coastlines and flood-prone areas.

To contact these experts directly and arrange an interview, visit their profiles and click on the "contact" button. Interested reporters can also email MediaRelations@udel.edu. 

Hurricane Melissa: Preparation, decision making and recovery from potentially 'catastrophic' storm

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 At least 20 U.S. states have been hit with tornadoes – some of them deadly – over the past week. Experts from the University of Delaware's  Disaster Research Center can speak to the difficulty of drawing up plans in advance of tornadoes, which can develop quickly and unexpectedly, as well as a variety of topics related to storm preparedness, evacuations and recovery. 

Those experts include: Jennifer Horney: Environmental impacts of disasters and potential public health impacts for chronic and infectious diseases. Horney, who co-authored a paper on the increase in tornado outbreaks, can talk about how impacts on the morbidity and mortality that result from tornadoes.

Tricia Wachtendorf: Evacuation decision-making, disaster response and coordination, disaster relief (donations) and logistics, volunteer and emergent efforts, social vulnerability.  

James Kendra: Disaster response, nursing homes and hospitals, volunteers, response coordination.

Jennifer Trivedi: Challenges for people with disabilities during disaster, cultural issues and long-term recovery.

Sarah DeYoung: Pets in emergencies, infant feeding in disasters and decision-making in evacuation.  

A.R. Siders: Expert on sea level rise and managed retreat – the concept of planned community movement away from flood-prone areas.

To reach these experts directly, visit their profile and click on the contact button.
 


Fast-striking and unpredictable, tornadoes pose major challenges for emergency planners

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 With Hurricane Helene bearing down on the Gulf region, millions of people are deciding whether or not to evacuate from their homes or ride the storm out. How to best protect their families, concerns over feeding their infants and what to do with beloved pets will all factor into their decisions. Understanding the reasons why individuals choose one course of action over the other is a complex issue that researchers in the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center have been studying for years.

The following experts in the DRC, the oldest such center in the United States, can comment on the following topics:

Tricia Wachtendorf: Evacuation decision-making, disaster response and coordination, disaster relief (donations) and logistics, volunteer and emergent efforts, social vulnerability.

James Kendra: Disaster response, nursing homes and hospitals, volunteers, response coordination.

A.R. Siders: Expert on sea level rise and managed retreat – the concept of planned community movement away from coastlines and flood-prone areas. Specifically, Siders can talk about how building more homes and infrastructure in flood-prone areas in Florida makes the consequences of hurricanes like Helene more severe. (How the 'expanding bullseye' is contributing to the rising disaster costs in the U.S.). She authored two papers slated for release on floodplain development (noting the more than 400,000 homes that were built in regulated floodplains 2001-2019).

Jennifer Horney: Environmental impacts of disasters and potential public health impacts for chronic and infectious diseases.

Sarah DeYoung: Pets in emergencies, infant feeding in disasters and decision-making in evacuation. Specifically, DeYoung can speak to reports that mothers in Florida social media groups are concerned about storage of breastmilk if/when the power goes out.

Jennifer Trivedi: Can talk about preparedness steps and recovery, including recovery planning, particularly in non-coastal areas; as well as challenges for people with disabilities during disaster, cultural issues and long-term recovery. 

Victor Perez: Focuses on environmental racism and health disparities in historically marginalized communities.

Shanjia Dong: Research looks at smart and resilient urban systems; infrastructure systems, critical infrastructure protection, effective disaster preparedness and response, and equitable resilience planning and climate change adaptation.

Joe Trainor: Post-storm housing decisions and insurance.
 


Hurricane Helene: Addressing health and safety concerns as communities rebuild

At the Disaster Research Center’s 60th anniversary workshop, A.R. Siders – a “climate geek” – talks about the need for creativity and play to advance the kind of innovative thinking and ambitious adaptation demanded by climate change.  Watch to see what Star Trek, haikus, climate fiction, and video games have to teach us about adapting and choosing our new future. May, 2024. University of Delaware

Disaster Research Center 60th Anniversary Workshop

Coastal cities of the future need creative climate change adaptation tools today. University of Delaware disaster researcher A.R. Siders believes managed retreat— the purposeful movement of people, buildings and other assets from areas vulnerable to hazards—can be a powerful tool for expanding the range of possible solutions to cope with rising sea levels, flooding and other climate change effects when used proactively or in combination with other measures. 

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https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2021/june/managed-retreat-ar-siders-coastal-cities-future-climate-change

Managed retreat—a powerful tool for future climate change adaptation

Environmental and economic changes are affecting where people live and work, where people and businesses are able to obtain and afford insurance, and ultimately which places are seeing population growth and which places are seeing population loss. The trends are clear, and A.R. Siders will challenge us to rethink how we prepare for and respond to these changes in population movement. With a compelling vision for the future, Siders will speak to the importance of crafting local solutions that emphasize forward-thinking land use planning, land development, floodplain management, and prioritizing change over the status quo.

Louisiana Smart Growth Summit 2024 | A.R. Siders Plenary

A.R. Siders, core faculty in the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center and assistant professor in the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, studies climate change adaptation and managed retreat – a set of options for communities to avoid building or living near areas that are vulnerable to sea level rise or flood hazards. One recent area of study revolves around flood walls, a popular response to sea level rise gaining traction in places like New York City, which Siders says is an easy-to-understand but ill-fated option because the walls will eventually fail. Ultimately, her goal is to use research to inform policy change and provide guidance to homeowners so they can make the best decision regarding relocation.

Managed retreat: A critical tool to combat climate change

Protecting our infrastructure—and the people and livelihoods that depend on it—from sea level rise and flooding are among the challenges facing the world under climate change. In this video, University of Delaware researcher A.R. Siders discusses the importance of reimagining our coastlines. Siders co-directs the Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub at UD, which brings together students, faculty and other stakeholders to develop solutions for a more sustainable future.

Plan for the Planet: A.R. Siders

A.R. Siders is a director of the Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub. She is an assistant professor at the University of Delaware in the Disaster Research Center, the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, and the department of Geography and Spatial Sciences in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment. She holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a PhD from the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources at Stanford University. Siders previously served as an environmental fellow at the Harvard University Center for the Environment, a legal fellow at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, and a Presidential Management Fellow with the U.S. Navy. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation decision-making and evaluation: how and why communities decide when, where, and how to adapt to the effects of climate change and how these decisions and decision-making processes affect risk reduction and equity outcomes. Her current projects focus on adaptive capacity, managed retreat, and adaptation fairness. She believes adaptation is opportunity and that we should be ambitious, if not audacious, in dreaming of and planning for a better future. Originally from Duluth, MN, she misses the cold.

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