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Based on what you have read, know or have worked on, what do you imagine to be the biggest challenge in helping communities in the New York region adapt to climate change? ADR IN IN A CHANGING CLIM IMATE: HOW TO BUIL ILD RESIL ILIENCE

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Based on what you have read, know or have worked

  • n, what do you imagine to be the biggest challenge

in helping communities in the New York region adapt to climate change?

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ADR IN IN A CHANGING CLIM IMATE: HOW TO BUIL ILD RESIL ILIENCE THROUGH FACILITATION AND COLLABORATION

17th Annual ACR-GNY CONFERENCE – June 5, 2018 NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL Catherine Morris, Consensus Building Institute Bennett Brooks, Consensus Building Institute Joe Siegel,* Haub School of Law at Pace University

*The views expressed in this presentation do not necessarily reflect the views of the US EPA

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Source: Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released), at http://www.nj.gov/military/publications/guardlife/volume35no4/5.html Source: US EPA Region 2

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN THE NORTHEAST

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NEW YORK REGION: 71-75” Sea Level Rise By 2100 (high scenario)Source: 6 NYCRR Part 490

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http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/

NORTHEAST: EXTREME RAINFALL EVENTS

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EXTREME HEAT IN IN U.S.

“Increase of thousands to tens of thousands of premature heat- related deaths in the summer [Very Likely, High Confidence]”

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FACILITATING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

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DISPARATE OPERATING CULTURES

INSTITUTIONAL STOVEPIPES

Source: https://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/30615/avoiding-social-stovepipes-in-the-enterprise/

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RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS

Source: https://www.krossfire.ro/bursa-timpului/

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EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK

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GETTING LOST IN THE WEEDS

  • SOURCE: http://davefredman.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html
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WORKGROUP FATIGUE

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Living with the Rising Waters

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What we did

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Key Takeaways

  • Discussions highlighted usual barriers: uncertainty, limited resources; reactive

govt programs; no effective financing

  • But also surface more unusual and unexpected

takeaways

  • Intensity of emotion around this issue
  • Power of using art and performance
  • The need to find new approaches – integrate across brains and

heart

  • The enormity of the challenge and the hunger for ongoing

discussion

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Plans Going Forward

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The Piermont Challenge

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Planning as a First Step

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Talking about the Risk

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  • Testing the waters – exploring interest –

understanding the potential and pitfalls

  • 2017 = Living Room Conversations
  • Three separate conversations
  • 4 to 14 people in each conversation

Making the Conversation Local

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Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

  • Love of place is deep – people want to make it

it work even if “making it work” means rethinking “quality of life” or sacrificing one’s neighborhood for others

  • Strong sense of connection to one another – Sandy deepened an already strong bond;

desir ire to work together among many is a powerful driver

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illage role le is is more im important than ever - challenge is bigger than any one resident or neighborhood can take on alone

  • Hunger for a “roadmap” – cle

lear pathway forw rward is is an antid idote to uncertainty and fear

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Plans Going Forward

  • 2018-19 = Training and Neighborhood

Conversations

  • Building off connections already made
  • Finding and training locals to lead

conversations

  • Neighborhood conversations to envision

the future (“getting real”)

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About CBI

CBI is a nonprofit organization with decades of experience helping leaders collaborate to solve complex problems. Our staff are experts in facilitation, mediation, capacity building, citizen engagement, and organizational strategy and development. We are committed to using our skills to build collaboration on today’s most significant social, environmental, and economic

  • challenges. We

work within and across organizations, sectors, and stakeholder groups. FOR MORE IN INFORMATIO ION: : CB CBI. I.ORG

QUESTIONS

CBI is a nonprofit organization with decades of experience helping leaders collaborate to solve complex problems. Our staff are experts in facilitation, mediation, capacity building, citizen engagement, and

  • rganizational strategy and development.

We are committed to using our skills to build collaboration on today’s most significant social, environmental, and economic challenges. We work within and across organizations, sectors, and stakeholder groups. FOR MORE IN INFORMATIO ION: : CB CBI. I.ORG

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In 2015, it was estimated that main roads were flooding 4-5 times a month.

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What was the special sauce that made it work?

Took the pulse of the community Created a steering committee of local leaders Created a forum for tough community conversations Gave them ownership Didn’t start the conversation with climate change

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https://www.cbi.org/assets/files/150812_SI_FINAL_VISION_PLAN.pdf

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COMMON THEMES

UNCERTAINTY RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS DIVERSE OPERATING CULTURES AND VALUE SETS EMOTION THE NEED TO BUILD COMMUNITY

QUESTIONS

Questions for Us? Question for YOU:

  • UNDER WHAT

CIRCUMSTANCES DO THESE THEMES ARISE IN THE WORK YOU DO?

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QUESTION: WHAT TOOLS DO YOU USE AS A NEUTRAL THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION?