Program:

Opening:

Song of Gloucester, Michael O’ Leary

Welcome, by Valerie Nelson and Greg Federspiel

Mayor Greg Verga

Introduction, Charles Waldheim

Back to the Future , Les Bartlett

Wingaersheek Marsh Video, Lisa Smith and Eric Hutchins

Green Infrastructure and Ecological Regenerations

Finance & Risk:

Avoiding the Climate Doom Loop, Jesse Keenan

Planning for Fiscal Resilience in Cape Ann, Rachel Meltzer

This daylong conference rolled out new research by Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and work by local cultural/environmental groups including those from the Cape Ann Climate Coalition and Town Green. The focus, made possible by a research grant from NOAA, is on the conditions that make adaptation to climate induced changes possible: governance, finance, infrastructure, and community engagement.