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Rough Seas Ahead: Insights into Cape Ann’s Future – Session 2

Afternoon Session of the Cape Ann Climate Conference “Rough Seas Ahead: Insights Into Cape Ann’s Future” at Gloucester City, on November 21, 2025
Afternoon Program:
Engagement & Communication
Political Satire, Ken Riaf
Community & Communication, Jason Beckfield
Temperature Check, Dan D’Oca
Discussion
Governance & Policy
Student Speaker, Sophia Hopkins
Participation & Governance, Archon Fung
Divided We Drown, Diane Davis
Discussion
Conclusions & Next Steps- Valerie Nelson, Greg Federspiel, Dick Prouty, Charles Waldheim
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.
 

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