New Orleans East Climate Vulnerability & Risk Assessment Workshop
Overview
Eastern New Orleans as seen from space. Cropped from NASA Landsat image.The New Orleans East Climate Vulnerability & Risk Assessment workshop will bring together New Orleans East community members to share their experiences with climate impacts, identify key vulnerabilities and areas of concern, and map locations for future tree plantings. The information gathered will help shape the New Orleans East Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment and guide future resilience efforts. Participants will:
Learn how climate change will impact New Orleans East.
Share experiences and priorities for your neighborhood's future.
Connect with neighbors, local leaders, and organizations.
Help shape strategies that make New Orleans East greener, healthier, and more resilient.
Agenda & Speakers
- New Orleans East Green Infrastructure Collective Initiatives
- Introduction to Adaptation & Vulnerability
- Climate Trends, Projections, & Impacts for New Orleans East
- Green Infrastructure Solutions
Reading & Resources
- Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
- Climate Change & Social Vulnerability in the U.S.: A Focus on Six Impacts (EPA)
- NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer
- Southeast Chapter of the 5th National Climate Assessment
- Surging Seas Risk Zone Map
- The Power of Urban Trees (Climate Central)
- Tree Equity Score National Viewer
- U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Climate Explorer
Take the project survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/NOEAdapt
Participate in a phone or Zoom interview! - contact Kathryn Braddock for more information (Kathryn.braddock@ecoadapt.org).