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Cities Building a Culture of Climate Action
Ona Ferguson and Osamu Kumasaka had the pleasure of helping Somerville, MA, develop a pilot Climate Forward Ambassadors Program that aims to foster relationships, share information, and learn with residents. CBI was hired by the Office of Sustainability and Environment to research models for community engagement, present options for staff consideration, and then refine and develop one approach into a pilot project.
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Serious Gaming in South Carolina
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, role play simulations serve as a powerful tool to help South Carolina communities address the impacts of climate change.
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Adapting to Rising Waters along the Hudson: Lessons from Piermont, NY
A small riverfront community in New York confronts the challenges of sea level rise head-on through work with CBI.
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Breaking the Natural Resources Gridlock with Consensus Building
A comprehensive, collaborative process built by stakeholders can create solutions to conflicts over natural resource scarcity in California.
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To Retreat or Not Retreat? That is Not Even a Question.
CBI brings together a wide range of stakeholders to wrestle with complex questions around sea level rise, community engagement, and adaptation.
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Adil Najam on Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Adil Najam, Dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, contributes a piece on the key takeaways from the Paris Agreement.
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Managing Climate Risks in Coastal Communities: Readiness, Engagement, and Adaptation
While local, collective action on risk management is critical for climate adaptation, many communities lack the capacity for robust adaptation planning. This book highlights the potential of role-play simulations for engaging the public and preparing them to act in the face of impending climate changes.
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The Effects of Climate Change Are All Local: Here's What You Can Do to Help Manage the Risks
For coastal communities already feeling the impacts of climate change, CBI's book shows how climate risk simulations and structured community dialogue can help accelerate the adoption of risk management measures that everyone agrees upon.
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Who Gets What on Our Shrinking Planet?
CBI’s 20th Anniversary Symposium brings together an extraordinary, global group of colleagues to generate ideas on how collaboration can help mitigate and resolve present and future conflicts.
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FOCUS: Climate Change
Climate change surfaces repeatedly throughout CBI's 20th Anniversary Symposium as a critical factor in understanding the challenges around food, water, energy, and the role of technology.
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Shrinking Planet: Energy
On its 20th Anniversary, CBI calls for stakeholders to step up their efforts in collaborative dialogue and consensus building to resolve energy debates around the world.
