Southeast CASC Presentations at the 2018 Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference

Due to Hurricane Florence, the 2018 Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference was postponed and is rescheduled for October 29-31.
Researchers associated with the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center are participating in the upcoming 2018 Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference, organized under the leadership of Kirstin Dow, Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments and Southeast CASC Consortium Principal Investigator at University of South Carolina. Presentations given by NC State University Investigators, Consortium PIs, Global Change Fellows, and SE CSC staff are detailed below.
SE CASC is also sponsoring a table and will have a poster at the Networking and Poster Reception on Monday evening, 5:15 – 7:00 PM. If you’re at CCRC, come learn about some of the great work we support!

Monday, September 17

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Keynote: On the Frontlines of Change: Reflections on Climate Resilience, Environmental Justice, and Indigenous Rights
Dr. Ryan Emanuel, NC State University (SE CASC Investigator and Faculty Affiliate)
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Session 1C
Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Native American Communities Coping When Earth Becomes Non-Native, Part 1
Casey Thornbrugh (Southeast and Northeast Tribal Climate Science Liaison)
Session 1F
Integrating Climate into Conservation and Natural Resources Management, Part 1
Current and Future Supply and Demand of Ecosystem Services in the Carolinas
Katie Warnell (SE CASC researcher)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Session 2C
Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Native American Communities Coping When Earth Becomes Non-Native, Part 2
Dr. Ryan Emanuel, NC State University (SE CASC Investigator and Faculty Affiliate)

Tuesday, September 18

10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon
Session 3C
Engaging with Charleston Communities about Flood Risks and Impacts
Kirstin Dow (moderator), CISA, University of South Carolina (SE CASC Consortium PI)
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Session 5C
Measuring Up: Climate Assessments to Inform Successful Adaptation
Supporting Climate Action through Assessments: Creating a US Sustained Assessment Infrastructure
Jessica Whitehead (NC State Faculty Affiliate)

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Session 6B
Engaging Communities for Inclusive Climate Adaptation
Climate Justice in Cyberspace: Can the Internet Amplify and Connect Marginalized Voices?
Bethany Cutts (NC State Faculty Affiliate)
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Session 7C
Can We Talk? Best Practices in Climate Communications
Climate Change Education: What We Have Learned and Where We Should Go from Here
Caitlin Kempski (Global Change Fellow)