The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present an introduction on how to make places around the world more resilient to the physical, social, and economic disasters is becoming an increasingly important question as the effects of climate change become more palpable. The discussion will revolve around key principles of resiliency and how practitioners are advancing them in different places around the world.

Speaker: Susan DesRoches, Assistant Chief of Resilience and Sustainability, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (invited)

RSVP required
To RSVP for this event, please contact Hayley Martinez via email (hmartinez@ei.columbia.edu).
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus, Havemeyer Hall, Room 209

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