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DESCRIPTION:​Climate Challenges\, Community Answers: Lessons from D.C.\n\
 n​Federal and local policies meet community-driven action! Explore resil
 ience planning through the lens of community action and partnerships in Wa
 shington D.C. \n\n​When: Tuesday\, April 21\, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. (Coffee 
 and doors at 8:15 a.m.)\n\n​Where: SMPA TV Studio\, 5th Floor\n\n​Comm
 unity support and action are key elements of sustainable climate resilienc
 e. Hear firsthand how local DC communities are experiencing climate issues
  and the steps they are taking\, including partnerships with private\, aca
 demic\, and public organizations\, to address these challenges.\n\n​Pres
 ented at DC Climate Week\, on April 21\, join ASF\, D.C. community advocat
 es\, climate experts\, and decision-makers at the GW SMPA TV Studio for an
  urgent conversation on climate resilience and local action. We aren’t j
 ust talking about the problems\, we’re looking at the blueprints for cha
 nge.\n\n​From the halls of federal government to the streets of our D.C.
  neighborhoods\, our conversation will explore the importance of community
  involvement in resilience planning.\n\n​A Federal Deep Dive: We’ll lo
 ok at what federal and city governments are doing\, and what more they cou
 ld be doing to support local resilience.\n\n​A D.C. Case Study: Hear fro
 m local activists\, planners\, and researchers on shaping plans for resili
 ence at the neighborhood level.\n\n​Live studio audience space is limite
 d. Register now to secure a spot!\n\n​Panel sessions with speakers and m
 oderators including:\n\nU.S. Rep. Kathy Castor\, Florida’s 14th Congress
 ional District\n\n​Moderator: Frank Sesno\, Founding Director\, Alliance
  for a Sustainable Future\n\n​Moderator: Christina Hughes\, Climate Adap
 tation Engineer with Ramboll\n\n​Sebrena Rhodes\, ANC 5D02 and Community
  Organizer with Empower DC\n\n​Dennis Chestnut\, Civic Ecology Practitio
 ner\, Ward 7 Resilience Hub Community Coalition\n\n​Erin Garnaas-Holmes\
 , Climate Program Analyst at DOEE\n\n​Sandra Whitehead\, Director\, Sust
 ainable Urban Planning\, The George Washington University College of Profe
 ssional Studies\n\n​Have a question you’d like the panel to address? S
 ubmit it here!\n\n​DC Climate Week is not responsible for this event. It
  is organized by the organizing group\, and being listed on the DCCW calen
 dar is not an endorsement of content or partners.
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LOCATION:Media and Public Affairs Building\, 5th Floor Studio
SUMMARY:Climate Challenges\, Community Answers: Lessons from D.C.
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 nswers-lessons-from-dc
CATEGORIES:Research
CATEGORIES:Science & Technology
CATEGORIES:Politics & Policy
CATEGORIES:Info Session
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