Middlebury Institute of International Studies hosts Tallant Burley, Policy Advisor, NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency for the lecture “Climate Adaptation and Resilience in NYC: Flood Risk and Flood Insurance Awareness on Tuesday, December 14th from 6:00pm to 7:00pm

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On October 29th, 2012, Superstorm Sandy caused $19 billion in damages, upending the lives of the more than 218,000 residents living in the City’s coastal floodplain. Nine years later, the City experienced a different type of flood event—primarily impacting inland areas—when within 10 days two tropical storms shattered records and caused devastating flash flooding: Hurricane Henri and the remnants of Hurricane Ida. How does a city help residents know about and prepare for flooding in the midst of climate change? That’s where the New York City Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency comes in.

Tallant “Talley” Burley from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency will provide an overview of NYC’s flood resiliency strategies, including how those strategies have been shaped by Hurricane Sandy and more recently Hurricane Ida. This evening’s presentation will focus on NYC’s efforts to build resilience among local residents through outreach and communication about flood risk and FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program; and will highlight the challenges cities faces in deploying equitable programs that have federal oversight.

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Center for the Blue Economy Speaker Series, Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
Free, open to public, no registration required.
For questions, please contact Rachel C., Center for the Blue Economy, cbe@miis.edu, (831) 647-4183 (please leave a message to receive call back).

For additional details please visit: https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/events/climate-adaptation-and-resilience-nyc-flood-risk-and-flood-insurance-awareness-12-14-2021