Climate Resilience in Boston: Addressing the Impacts of Flooding and Rising Temperatures
Zoe Davis, Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager; Catherine McCandless, Senior Climate Resilience Project Manager; Boston Office of Climate Resilience
Boston experiences the effects of climate change on a daily basis, with rising sea levels, stronger storms, and hotter days posing an increasing threat to the city. The City of Boston released the Climate Ready Boston report in 2016 and has since completed coastal resilience plans for Boston’s entire 47-mile coastline as well as a citywide heat resilience plan. Today, the Office of Climate Resilience and its partners in other City departments are implementing climate resilience projects across the city to address coastal flooding, stormwater flooding, and extreme heat. This presentation/webinar will share an overview of Boston’s climate resilience planning efforts and key projects that are underway to implement strategies presented in the plans.
