Local Solutions: Bouncing Forward to Create Resilient Communities

Welcome to Local Solutions: Bouncing Forward to Create Resilient Communities!

Join us Thu Sept. 18 and Fri Sept. 19 at Dartmouth College for a conference focused on promoting a rural Northeast region that is climate resilient, equitable, economically revitalized, and decarbonized!

This conference will offer professional development opportunities through training sessions, facilitated presentations, panels, and both formal and informal networking for a diverse group of stakeholders, including federal, state, and tribal representatives, nonprofits, businesses, scientists, and frontline community groups.

This year's conference will focus on affordable and resilient housing, community health, and energy and flood resilience. The first day of the conference will consist of training and site visits highlighting innovative solutions, followed by an evening keynote reception. Day two of the conference will consist of sessions in the topic areas showcasing how to implement best practices at the local and regional levels. There will be a second keynote lunch speaker and a concluding panel on how to finance these local solutions.

Participants who attend can expect to:

● Identify and compile best practices to address commonly experienced challenges from extreme weather events through sharing, learning, and relationship-building to enable action.

● Emerge from the convening with clarity in how to take the next planning and implementation steps for building resilience in your community and in partnership with others in your region.

● Discuss with other participants how this community of practice can be continued among those with similar challenges to promote resilience in housing, public health, energy, and flooding.

● Participants will return to their communities with tools and knowledge to engage all perspectives, ensuring that all voices are heard and valued in building a more resilient future together.

The conference food will be vegetarian with vegan and gluten-free options.

Host or Publisher Marcus Welker | Dartmouth Sustainability