NOAA in the Caribbean Stakeholder Workshop

Join NOAA in the Caribbean along with local partners and invited guests from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA, The Nature Conservancy, University of the Virgin Islands, University of Puerto Rico, University of the West Indies, Catholic University, Willis Towers Watson, Horsley Witten Group, and the City of Miami Beach to discuss topics critical to coastal community resilience such as engineering with nature, green infrastructure, reinsurance, adaptation planning, and more!

Day 1 themes will be Applying Concepts of Engineering with Nature and Green Infrastructure with presentations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City of Miami Beach, and Horsley Witten Group about regulatory considerations and engineering with nature and green infrastructure in coastal environments, and examples of engineering with nature and green infrastructure projects by professionals from the University of the West Indies, University of Puerto Rico, University of the Virgin Islands, Horsley Witten Group, and Catholic University.

Day 2 themes will be Reinsurance and Adaptation Planning with presentations from the City of Miami Beach, Willis Towers Watson, FEMA, and The Nature Conservancy.

Please see the agendas below for a more detailed breakdown:

• San Juan
• St. Croix

RSVP

If you are interested in attending our upcoming partner events, please email Lisamarie Carruba ([email protected]) or Makeda Okolo ([email protected]) to RSVP.
In the email, please include the following information:

Name
Affiliation
Email Address
Telephone Number
Day(s) you will attend and the location (San Juan or St. Croix)
Any Special Accommodation Requests

More Information

For more information please contact Lisamarie Carruba ([email protected]; Chair, NOAA in the Caribbean) or Makeda Okolo ([email protected]; Vice-Chair, NOAA in the Caribbean).