Mass ECAN 2023 Conference

May 3, 9:30am - 3:30pm, Clark University, Worcester. This conference was designed to elevate the importance of watershed-scale collaboration for climate change adaptation, amplify existing efforts by the amazing collaboratives across the state, build community among adaptation practitioners, and grow our capacity to accomplish this work together. Read our reflections on the conference here!

Conference Proceedings

conference Materials

Presentations

Welcome & Overview
Remarks from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Getting Started with New Collaboratives
Collaboratives in Action: Watershed-Scale Planning & Implementation
Centering Equity in Regional Collaborations for Resilience
- GreenRoots in Chelsea & East Boston: Mitigating urban heat and fighting environmental injustices in low income, immigrant communities
- Malden River Works for Waterfront Equity and Resilience
Regional Collaboration: Working Across Municipal Boundaries
- Charles River Climate Compact: A Municipal Perspective

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Photos courtesy of Stefanie Covino, Hillary King, Steve King, Zoe Murphy, and Brendan Post

thank you to our sponsors

This event is supported by a grant from the Barr Foundation.

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If you’re interested in being a sponsor, reach out to massecan<at>umass.edu.

organizers

Thank you to our conference session organizers: Julie Wood, Julie Wormser, Pallavi Mande, Stefanie Covino, Danica Belknap, Billie Li, Zoe Murphy and Arunima Saktawat!