Sea Level Rise, Coastal Flood Risk, and Social Vulnerability Workshop: Honolulu, HI

This workshop was hosted by NAACP, Climate Central, and the Environmental Law Program at the William S. Richardson School of Law on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Snapshots from the event:

PROGRAM

Alphonso Braggs, President, Honolulu-Hawaiʻi NAACP | Introduction

Dr. Charles “Chip” Fletcher, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Geology and Geophysics, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa | Overview of Climate Change Science, Sea Level Rise, Coastal Flooding, and Coastal Erosion in Hawaiʻi | Download Slides

Jacqueline Patterson, Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP | NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program Summary | Download Slides

Kristen Brown, 10th Grade, Campbell High School & NAACP Youth Member | Youth Video Presentation

Government Panel:

• Samuel Lemmo, Administrator, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) | Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission’s current policy initiatives related to sea level rise and coastal protection | Download Slides
• Justine W. Nihipali, Planning Program Manager, Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program | Hawaiʻi’s/CZM’s planning efforts related to sea level rise and coastal flooding
• Josh Stanbro, Executive Director and Chief Resilience Officer, Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency | Honolulu’s resiliency efforts related to sea level rise and coastal flooding

Maxine Burkett, Professor of Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law and a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Presentation on Climate Refugees | Download Slides

Web Tools Café | Workshop participants were introduced to public sea level rise and coastal flood risk web tools. Click links below to access the tools. 

• NOAA’s Sea Level Rise Viewer & Coastal Flooding Exposure Mapper, Ross Winans, NOAA Office for Coastal Management | Download Slides
• Surging Seas Risk Finder for Hawaii, Dan Rizza, Climate Central
• Hawaiʻi Sea Level Rise Viewer and Hawaii Climate Adaptation Portal, Brad Romine, Hawaiʻi Sea Grant

Alphonso Braggs, President, Honolulu-Hawaiʻi NAACP | Closing remarks

Overview:

Climate Central's Program on Sea Level Rise works jointly with the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Program and local partners to conduct workshops on sea level rise, coastal flood risk, and social vulnerability.

These workshops provide NAACP environmental leaders, NAACP branch presidents, and other stakeholders with information, tools, and science regarding the risks posed by rising seas and coastal flooding. Additionally, each workshop connects attendees with resources and experts available to them in their states or communities as they work to prepare for sea level rise and coastal flood risk.

Presenters have included officials from NOAA, Sea Grant, FEMA, NAACP, and Climate Central as well as leading scientists, state/county/municipal planners, and resilience officers. Attendees participate in interactive demonstrations of sea level rise and coastal flood web tools by Climate Central, NOAA, and others. Many workshops have included planning sessions in which attendees build out their own local level action plans.

Funding to support Climate Central's workshop efforts is provided by the Kresge Foundation and other foundations.

View completed workshops, case studies, events | Contact us at sealevel@climatecentral.org