The University of Connecticut at Avery Point will hold a symposium on Tuesday, April 13 about climate change and its costs to coastal communities. The symposium will take place in the Branford House on UConn’s Avery Point campus at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The symposium, titled “Staying Dry and Paying for It: Symposium on the Costs of Coastal Living in a Changing Climate,” will focus on climate change and how to plan for its potential costs in the Southeastern Connecticut coastal region. The symposium will consider sea level rise projections in the region, continued residential growth on the coast, and the implications of both for municipality planning and management.
The symposium coincides with the recent updating and public release of electronic Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) in the Southeastern Connecticut region. George Bradner, director of the property and casualty branch of the Connecticut Department of Insurance, will speak and take part in a panel discussion considering the implications of climate change on insurance and planning.
Other participants include:
- E. Zell Steever, chairman, Town of Groton Task Force on Climate Change
- Todd Fake, research associate, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut
- Penny Vlahos, assistant professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut.
Professor W. Frank Bohlen of UConn’s Department of Marine Sciences will moderate the event.
The symposium is sponsored by The Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, the National Undersea Research Center, and UConn’s Maritime Studies and Coastal Studies programs.
For more information:
Nathaniel Trumbull, 860-405-9272
