Toward a Sustainable 21st Century Series:

Implementing and Scaling Resilient Solutions in Coastal California

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University of California Irvine is hosting its 6^th annual Coastal Resilience Conference on March 2 and 3, 9am – 12:30pm PST. Join us for this free virtual 2-day event to learn about coastal resilience needs, priorities, and strategies being employed across California and the nation from some of the leading policy makers, scientists, and local government leaders working on the forefront of solving these issues.

Conference Themes Include:

State Priorities and Future Goals
Best Practices to Prepare and Scale Solutions
Approaches to Ensure Equity in Policy, Planning, and Implementation
Shoreline Management
Impacts from Wildfires
Funding for Planning and Adaptation

Conference Agenda

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Day 1, March 2nd 9am – 12:30pm PST

Day 1, March 2nd 9am – 12:30pm PST
9:00am	Welcome & Keynote · Christina Snider, California Governor’s Tribal Advisor
9:15am	Institutionalizing Coastal Resilience: Policy and Regulation · Chris Ward, California State Assembly Member · Mark Gold, Executive Director, Ocean Protection Council; Deputy Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy, California Natural Resources Agency · Carey Batha, Climate Change Specialist, California Coastal Commission
9:55am	Break
10:00am	Preparing Coastal Communities, Ecosystems, and Assets for 3.5 ft. of Sea Level Rise · Justine Kimball, Senior Climate Change Program Manager, California Ocean Protection Council · Adam Canter, Tribal Botanist and GIS Specialist, Wiyot Tribe Natural Resources Department · Juliette Finzi Hart, Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program Manager, California Office of Planning and Research
10:40am	Break
10:45am	Ensuring Equity and Environmental Justice in Resiliency · Effie Turnbull-Sanders, Environmental Justice Commissioner, California Coastal Commission · Nahal Ghoghaie Ipakchi, Environmental Justice Manager, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission · Alvaro Sanchez, Environmental Equity Director, The Greenlining Institute
11:25pm	Break
11:30pm	Financing Resiliency · Len Materman, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District · Nuin-Tara Key, Deputy Director, Climate, California Office of Planning and Research · Alison Kearns, Risk Analysis Branch Chief, Federal Emergency Management Agency
12:10pm	Closing Remarks, Day 1 · Gary Griggs, Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, Earth and Planetary Sciences
12:30pm	End of Day 1

Day 2, March 3rd 9am – 12:30pm PST

Day 2, March 3rd 9am – 12:30pm PST
9:00am	Welcome & Keynote · Liz Williams Russell, Climate Justice Program Director, Foundation for Louisiana
9:15am	Implementing Effective Sediment Management Solution · Kiki Patsch, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Resource Management, CSU Channel Islands · Philip King, Professor of Economics, San Francisco State University · Doug George, NERRS Science Collaborative Program Manager, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
9:55am	Break
10:00am	Living Shoreline Resiliency · Melis Ökter, National Estuarine Research Reserves Management Liaison, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration · Evyan Sloane, Project Manager, South Coast Region at State Coastal Conservancy · Conor Shea, Fluvial Geomorphologist and Engineer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
10:40am	Break
10:45am	Responding to Wildfire Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems · Newsha Ajami, Director of Urban Water Policy, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Water in the West program · Kyle Blount, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington State University · Eric Stein, Department Head, Biology Department, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project · Chris Monary, Environmental Scientist, State Water Resources Control Board
11:25pm	Break
11:30pm	Scaling Coastal Resiliency Solutions · Marina Cazorla, Coastal Programs Manager, California State Parks · Jessica Fain, Director, Planning Program, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission · Jennifer Jurado, Director and Chief Resilience Officer, Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department
12:10pm	Closing Remarks, Day 2 · Charles Lester, Director of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Center in the Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara
12:30pm	End of Day 2

Implementing and Scaling Resilient Solutions in Coastal California

Conference Themes Include:

Conference Agenda

Day 1, March 2nd 9am – 12:30pm PST

Day 2, March 3rd 9am – 12:30pm PST

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