REGISTER TODAY! CIRCA is hosting a mini-webinar series on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons throughout the month of September. Hear about a variety of topics on climate change and public health concerns in the Northeast. Register and read more at the webinar series website.
Alec Shub Named to 2021 NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship
This post is an abridged version of the original post by Judy Benson of CT Sea Grant naming all 3 fellows. Alec Shub, CIRCA student intern and University of Connecticut graduate student, has been chosen for the 2021 NOAA Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, which places early career professionals with federal […]
UConn Academic Centers and Institutes Review Committee
Since CIRCA was founded in 2014, the Institute was required to submit a 5-year review to the UConn Academic Centers and Institutes Review Committee at the close of 2019. CIRCA recently received the good news that the Office of the Provost is going to recommend to the Board of Trustees that CIRCA should be approved […]
Upcoming CT DEEP Webinar
Resilient Rhody ─ Financing Solutions to Address the Impacts of Climate Change April 21, 2020 12:00 pm CT DEEP is hosting a webinar on financing options for climate change adaptation. Jeff Diehl, leader of the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), will provide an overview of the bank’s approach to integrating climate resilience across operations and […]
CIRCA Staff Participates in “Soak Up the Rain” New England Webinar Series
Living Shorelines: Slowing Coastal Erosion and Saving Connecticut Habitats April 9, 2020 10:30 – 12:00 pm Register Here CIRCA Staff Participates in “Soak Up the Rain” New England Webinar Series Coastal storm events and severe weather damage homes, businesses, infrastructure, and natural resources in New England communities. Creative strategies for shoreline stabilization and coastal stormwater […]
Resilient Connecticut Summit – November 12, 2019
RESILIENT CONNECTICUT CLIMATE ADAPTATION SUMMIT Tuesday, November 12, 2019 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Located at Fairfield University PROGRAM and EVENT MATERIALS At CIRCA’s first annual Resilient Connecticut Summit, Commissioner Katie Dykes from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection provided a welcome and Shaun O’Rourke, Rhode Island Chief Resiliency Officer gave a keynote address […]
New Planning and Visualization Tools for Sea Level Rise
Resilient Connecticut Webinar Series New Planning and Visualization Tools for Sea Level Rise Tuesday, July 23, 2019 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Sea level rise has multiple impacts on the Connecticut shoreline, including increased erosion rates, frequency of flooding, and coastal inundation. Recent research and planning tools generated from a “Municipal Resilience Planning Assistance Project” […]
Regional Resilience Planning for Protection of Public Drinking Water Webinar
Resilient Connecticut Webinar Series Regional Resilience Planning for Protection of Public Drinking Water Friday, June 28, 2019 10:00 – 11:00 am UConn researchers worked with the South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) and the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) to integrate climate change information into water planning processes for the region. With changing precipitation patterns, sea […]
Resilient Connecticut Workshop: Developing A Planning Framework for New Haven and Fairfield Counties
Resilient Connecticut Workshop: Developing A Planning Framework for New Haven and Fairfield Counties Wednesday, May 22, 2019 8:30 am – 3:30 pm UConn Stamford Campus Building Auditorium 1 University Place, Stamford, CT Registration is now closed For inquiries please email circa@uconn.edu PARKING and DIRECTIONS Parking is available in a UConn lot at 1194 Washington Blvd., […]
Resilient Connecticut Webinar
Resilient Connecticut Webinar Series Kickoff April 30, 2019 1:00 – 2:00 pm REGISTER HERE During this webinar, participants can learn and ask questions about: The latest climate projections for Connecticut sea level rise, temperature, and precipitation An overview of innovative resilient design strategies This new Resilient Connecticut project and opportunities to be involved moving forward. WEBINAR […]