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 […]
Events
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 […]
Governor Malloy Bill Signing Ceremony For Legislation Concerning Climate Change & CT’s Energy Future
CIRCA’s Executive Director, Dr. James O’Donnell went to the Connecticut Science Center, Hartford, CT on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 to speak about CIRCA’s Sea Level Rise in Connecticut report and witness Governor Malloy sign Public Act No. 18-82, “An Act Concerning Climate Change Planning and Resiliency” and Public Act 18-50, “An Act Concerning Connecticut’s Energy Future.” Click […]
Products available – Creating a Resilient Connecticut: A CIRCA Forum on Science, Planning, Policy & Law | May 11, 2018
The Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA), UConn School of Law’s Center for Energy & Environmental Law (CEEL), and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) hosted an event entitled, Creating a Resilient Connecticut: A CIRCA Forum on Science, Planning, Policy & Law on Friday, May 11, 2018 at the UConn School of Law in Hartford, […]
Sea Level Rise Projections for the State of Connecticut
SEA LEVEL RISE | FINAL REPORT & PUBLIC MEETING The final report, Sea Level Rise in Connecticut, authored by CIRCA Executive Director and Professor of Marine Sciences, James O’Donnell was released in October 2018 and incorporated comments from a draft report release in 2017. An Executive Summary of the final report is shown below along with public […]
Creating a Resilient Connecticut: A CIRCA Forum on Science, Planning, Policy & Law | May 11, 2018
Friday, May 11, 8:15 am to 4:30 pm UConn School of Law Reading Room, William F. Starr Hall 45 Elizabeth St. Hartford, CT 06105 REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED View the AGENDA for more information SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Sea Level Rise Projections for the State of Connecticut Floodplain Building Elevation Standards Height Restrictions on Elevated Buildings Oceanfront State Coastal Management […]
April 6 Workshop: Implementing a Drinking Water Resilience Plan for Connecticut
UConn Avery Point Groton, Connecticut April 6, 2018 9 am-3:30 pm On Friday April 6, 2018 CIRCA conducted a workshop for the Dept. of Public Health Drinking Water Vulnerability Assessment and Resilience Plan at the UConn Avery Point Campus in Groton, CT. Workshop attendees received training on identifying vulnerabilities to flooding, extreme weather and drought […]
Connecticut Flood Symposium | March 14, 2018
Connecticut Flood Symposium Wednesday, March 14, 2018 UConn School of Law, Starr Hall 45 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105 8 am – 4:30 pm Registration is closed. **Registration by March 8, 2018 is required to attend this event.** Breakfast and Lunch Provided Please join us for a day of discussion on flood resilience and climate […]
Connecticut Living Shorelines: Projects into Practice Workshop
Monday, November 20, 2017 Workshop Presentations: Workshop overview and related projects and resources, Rebecca French – CIRCA, Director of Community Engagement, CIRCA overview Overview of Connecticut living shoreline permit process – Tonia Selmeski and John Gaucher, Environmental Analysts CT DEEP Land and Water Resources Division, SW District, DEEP overview Hepburn Dune and Marsh, Fenwick, Marilyn Ozols – Land Use Administrator, Borough […]