New Tools for Stormwater Management Hartford has been experiencing multiple challenges related to stormwater management. With large quantities of impervious surface, high levels of clay, and a failing levee system that protects the Connecticut River from rising, the city’s ground cannot absorb stormwater, which exacerbates the amount of runoff and flooding. After receiving a grant […]
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New Positions to Support CT Resilience Planning
The application period for the following job postings closed on September 17, 2018. CIRCA is still seeking applicants for three of four new positions to support development of the Connecticut Connections Coastal Resilience Plan (C3RP). The planning process will involve extensive public input and coordination with state agencies, regional Councils of Governments, and municipalities. Along […]
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, […]
Dr. Rebecca French Named Director of Resilience at CT DOH
Many of you had the opportunity to meet and get to know Dr. Rebecca French over the last 3 years while she was the Director of Community Engagement at CIRCA. In April, Dr. French left CIRCA for a new job as the Director of a large and important program at the CT Dept. of Housing. She […]
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 […]
Sea Level Rise in Connecticut: Planning for 20 in/50 cm in 2050
By Rebecca A. French, Ph.D., CIRCA Director of Community Engagement On October 19, 2017, CIRCA released an Executive Summary of its locally updated sea-level rise scenarios and recommendations on how Connecticut should adapt to the mean sea level changes projected in a 2012 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report (Parris et al, CPO-1 Report, 2012): […]
A Resilient Gingerbread House
Every year UConn Avery Point hosts a competition to make a gingerbread house. This year CIRCA entered and built a resilient coastal home or as resilient as it could be when it was made out of candy and cookies. How to make a resilient gingerbread house: Home Elevation The lowest occupied floor of our gingerbread […]
9:30-11am on October 19 Public Meeting on CIRCA Updated Projections of Sea Level Rise for the State of Connecticut
Please note that the time changed for this event from an earlier post due to the rescheduled meeting of the Governor’s Council on Climate Change. 9:30-11 am is the new time. Apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause. When: Thursday, October 19, 2017 9:30-11 am Where: Remote Attendance: Register for Webinar In […]
Join CIRCA for Expert Panel on Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and Climate Science on September 21
HURRICANE HARVEY and HURRICANE IRMA: Climate Science, Recovery & Resilience Expert panel and discussion sponsored by the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation Thursday, September 21 12-1 PM UConn Avery Point Campus Marine Sciences Building Room 103 OR Remote attendance: Dial 415-655-0002 Access Code: 649 191 751 Listen toll free via computer here Tweet us […]