Online
12 and 13 May, 2022
11:30-13:30 EDT
Semi-Private
This workshop series is organized as part of the trilateral project “Nature-based Solutions to Address Flooding in Coastal Cities” and will convene practitioners and decisionmakers from across North America to scope needs and opportunities for supporting broader implementation of NBS to address flooding in coastal cities.
This meeting is by invitation only.
Welcome and introduction
Panel: Perspectives from Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Joanna Eyquem
What are NBS co-benefits and how do we define them?
University of Waterloo
Canada
Margarita Caso Chavez
Case studies of NBS co-benefits
Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (INECC)
Mexico
Lauren Knapp
How to prioritize and evaluate trade-offs between NBS co-benefits
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
United States
Panel Q&A
Health Break
Breakout Group Activity
Summary of Session and Next Steps
Welcome and introduction
Panel: Perspectives from Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Kees Lokman
How do you integrate co-benefits into a NBS value proposition?
University of British Columbia
Canada
Johana Acosta Velazquez
Varying perspectives on NbS co-benefits
Universidad Autónoma del Carmen
Mexico
Ana Eguiarte
Realizing co-benefits of NbS through partnerships
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
United States
Salvador Herrera Montes
What barriers exist to demonstrating and advocating for co-benefits?
Urbanística
Mexico
Panel Q&A
Health Break
Group Activity
Summary of Session and Next Steps
Lauren Roy
Project Lead
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