Welcome to
1on1 Chats with Resilience Experts
in Maryland and the Netherlands
Maryland and the Netherlands are joining efforts to help empower communities to become resilient, prepare for climate change impacts, and reduce vulnerabilities.
Both regions are expected to be affected by seasonal droughts and heatwaves, frequent thunderstorms, an increased risk of flooding, and sea-level rise. Maryland and the Netherlands are working together with communities and public and private sector partners to proactively implement adaptation strategies.
This event brings the opportunity for organizations in Maryland and the Netherlands to join 1on1 digital video meetings to mutually introduce and learn from each other's work and approaches, exchange best practices, identify synergies of work, and create a lasting connection with counterparts across the ocean.
Why participate?
- For city, county, and province officials: Meet your counterparts, hear about other communities tackling similar issues, and get a glimpse of lessons learned from project implementation.
- For community representatives: Learn about different citizen engagement journeys that have helped other communities implement transformational changes.
- For floodplain managers: Exchange with fellow experts working on reducing flood risk, learn about different methodologies and technical tools, and how they can be adapted to reduce risks in your community.
- For architects, planners, and engineers: See the behind-the-scenes from world-renowned resilience projects by their implementing experts, exchange best practices, and learn from Nature-based Solutions and community outreach experiences.
- For applied-research scientists and universities: Hear from other scientists about experiences implementing projects and exchange methodologies.
- For government agencies: Learn about how the Netherlands and the USA are collaborating on Engineering with Nature, meet your fellow counterparts, and get inspired!
- For water management and environmental technology businesses: Opportunities for showcasing your resilience solutions, building potential partnerships, and identifying synergies with participants.
The 1on1 Chats with Resilience Experts platform is part of the Building a climate-resilient Maryland together event, which was launched on January 26, 2021 gathering over 200 experts from Maryland and the Netherlands. Thanks to the organizers of this event and the support of the Partners for Water program, this platform will be available until February 28, 2021.
To watch the launching event and access the webinar materials visit the Building a climate-resilient Maryland together event page.
