URBAN CLIMATE CHANGE & COASTAL RESILIENCE EXPEDITION

November

What: The Urban Climate Change and Coastal Resilience trip asks students to envision the future as we face the impacts of climate change. During the experience the group learns about the environmental vulnerability of the Hampton Roads area and the implications that has for such an important port and urban region. The group connects with Norfolk’s Chief Resilience Officer, local high school environmental studies students, and representatives at Naval Station Norfolk to learn about the ways that the region is adapting to environmental changes. Ultimately, the group leaves with a much better understanding for some of the solutions moving forward.

Who: Kyle Spencer the Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Norfolk, CBF staff at the Brock Environmental Center, the teaching staff for Virginia Beach Public Schools Environmental Studies Program, and Ted Brown the Environmental Public Affairs Officer at Naval Station Norfolk. Where: The greater Hampton Roads, Va. area including Historic Jamestown, First Landing State Park, Nauticus, CBF’s Brock Environmental Center, and Naval Station Norfolk.

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