Nominations for the 2026 NYS Adaptation & Innovation Awards are now live! Spotlight climate-resilient infrastructure projects strengthening communities, protecting ecosystems, and preparing New York for a changing climate. Visit the Awards Page to Learn More>
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The Network is headed to the North Country! Join us for a Spring trip to learn about best practices in the field. This two day, multi-site event will kick off at Ausable Freshwater Center’s hyper-local native plant nursery, Uihlein Farm, in Lake Placid and wrap up at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. Join the
NYS Adaptation Practitioners Network Adirondack Field Study Read More »
Join us to learn about what colleagues around the Network are working on, get updates on the New York State Adaptation and Resilience Plan, and a keynote presentation from Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner, Associate Teaching Professor in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University, on a model for climate resiliency hubs in New
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A conversation with Art DeGaetano, Director of the NOAA Northeast Regional Climate Center, on drought in New York. Following the 8th driest August on record—with 11.4 million residents currently affected—we discussed the role of climate change, statewide impacts, and emerging tools for monitoring and response.
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Network Members come together to build relationships, learn from each other, advance policy and celebrate adaptation wins! Attendees learn new communication strategies, inform state planning, and seed collaborations.
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In partnership with experts from: Buy In Community Planning, the Climigration Network, Cornell University’s Department of City and Regional Planning, Natural Resources Defense Council, Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub, and One Architecture and Urbanism, Rebuild by Design published a white paper on Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of
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In partnership with experts from: Buy In Community Planning, the Climigration Network, Cornell University’s Department of City and Regional Planning, Natural Resources Defense Council, Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub, and One Architecture and Urbanism, Rebuild by Design published a white paper on Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of
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Flooding is a bi-partisan challenge, impacting every region of our state. According to Rebuild by Design’s Atlas of Disaster, from 2011 to 2024, New York experienced 23 major extreme weather disasters costing $26.8 billion in federal post disaster assistance—cyclones, severe storms and flooding were the most frequent. Increasing weather events pose on-going risk to the
VTdigger: It’s just past the halfway point for the 2024 legislative session, and we are grateful to fellow lawmakers who have rolled up their sleeves to tackle so many complex issues from affordability to housing to public safety and school construction. While there are many important policies the Vermont legislative Climate Solutions Caucus is working
Grist: The nation’s insurance industry has gone haywire in recent years amid a succession of floods, fires, and other climate-fueled disasters. These catastrophes have forced carriers to pay out billions in claims, and many have responded by raising premiums in disaster-prone states like Florida and Oregon or leaving certain markets altogether. But many of these companies also provide coverage for fossil fuel projects, like
Connecticut wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil fuel projects Read More »
