Coastal Resiliency : Louisiana's Homes in the Face of Climate Change

Orleans Sierra Club presents:
Sunday, October 9

Coastal Resiliency : Louisiana's Homes in the Face of Climate Change

Johanna DeGraffenreid from the Gulf Restoration Network will speak. GRN has been fighting for the state to recognize that we are past the point where levees and coastal restoration are enough to protect communities. The state has laid out potential solutions in the Coastal Master Plan like flood-proofing, home elevation and voluntary relocation programs, but has not offered much funding to implement these "nonstructural" solutions. These communities are being called "Resettlement Zones" by the Office of Community Development. La. coastal communities are at risk of getting washed away from rising seas, flooding, and storm surge.

Audubon Zoo Dominion Auditorium (Go through the gate behind the Audubon Statue at the front of the zoo and turn right)

Free and open to all

6:30 PM refreshments

7-8pm program address and question

Call 504-307-0187 with questions.

"The New Atlantis? Climate Disruption and New Orleans"

Thursday, April 18
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Tulane Law Clinic Building, Rm. 110

New data about climate change and subsidence in Southeast Louisiana doesn't bode well for the future of our city. Can New Orleans survive rising seas, sinking soils, and more intense storms over the course of this century? Join NOAA scientist Tim Osborn, Tulane ecologist Bruce Fleury, and Jordan Macha and Devin Martin from the Sierra Club as we discuss the state of the science and what can be done to prevent New Orleans from becoming the New Atlantis.
Presented by the Tulane Green Club and the New Orleans Group of the Sierra Club

Call Devin Martin for questions or details: 985.209.5454 or devin.martin@sierraclub.org