Heather M. Morgan Climate Risk Adaptation Lecture at the 2022 Waterfront Conference
Channel: Waterfront Alliance
Date: 2022-06-30

The Heather M. Morgan Climate Risk Adaptation Lecture honors the memory of Heather Morgan, noted climate risk adaptation expert, and her contributions to the field of sustainability. Heather dedicated her career to redefining the relationship between our human inhabitation and the natural system utilizing a transdisciplinary approach. She used her formidable oratory skills to educate people and empower them to advocate for their communities because she felt that unless people understood the dynamic, there would be no real progress. Heather was herself a force of nature who brought boundless energy, genuine integrity, and limitless passion to her work.

The inaugural speaker of the lecture series is Kizzy Charles-Guzman, the executive director of the Office of Climate and Environmental Justice for the New York City Mayor's Office.

The Lecture series is supported by an endowed fund in order to bring top speakers to the Waterfront Conference. Fund supporters are:
Premier Corporate Sponsor: AECOM
$10,000 and above: Battery Park City Authority; J.M. Kaplan Fund
$5,000 – $9,999: SiteWorks Landscape Architecture
$1,000 – $4,999: Nora Madonick, CEO, Arch Street Communications; Biohabitats
Up to $999: Susan Ainsworth; Nanci Bateman; Pierre Boucicaut; Emory G. Lee; Kate McLetchie-Sheldon; Marc Tuozzolo

Waterfront Alliance Waterfront Conference 2022

The Waterfront Alliance’s annual Waterfront Conference – now in its 15th year – is the region’s premier forum exploring the challenges of and solutions to climate change, sustaining a strong maritime industry and regional economy, equitable access at our waterfronts and to our shared waterways, and a healthier open-space environment.   

Communities across the country are increasingly preparing for the new age of weather due to human-caused climate change. As actions are globally undertaken to limit the scale of climate change, greater attention must be paid to redesigning communities, enhancing their ability both to adapt to conditions that are becoming a “new normal” and to recover from climate impacts in a resilient manner. Infusions of federal and state funding for our region offer chances for major change unlike any other in recent time. We have a once in a generation opportunity to ensure we prepare for the climate future, invest in vital infrastructure, and support the needs of the most vulnerable.  

Climate-resilient infrastructure across all sectors; investment in our ports and the supply chain; and nature and the environment thriving through sustainable economic development can improve the quality of life for people everywhere.

Learn more at https://waterfrontconference.sched.com/info.