Coastal Quest
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors and Staff
    • Our Partners
    • Job Opportunities
  • Our Approach
  • Our Programs
    • Resilient Coastal Governments and Communities
    • Resilient Protected Areas and Parks
      • MPA Small Grants Program
    • Protecting and Restoring Coastal Ecosystems
      • Coastal Nature-Based Solutions 30×30
      • Coastal Funding Database
      • Blue Carbon Collaborative – Monthly Meetings
    • Clean Coastal Water
      • State Water Quality Protection Areas
      • SWQPA Assessment Tool
  • Work with Us
    • Fiscal Sponsorships
  • Conferences
    • California Wildfire Conference Oct. 24-26, 2023
    • Accelerating Solutions for a Resilient Coast
    • Achieving 30×30 for Our Coasts, Oceans, and Communities
    • California Plastic Crisis Conference Series: Impacts and Solutions at Home and Beyond
    • Extinction: Solutions for Species on the Brink
    • Past Coastal Resilience Conferences
  • Donate
  • Click to open the search input field Click to open the search input field Search
  • Menu Menu
You are here: Home1 / Conferences2 / Accelerating Solutions for a Resilient Coast

Watch Day 1 Live

Accelerating Solutions for a Resilient Coast (Day 1) from UCI Media on Vimeo.

Watch Day 2 Live

Accelerating Solutions for a Resilient Coast (Day 2) from UCI Media on Vimeo.

Join us for a free 2-day virtual conference on coastal resilience

Participants will build understanding on how regions, states, and tribes are bringing together diverse stakeholders to accelerate solutions that create and leverage results for the coast, helping communities, ecosystems, and economies be more resilient to climate change.

Agenda

Download Agenda

Agenda Day 1, March 22, 2022

Agenda Day 2, March 23, 2022

Conference Attendees will Gain Insight into:

  • Emerging coastal issues like resilient ports, restorative aquaculture, contaminated coastal lands and Superfund sites, and shoreline adaptive management.
  • Regional models demonstrating accelerated on-the-ground application and uptake of coastal solutions.
  • Inclusive, equitable planning, access, capacity building, and job training.
  • Funding for climate adaptation and increasing the pace and scale of the permitting process allow adaptation projects to occur more quickly, simply, and cost-effectively.
  • Insurance and financing solutions.

Featured Speakers Include

  • Amy Hutzel, Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy
  • R. Siders, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
  • Becky Smyth, West Coast Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Carmen Ramírez, Supervisor, County of Ventura, District 5
  • Charles Lester, Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center in the Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara
  • Dune Lankard, Chief Executive Officer/Founder, Native Conservancy
  • Jennifer Norris, Deputy Secretary for Biodiversity and Habitat, California Natural Resource Agency
  • Julio Garcia, Director/Founder, Rise South City
  • Laura Petes, Chief of Staff for Climate & Environment, Assistant Director for Climate Resilience, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
  • Ralph Wolfe, Director, Sustainable Southeast Partnership
  • Ricardo Lara, Commissioner, California Department of Insurance
  • Sanjay Seth, Climate Resilience Program Manager, Environmental Department, City of Boston
  • Terry Tamminen, Chief Executive Officer, AltaSea

Conference Sponsors

  • About Us
  • Our Approach
  • Our Programs
  • Work with Us
© 2024 Coastal Quest. WordPress Web Design and Development by HyperArts
  • Link to Instagram
  • Link to LinkedIn
Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top