Regional Climate Change Impacts

Joseph Callahan, TRWA's president and the event coordinator says, "We want the regional perspective on what kinds of impacts we are expecting for the coast and our watershed, what we can do to prepare for those impacts and how we can mitigate them."

Our audience will hear what's happening now from each panelist's perspective, what's expected to happen down the road, and what steps we can each take in everyday life to manage risks.

They will speak about interrelated topics such fresh and saltwater issues, climate health effects, agriculture, advocacy, environmental justice, economic consequences, biodiversity, climate resilience and sustainable practices.

A question-and-answer period will follow.

Our panelists are:
Amber Davis- Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District, Senior Comprehensive Planner
Amber joined SRPEDD in 2022 as a Senior Planner. Her diverse background includes urban planning, environmental policy, public health, and climate change and adaptation.
https://srpedd.org/

Monica Driggers, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance, Deputy Director
Monica works with staff, board and external partners to sustain existing programs, expand into new program areas, strengthen Mass Rivers' connections to member organizations, and drive policy change. Her work includes advocating for water equity, reforming water allocation policies, and covering wetlands issues
Massachusetts Rivers Alliance - River Protection (massriversalliance.org)

Marea Gabriel- The Nature Conservancy, Massachusetts Chapter, Freshwater Management
Marea works with The Nature Conservancy's Rivers and Lands Program to conserve resilient rivers and lands through strategies that protect and restore ecological integrity, reduce climate risks, and promote human wellbeing.

Emma Gildesgame, The Nature Conservancy, Massachusetts Chapter, Climate Adaptation Scientist
Emma is a planning professional with academic and work experience in community engagement, conservation, restoration, and water quality work. She has extensive experience in environmental program design and planning and field-based conservation and community engagement Management, Water, Wetlands and Marine Resources.
https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/massachusetts/

Julia Knisel, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Coastal Shoreline and Floodplain Manager
Julia leads the StormSmart Coasts Program for the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to help communities address coastal erosion and flooding while enhancing beach systems. She supports state hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning and implementation and serves on the Resilient Massachusetts Action Team.
https://resilientma-mapcenter-mass-eoeea.hub.arcgis.com/

Audrey Matthews- Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD),
Senior Climate Planner
Audrey joined the SRPEDD environmental team in March 2024 as a Senior Climate Planner. Her work includes hazard mitigation resiliency plans, Green Communities and much more. Her passions are in coastal resilience, vulnerability and mitigation studies, environmental justice, and mapping of all kinds, comprehensive planning, redevelopment districts, and suitability analysis.
https://srpedd.org/.

Detailed speaker information at:
Regional Climate Change Impacts- Panel Discussion – Taunton River Watershed Alliance (savethetaunton.org)


URL:
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2578982-0?pid=2874

Venue Name: Bristol County Agricultural High School, Student Commons Building

Category: Community | Education