Come Hell or High Water
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Hell and high water are no strangers to communities experiencing rising seas, nor is the desire to keep communities, cultures, and livelihoods rooted in those places. Authors and journalists covering “managed retreat” will share how some coastal communities are taking a step back—and literally moving their lives and homes.
Speakers
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Colette Pichon BattlePartner of vision and initiatives at Taproot Earth -
Nadege GreenDirector of the Community Justice Project -
Susan CrawfordLaw professor at Harvard Law School -
Jake BittleStaff writer at Grist -
Katharine MachProfessor at University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmosphe...
- 2023 Climate
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