Dear Wetlanders: We are pleased to invite you to join us for our next Hot Topics webinar on Wednesday, May 30th at 3:00 p.m. eastern, 2:00 p.m. centr
Dear Wetlanders:
We are pleased to invite you to join us for our next Hot Topics webinar on Wednesday, May 30th at
3:00 p.m. eastern, 2:00 p.m. central, 1:00 p.m. mountain, 12:00 p.m. pacific, 11:00 a.m. Alaska, and 10:00 a.m. Hawaii time. We will wrap up our celebration of American Wetlands Month
by hosting Michael Beck and Siddharth Narayan who will present on Measuring the Economic Benefits and Cost Effectiveness of Coastal Wetlands and Ecosystems. This informative webinar
will discuss findings from two groundbreaking reports that show how investments in nature-based infrastructure can meet multiple objectives for environmental restoration, adaptation and flood risk reduction as well as result in millions of dollars in savings
from storm damages. This webinar is proudly sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA. More information about the presentation can be found below.
To register for the webinar, go to
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Measuring the Economic Benefits and Cost Effectiveness of Coastal Wetlands and Ecosystems
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - 3pm ET
Presenters:
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Michael Beck, The Nature Conservancy and University of California, Santa Cruz
▪ Siddharth Narayan, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Abstract:
In 2016, the release of the report “Coastal Wetlands and Flood Damage Reduction: Using Risk Industry-based Models to Assess Natural Defenses in the Northeastern
USA” gained international attention. In the report the authors quantified the economic benefits of coastal wetlands in reducing property damage from storms and flooding in the northeastern United States. Using risk industry models, they estimated that coastal
wetlands saved more than US$ 625 million in avoided flood damages from Hurricane Sandy across the northeastern USA. Just this spring, a second report was released entitled “Comparing the cost effectiveness of nature-based and coastal adaptation: A case study
from the Gulf Coast of the United States.” This report also shows that investments in nature-based adaptation could meet multiple objectives for environmental restoration, adaptation and flood risk reduction. In this presentation, Michael Beck and Siddharth
Narayan will share their research, methods and findings from these two studies.
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Michael Beck
Michael Beck is the Lead Marine Scientist at TNC and adjunct Professor in Ocean Sciences at the University of California Santa Cruz. Mike focuses on building coastal resilience in the interface between risk reduction and conservation. His approach is multi-disciplinary
across ecology, engineering and economics. Mike has authored more than sixty peer-reviewed publications. His work covers topics from the role of coral reefs in reducing risks from storms to the effects of people on extinctions of Pleistocene mammals. He has
also published numerous popular articles including Op-eds in the NY Times, Miami Herald, Huffington Post and the Caribbean Journal. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Sydney and in 2012 Mike was also selected as a Pew Marine Conservation Fellow.
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Siddharth Narayan
Siddharth Narayan (Sid) is a Research Scientist in Coastal Adaptation and Nature-based Solutions. A civil and coastal engineer, hailing from Chennai in southern India, he is based at the University of California Santa Cruz and works with Michael Beck, lead
marine scientist at The Nature Conservancy. Sid's research interests focus on modelling interactions between natural and human coastal systems, to help develop sustainable measures for coastal adaptation. At present, he works closely with insurance risk modelers,
ecologists and engineers to assess the role and value of wetlands for reducing flood risk and damages to people and property.
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Hot Topics Webinar Recording from February 9, 2018 is Available
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