Strategies for Coastal Resilience

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2024-02-06
2024-02-06T10:00:00 - 2024-02-06T11:30:00
America/New_York

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    As sea level rise, coastal storms, flooding, erosion, and subsidence increasingly threaten our coastal communities, many land use professionals have been innovating solutions. In this webinar, speakers from design, engineering, and finance backgrounds will feature case studies of coastal resilience strategies in real estate and land use. 

    Agenda:

    • Welcome and introductions – 5 min
    • Presentation on coastal resilience strategies by Stefan Al, author of Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise: Green and Gray Strategies – 15 min
    • Presentation on engineering for coastal resilience by Edgar Westerhof, Vice President, North America Adaptation Solution Lead, Arcadis U.S., Inc.  – 10 min
    • Presentation on finance options for resilient real estate development by Isabel de Caires, Director, Investment Banking, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank – 10 min
    • Q&A with audience – 20 min
    • Optional networking – 30 min 

    Our hope is that by sharing strategies, resources, and guidance, we can support the integration of coastal resilience strategies into land use and real estate development practices and policies, allowing our coastal regions to not just to avert and recover from crises, but also to thrive. 

    Island Press has generously offered a 30% discount on the book Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise: Green and Gray Strategies by Stefan Al to all webinar registrants!
     

    Speakers

    Isabel de Caires

    Director, Investment Banking, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank

    Isabel is a Director in Investment Banking at CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank. She is responsible for regional Caribbean coverage of the Bank’s top-tier corporate and sovereign clients and providing relationship and transaction support on a wide range of financing mandates. Since joining CIBC FirstCaribbean in 2010, Isabel has led a variety of syndicated and bilateral infrastructure and project finance transactions for both public and private sector clients. She has had a diversified financial services career spanning 17 years, having worked for both PwC and EY prior to joining CIBC FirstCaribbean. She holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Miami and is a qualified chartered accountant.

    Edgar Westerhof

    Vice President, North America Adaptation Solution Lead, Arcadis

    Edgar Westerhof is Vice President with Arcadis and serves as North America Climate Adaptation Solution Lead. Edgar is a water engineer and planner with 23 years of experience in urban water management. Following his move to the US from the Netherlands in 2012, Edgar led the Arcadis participation in the international HUD Rebuild by Design competition post-Sandy, including the winning BIG U plan for the protection of Lower Manhattan. Edgar was the Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities participation lead and contributed to numerous city resilience strategies, working with a global team of multi-disciplinary experts. Edgar is a faculty member with Pratt Institute in New York and is contributing author of the book Blue Dunes (Columbia) and Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise (Island Press) and numerous other publications.

    Stefan Al

    Founder, Stefan Al Architects

    Stefan is an accomplished urban designer, architect, and scholar, dedicated to improving urban environments through well-designed density, transit-oriented development, and climate resilience strategies. With over two decades of experience, his portfolio encompasses large-scale projects globally, including mixed-use developments and the world’s tallest tower. Stefan has also contributed his expertise on sustainable development to the Hong Kong government and the United Nations High-Level Political Forum. He is the author of several acclaimed books, and his work has received accolades from publications such as the New York Times, as well as a National Urban Design Award. Committed to educating the next generation of urban design professionals, Stefan currently serves as a faculty member at Hunter College in New York, with past positions at Virginia Tech, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania. As a licensed architect in New York, he heads Stefan Al Architects, with a focus on sustainable design.

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