Training Webinars

Climate Resilience: Helping your Task Force members and larger community incorporate climate change risks into their work and perspectives

Our series of webinars are designed to provide the information needed to bring your team up to speed on the issue of climate change and why addressing it is an urgent need for the community. The first showing of the webinar to your group will include a pre-recorded presentation along with a live 15-20 minute Q & A session with the presenter. You will then be provided with a recording of the full webinar that can be used for public showings or other training needs in your process.

In this webinar series, we bring together some of the nation’s leading scientists and practitioners to share their lessons learned with planning professionals, community managers, and local leaders and residents:

Climate Change Basics for Poets

Presenters: Tonya Graham (Executive Director, Geos Institute) and Dr. Scott Denning (Monfort Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University)

Most of us do not have the technical background to understand the assumptions, models, and limitations of our current scientific understanding of the changing climate. In this webinar, we will cover the basics of climate change science as applicable at the local level, with a minimum of graphs and other nap-inducing visuals. This webinar will serve as an introduction to the series for your members with an emphasis on addressing the specific needs of your organization.

Engaging Your Community

Presenter: Cara Pike (Executive Director, Climate Access)

In this webinar, Cara will present communications and framing recommendations based on the latest polling, social science research, and best practices. These tips and tools are designed to help participants understand current public opinion trends, connect with audiences and stakeholders, and learn from what is and isn’t working in the field of community engagement.

A Whole Community Resilience Approach

Presenter: Dr. Marni Koopman (Climate Change Scientist, Geos Institute)

Effective climate change adaptation requires collaboration, integration, and communication across sectors and jurisdictions if we are to protect and build on what makes our communities “home.” In this webinar, Marni will share detailed information about the Whole Community Resilience approach, which is the framework used in the Climate Ready Communities program.

Pricing

$1,200 package includes:

One 15-20 minute, live Q&A session by each presenter as part of the initial webinar showing
Unlimited community streaming of the set of modules or individual modules by individuals or to an audience

For an additional cost, community specific content may be added as a 4th module.

Climate Ready Communities subscribers receive 5% discount off prices shown.

Testimonials

“The Climate Ready Communities^® program is off to a great start. I was one of the Beta reviewers for this program in March 2018, and was impressed by the breadth and detail of the information provided in the Practical Guide for Developing Climate Resilience. The Geos Institute’s 7-step framework for developing climate resilience provides a systems approach that a community can actually use and the Guide covers a range of useful topics from community engagement to developing a task force. The tutorials, templates and website will help a community like ours navigate the resilience building process.”

Dena Winslow, tribal planner and grant writer, Aroostook Band of MicMacs, Presque Isle, ME
"Climate Ready Communities^® has given the City of Warren the means and resources necessary to begin meaningful dialogues about climate change, mitigation, and adaptation in a way that leads to community-driven actions that can be implemented by way of local and county governments through actions organized by steering committees."

City of Warren, MN
"The Climate Ready Communities^® program has been extremely relevant and useful for Sierra CAMP as a regional collaborative. The comprehensive guide with its step-by-step organization helps us and our member communities break the climate resilience planning process into manageable steps and build our internal technical expertise. We’ve found the Annual Support service to be valuable for our Peer Group in demonstrating specific adaptation case studies, and we’ve had a chance to utilize the consulting hours to conceptualize and plan key regional initiatives like the regional vulnerability assessment."

Nikki Caravelli, Sierra CAMP Project Manager, Sierra Business Council
We find these tools to be effective and designed with a community user’s perspective in mind. We appreciate the step-by-step approach as well as the fact that the program is flexible, allowing us to make modifications as needed to fit our specific circumstances. We also appreciate the opportunity to consult with the experts at the Geos Institute as we go through the process."

Diana Maneta, Missoula County’s Energy Conservation and Sustainability Coordinator
“The Climate Ready Communities^® program has been an excellent tool for Corinth. It provides clear steps and expert guidance. The backing of the Geos Institute provides credibility and helps to build momentum for our resilience planning. Our participation in the Climate Ready Communities pilot has put us much further along in the climate resilience planning process than I believe we otherwise would be.”

Patrick Hubbard, Development Coordinator for the City of Corinth, TX