Peril & Promise at Urban Resilience Summit 2017
Join WNET’s Peril & Promise initiative all week long as we bring you exclusive coverage of the 100 Resilient Cities “Urban Resilience Summit” in New York City.
80 Chief Resilience Officers from across the globe who are working on making their cities more resilient come together to exchange ideas and develop solutions. We’ll be there to capture it all as it’s happening. Listen in on Facebook Live interviews with seven Chief Resilience Officers on what they’re doing to combat climate change and come along to see NYC’s “Living Lab,” climate change solutions on-the-ground.
Check our social channels throughout the week for special content:
Monday, July 24th
11:30-12:00pm – Individual City Resilience Stories Panel. Follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
1:00pm – Facebook Live Interview: Jeff Hebert – New Orleans. Watch on Facebook.
Jeff Herbert explains how New Orleans is protecting its most vulnerable citizens against displacement from rain and storm damage.
3:30-4:00pm – Future Cities Panel. Follow along on Twitter.
4:45pm – Facebook Live Interview: Dan Zarrilli – New York. Watch on Facebook.
What are the solutions for extreme weather, the Urban Heat Island effect, and reducing carbon emissions by 2050?
Tuesday, July 25th
12:00pm – Facebook Live Interview- Eric Friedlander – Louisville. Watch on Facebook.
What happens at the intersection of climate change and civic life?
Wednesday, July 26th
10:00am-5:00pm – Living Lab: Resilience in Action. Follow along on Thirteen’s Instagram, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
The Peril & Promise team goes on a climate resiliency and solutions tour of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Thursday, July 27th
1:15pm – Facebook Live Interview- Atyia Martin – Boston CRO. Watch on Facebook.
How does Boston serve working-class and minority communities who are more susceptible to damages caused by flooding?
2:15pm – Facebook Live Interview-– Three Chief Resilience Officers from Greater Miami and the Beaches. Watch on Facebook.
Jane Gilbert talks about preparing transient communities to safeguard against climate changes. Jim Murley explains water contamination. Susy Torriente speaks about challenges specific to Miami Beach.
