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September 12, 2024

ACG Webinar: Building Resilience and Protecting Critical Infrastructure [1]

Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion about critical infrastructure with a panel of state legislators from the United States, Canada and Germany, to gain valuable insights into the shared challenges faced on both sides of the Atlantic. 11:00 a.m. ET.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [4]
Government [5]
Health [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Planning & Growth [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Europe [11]

"Trump On Climate Change: ‘You’ll Have More Oceanfront Property’" [12]

"Former President Trump on Monday night said climate change is not “the biggest threat” and claimed it would create “more oceanfront property.”

Climate Change [13]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [7]
Journalism & Media [15]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [17]
Planning & Growth [8]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [19], 08/14/2024
September 2, 2024

DEADLINE: NPF Covering Equitable Community Development Journalism Fellowship [20]

To help journalists connect the dots between policy, public and private financing and calls for equitable housing, parks and other assets, the National Press Foundation will hold an expenses-paid journalism training in Missoula, Montana, October 7-10, 2024. Apply by Sep 2.

Workshops and Fellowships [21]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Economy & Business [22]
Infrastructure [7]
Journalism & Media [15]
Planning & Growth [8]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
August 16, 2024

Wilson Center: Bringing Climate and Health Together in Japanese and American Cities [24]

Join the Wilson Center and partners in Washington, DC or via live stream for a panel discussion featuring speakers from three American and three Japanese cities as they exchange insights and ideas on how cities can achieve net-zero emissions while enhancing the well-being and quality of life. 10:00 – 11:30am ET.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Planning & Growth [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
International [10]
Asia [25]

"More Americans Are Moving Into Flood And Fire Hot Spots" [26]

"More than 300,000 Americans moved to flood or fire-prone counties last year, according to data from the real estate company Redfin."

Climate Change [13]
Disasters [4]
People & Population [17]
Planning & Growth [8]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [27], 08/06/2024
October 7, 2024 to October 8, 2024

Reuters Events: Sustainability USA 2024 [28]

Mandatory sustainability regulations are propelling firms to integrate climate considerations into their planning, but fragmented and unreliable data poses significant challenges. Reuters Events: Sustainability USA 2024 offers a unique solution with four events under one roof, focusing on sustainability reporting, decarbonization and investment.

Professional Meetings [29]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [30]
Economy & Business [22]
Planning & Growth [8]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]

"White House Requires Infrastructure To Be Raised Above Flood Levels" [32]

"The long-awaited rule will affect all federally funded reconstruction projects."

Climate Change [13]
Disasters [4]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Planning & Growth [8]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [34], 07/11/2024
October 16, 2024 to November 1, 2024

COP 16 and SBI 5 [35]

Media accreditation (in person in Cali, Colombia and virtual) closes Aug 31 for the 16th Meeting of the Parties to the CBD (COP 16) and its Protocols (the Cartagena Protocol and the Nagoya Protocol), 21 Oct. – 1 Nov. 2024 and the 5th Meeting of the CBD's Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 5), 16-18 Oct. 2024.

Professional Meetings [29]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [36]
Journalism & Media [15]
Planning & Growth [8]
Region: 
International [10]
South America [37]

"For Shrinking Mississippi River Towns, Frequent Floods Worsen Fortunes" [38]

"Devastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on communities that once thrived along the banks of America’s most storied river."

Climate Change [13]
Disasters [4]
Natural Resources [16]
Planning & Growth [8]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [39], 06/12/2024
October 22, 2024 to October 25, 2024

27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference [40]

With difficult progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, hundreds of volunteer representatives will make the case at this International Association for Volunteer Effort event in Busan, South Korea that volunteer action is essential, and has untapped potential, to help the world achieve a sustainable future.

Professional Meetings [29]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [36]
People & Population [17]
Planning & Growth [8]
Region: 
International [10]
Asia [25]

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[1] https://www.sej.org/calendar/acg-webinar-building-resilience-and-protecting-critical-infrastructure [2] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/other-events [3] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns [9] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [10] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [11] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/europe [12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-climate-change-you-ll-have-more-oceanfront-property [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [17] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [19] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4826175-trump-climate-change-not-biggest-threat/ [20] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-npf-covering-equitable-community-development-journalism-fellowship [21] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/workshops/fellowships [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [23] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mountain-west [24] https://www.sej.org/calendar/wilson-center-bringing-climate-and-health-together-japanese-and-american-cities [25] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia [26] https://www.sej.org/headlines/more-americans-are-moving-flood-and-fire-hot-spots [27] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/08/05/americans-housing-flooding-wildfire-risk-areas/ [28] https://www.sej.org/calendar/reuters-events-sustainability-usa-2024 [29] https://www.sej.org/category/event-types/professional-meetings [30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [31] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [32] https://www.sej.org/headlines/white-house-requires-infrastructure-be-raised-above-flood-levels [33] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [34] https://www.eenews.net/articles/white-house-requires-infrastructure-to-be-raised-above-flood-levels/ [35] https://www.sej.org/calendar/cop-16-and-sbi-5 [36] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity [37] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/south-america [38] https://www.sej.org/headlines/shrinking-mississippi-river-towns-frequent-floods-worsen-fortunes [39] https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-river-flooding-population-loss-shrinking-towns-56e825cdda0f57d895cce753b08f9987 [40] https://www.sej.org/calendar/27th-iave-world-volunteer-conference [41] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns?page=8 [42] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns?page=5 [43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns?page=6 [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns?page=7 [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns?page=10 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns?page=11 [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns?page=12 [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns?page=13 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns?page=75