Library EventFostering Climate Resilience Together - Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

Friday, April 4, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

04/04/2025 12:00pm 04/04/2025 1:30pm Fostering Climate Resilience Together - Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

Researchers, sovereign tribal communities, and women farmland-owners will discuss how they are collaborating to foster climate resilience through the newly established Central Midwest Climate Opportunities and Learning Team (CM CO-Learn), funded by the NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnerships program, that supports Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. This panel brings together a tribal community member, a woman farmland owner, and several project researchers to share what they are learning from each other, what tangible climate-wise action is underway, and how these strategies participate in global efforts to adapt to a changing climate.

With Speakers Rosalind Grant, William Gutowski, Jr, Martha Durr, Brandi Janssen, and Linda Shenk.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m., join us for social connection and a meal! Please RSVP at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/psv3xy5 by April 1st so we know how much food to order.

Presented in partnership with NOAA Climate Adaptations Program and The University of Iowa College of Public Health.

Cosponsorship between the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council and the Iowa City Public Library.

Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

In-person event + Livestream
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Livestream

Researchers, sovereign tribal communities, and women farmland-owners will discuss how they are collaborating to foster climate resilience through the newly established Central Midwest Climate Opportunities and Learning Team (CM CO-Learn), funded by the NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnerships program, that supports Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. This panel brings together a tribal community member, a woman farmland owner, and several project researchers to share what they are learning from each other, what tangible climate-wise action is underway, and how these strategies participate in global efforts to adapt to a changing climate.

With Speakers Rosalind Grant, William Gutowski, Jr, Martha Durr, Brandi Janssen, and Linda Shenk.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m., join us for social connection and a meal! Please RSVP at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/psv3xy5 by April 1st so we know how much food to order.

Presented in partnership with NOAA Climate Adaptations Program and The University of Iowa College of Public Health.

Cosponsorship between the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council and the Iowa City Public Library.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.

Cosponsor

Cosponsor Organization: Iowa City Foreign Relations Council

Cosponsor Name: Peter Gerlach

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