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Join N-EWN member Dr. Craig Landry for the Rational & Irrational Choice in Household Flood Risk Management webinar, hosted through the University of Waterloo. 21 Sept 2021, 1 pm Eastern Time Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WzpZ4RJvR6GNdT4HLqe7kA Topic: Rational & Irrational Choice in Household Flood Risk Management  Description:  Although flood insurance has been available for decades in the United States, many…

N-EWN member Dr. Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia, was recently featured on Political Rewind, a show hosted by Georgia Public Broadcasting, on the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.

We’re excited to announce that N-EWN researcher Dr. Brock Woodson, University of Georgia Associate Professor in the College of Engineering, was recently selected to participate in the Leading Large Integrative Research Teams workshop series (L2-IRT). Participants are selected through a nomination process that seeks individuals with past histories of interdisciplinary research. The program is designed to…

Next week, Thursday August 12th and Friday, August 13th, the 2021 Georgia Climate Climate Conference kicks off its annual meeting. N-EWN members will be presenting on a number of topics, ranging from local government policy to septic system assessments. Planning to attend and want to learn more about our work? Catch some of the following sessions: Thursday…

A new study by N-EWN member Dr. Craig Landry was featured by UGA Today, showing that homeowners in areas at-risk of flooding may be more likely to forego flood insurance if there is a history of “charity assistance,” or aid from a NGO or the government, after disasters. The study found that households that expected…

N-EWN UGA lead and IRIS director Dr. Brian Bledsoe recently joined the National Academies of Sciences, Medicine and Engineering, Enhancing Community Resilience (EnCoRe) Initiative Expert Panel Series. This panel series was developed by the Gulf Research Program, with the goal of better understanding the challenges and critical issues that may threaten the health and safety…

Don’t miss out on this webinar as part of the Georgia Climate Project: “What Does a Changing Climate Mean for Georgia’s Infrastructure?” on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST. To register, visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BnO2yYCqQ0y3e1IVImK9qA. The Georgia Climate Project is a statewide network launched by the University of Georgia, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology to help Georgia reduce…

This past week, N-EWN member Dr. Todd Bridges testified at the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works oversight hearing entitled, “The Role of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Water Resources Projects. “We’re fueling natural and nature-based solutions with collaboration,” Bridges said of the U.S. Army Corps’ work on natural infrastructure. To watch…

In 2020, the United States experienced extreme droughts, wildfires, flooding, and a record number of hurricanes. What if there was a better way to monitor and prepare for these natural events, and how could an Engineering With Nature (EWN) approach add value to “the climate change imperative?” That’s what we’re exploring in this episode with…

Last week, N-EWN researcher Dr. Rod Lammers presented his research as part of the N-EWN initiative at the 20th Annual Meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society. His presentation featured work by himself, Dr. Matthew Chambers, Dr. Matthew V. Bilskie and Dr. Brian P. Bledsoe, and was titled “Engineering With Nature: Using levee setbacks to…

Fighting Flooding As flood hazards and risks increase over time due to climate change and increased development in flood zones, N-EWN researchers seek new ways to both predict future flood risks and address those risks through new technologies. University of Georgia researcher at the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, Dr. Matthew V. Bilskie, is working…