Originally aired October 10, 2018
The first session in the NCSE/ASU Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience series — a three-part webinar exploring science-based decision-making for local government, finance, and business. This installment focuses on actionable science solutions for local resilience, drawing on case studies from water resource management in Sonoma County, California and Puerto Rico, and examining how communities can translate research into on-the-ground adaptation action.
Lauren Keeler (Moderator)
Assistant Research Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State UniversityLauren Keeler is an Assistant Research Professor in ASU’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society, where her work focuses on science-policy interfaces and the translation of sustainability research into actionable outcomes for local governments and communities. She moderated this session in the NCSE/ASU Sustainable Infrastructure & Resilience series.
Grant Davis
Sonoma County Water AgencyGrant Davis is affiliated with the Sonoma County Water Agency, where he works on water resource management and resilience planning in Northern California. His work addresses the intersection of climate variability, water supply reliability, and local government decision-making in a region facing increasing drought and wildfire risk.
Cecilio Ortiz Garcia
University of Puerto RicoCecilio Ortiz Garcia is affiliated with the University of Puerto Rico, where he works on environmental governance and resilience science in the context of island communities facing compounding climate risks. His research and practice focus on building local adaptive capacity and integrating actionable science into community resilience planning.
