Join us for a discussion on strategic initiatives to address vulnerabilities of coastal cities to extreme weather events and flooding. Our distinguished guests are Carrie Stevenson, Coastal Sustainability Agent for the University of Florida Extension in Escambia, and Dr. Haris Alibašić, Associate Professor in the graduate program in Public Administration at the University of West Florida. Both have extensive experience in community resilience planning.

This discussion will explore Florida's investments in coastal resilience, including the state's Resilient Florida Program, representing over $1 billion in state funding to prepare communities for flooding and extreme weather events. The program provides grants to local governments for vulnerability assessments and implementation projects. Florida's comprehensive Statewide Flood Vulnerability Assessment identifies critical infrastructure and communities most at risk, enabling data-driven resilience strategies.

For more information on this event, please visit the 350 Pensacola Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1795569951102115?active_tab=about

350 Pensacola and Healthy Gulf are cohosts for this event, both nonprofit organizations working on environmental and resilience issues along the Gulf coast.
For more information or questions, please contact Christian Wagley: christian@healthygulf.org or (850) 687-9968