CHRN Lunch & Learn Series
Two-way knowledge exchange and networking
Announcing the CHRN Lunch & Learn! The Washington Coastal Hazards Resilience Network (CHRN) is excited to announce the launch of a new Lunch & Learn series. The Lunch & Learn provides a space for practitioners working in the coastal resilience realm to share a bit about their work, connect with other CHRN members, receive input from the group, and develop collaborative partnerships.
Presenters
Dr. Jamie Donatuto, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Date: March 7, 2024 – 12:00-12:50 pm PT
Topic: Indigenous community resilience and adaptation
Description: Dr. Jamie Donatuto, Environmental Health Analyst for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Dr. Donatuto has worked for over two decades on the interconnections between ecological and socio-cultural health. Dr. Donatuto will talk about her work supporting Indigenous community resilience and adaptation and dive into the definition and perception of the word ‘resilience’.
Zoom meeting recording of Jamie Donatuto’s discussion on Indigenous Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Dr. Rishi Sugla, UW CLimate Impacts Group
Date: Jan 25, 2024 – 12:00-1:00 pm PT
Topic: Frontline Community Resilience
Description: Dr. Rishi Sugla focuses on how storytelling, in the form of oral histories and documentary film, can be used as a co-production and engagement method that centers community. Rishi explores the motivations and background for this recently-funded work, before opening up the conversation to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of bringing storytelling work as a methodology in adaptation research and practice.
Zoom meeting recording of Rishi Sugla’s presentation pending photo sharing permissions.
Dr. Ian Miller, Washington Sea Grant
Date: October 19, 2023
Topic: Puget Sound Parcel Scale Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment