VT Speaker Series #1: Navigating Vermont's Risks and Building Resilience with Rural Communities

This is the first panel of the Building Resilience in Rural Communities Speaker Series, Navigating Vermont's Risks and Building Resilience with Rural Communities:
Topics include:
Vermont's Climate Risks (Johanna Lawton, Rebuild by Design)
Centering Environmental Justice Communities (Lena Greenberg and Jess Laporte, CROs)
Designing Collaborative Outreach Processes with Communities (Amanda Gustin, Barre City Councilor)
Key Strategies for Rural Resilience (Megan Lawson, Headwaters Economics)
Rebuild by Design is a non-partisan group working with local Vermont organizations to co-host a virtual multi-part educational series targeted at educating current and incoming legislators, and building local capacity and knowledge to equitably adapt to extreme weather events in Vermont. Panels feature local leaders, national experts, and legislators to educate, respond to the questions we have heard, and give opportunities to local organizations to showcase their work.