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Adaptions of cities and urban systems in response to climate change to both respond to current challenges and to mitigate future impacts

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Tangier waterman in a 1953 photo

Documenting Tangier’s Watermen: Student Project Headed for Library of Congress

A project funded through EI's Environmental Futures Fellows program documents the working landscape of watermen and the locations of their crab shanties.
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D360 banner in the Rotunda at UVA

Does Climate Change Affect Democracy? Panelists Discussed Health Burdens and Migration Trends

As part of the Karsh Institute of Democracy’s multi-day event, Democracy360, the University of Virginia’s Environmental Institute convened experts to discuss two climate change challenges that deeply impact a democratic...
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Illustration by Meredith Michael Smith, University Communications

Can Voice Training Solve Climate Challenges? UVA Researchers are Willing to Try

UVA’s Environmental Institute is providing both funding and expertise to help a Virginia region explore a transition to renewable energy, while also assisting women in India with protecting their communities...
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UVA Grounds with the Rotunda and Fall Leaves

UVA’s EI Launches Two New Collaborative Teams to Tackle Tough Environmental Issues

UVA’s Environmental Institute announces new collaborative research teams to address renewable energy in Appalachia and water insecurity in India.
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Extreme Weather and Changing Climate Virtual Event
Extreme Weather Events and a Changing Environment
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Extreme Weather and Changing Climate Virtual Event

 

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Sisal, Mexico

Managed Retreat, Cultural Change, and Community Planning

Managed retreat has emerged as a potentially important strategy for adapting to climate change. It is defined as “the strategic relocation of structures or abandonment of land to manage natural hazard risk”. Despite its urgency, managed retreat decision-making remains haphazard...

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