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GO Virginia has awarded 最靠谱的网赌软件's Emily Steinhilber, Carol 了很远 and Mujde Erten-Unal a $500,000 grant to develop the 弗吉尼亚海岸 Consortium, a multi-stakeholder collaboration designed to engage and educate businesses about coastal flooding risks related to sea-level rise and the associated economic impacts.
“在气候适应能力方面, ODU的作用如下, not only the nonpartisan broker of expertise, 同时也是社区的一员,施泰因希尔伯说, ODU's assistant director of coastal resilience research. "We all live and work here, as do all of our students when they are on campus. We have a real vested interest in making this work for the community."
"We are really the lynchpin in this resilience ecosystem."
这笔赠款是一项2美元的计划的一部分.9 million award as a result of a partnership between 弗吉尼亚海洋补助金最靠谱的网赌软件和 上升.
The Coastal 弹性 and Adaption Economy initiative aims to advance Virginia's coastal communities' capacity to adapt to climate change while creating jobs, bolstering local economies and positioning Virginia as a global leader.
"ODU is pleased to partner with 弗吉尼亚海洋补助金 and 上升 on this GO Virginia grant, which builds upon recommendations from the Intergovernmental Pilot Project and the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding,莫里斯·福斯特说, 研究副总裁. "ODU's Institute for 沿海适应 and 弹性 Resiliency is a natural convener for this resilience business consortium, which will strengthen and grow existing resilience and innovation ecosystems positioning coastal Virginia as a national leader in this field."
了很远, assistant dean of the 巴顿工程学院 and 技术, said the consortium will build on past collaborations among the 研究处, 巴顿工程学院 and 技术 and Hampton University. Past projects have included the Coastal 社区 Design Collaborative and the Hampton Roads Inter-governmental Pilot Project该项目从2014年持续到2016年.
Steinhilber, 深思熟虑和Erten-Unal, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, will use the two-year grant to provide educational workshops for coastal Virginia businesses on flooding risks, regional economic impacts and business continuity planning, to engage industry for development of specific solutions and actionable strategies related to the economic sector that will build resilience in coastal Virginia, 并创建一个资源门户网站.
"What we really hope to do through the consortium is put those tools in more people's hands in a way that they understand,施泰因希尔伯说. “对商界来说, we really want to make sure that they have a broader understanding of the breadth and depth of the resiliency ecosystem in coastal Virginia."
Part of the grant includes the establishment of working groups on local best practices, 基础设施, 投资机会, 人才缺口和资源.
"What we are doing is convening the working groups to involve industry," 了很远 said. "It's really about us bringing players to the table that aren't at the table.
"It is a great opportunity for industry to get a better understanding of what the problems are and help implement solutions that will make the Hampton Roads region more economically robust."
"We know that the private sector's role is essential in building community resilience,施泰因希尔伯补充道. "By developing a professional consortium to facilitate education, 外展及培训, the 巴顿工程学院 and Institute for Coastal 弹性 and Adaptation at ODU can use its convening power and expertise to strengthen and expand the resilience and innovation ecosystems in 弗吉尼亚海岸."
GO VIrginia is a state-funded initiative administered by the Virginia Department of 住房 and 社区 Development that aims to strengthen and diversify Virginia's economy and foster creation of higher-wage jobs in strategic industries.
