Community Responses to Climate Change

To celebrate our 100th anniversary and to celebrate you—the incredible communities we’ve partnered with over the past 100 years—we’re thrilled to invite you to a panel discussion on Staten Island about climate change.

With every major storm, heat wave, and air quality alert, the effects of climate change become more apparent in our daily lives.

Most coastal communities, and the ecosystems they depend upon, are already coping with the negative impacts of human-driven climate change, including rising seas, more powerful storms, and more frequent and intense precipitation. Dealing with a hotter, wetter world will require new thinking and innovative solutions at every level of governance, from the hyperlocal to the global.

Join us for a conversation with nonprofit, environmental, and community leaders about how we can help protect New York’s coastal communities and ecosystems and support promising new efforts throughout our region.

A festive reception will follow, with food, drinks, and the opportunity to share your vision for our region’s next century.

For information on transit to the Noble Maritime Collection, please see here.

*Please note: The Trust is able to assist with transportation to this event. More details to come.

Speakers include:

Sophia Li, Journalist, Climate Activist, UN Human Rights Champion

Sarah Charlop-Powers, Executive Director, Natural Areas Conservancy

Buffy Redsecker, President, SunLight Time Foundation; Trust Donor

Renae Reynolds, Executive Director, Tri-State Transportation Campaign

Bruce Holley, Senior Managing Director, Accenture; Trust Board Member

Amy Freitag, President, The New York Community Trust

Arturo Garcia-Costas, Senior Program Officer, The New York Community Trust

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Noble Maritime Collection, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, United States