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As part of the Resilient Coastal Communities Project, she's been working with the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance and Columbia Climate School's Center for Sustainable Urban Development on a project to address flood risk in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, and she's written about her experience on Medium.
"All areas within New Zealand have a high proportion of coastline to land area, and for my home in the subtropical Far North'a long, narrow peninsula' this is especially true,'" she writes.
"Nature-based solutions, rather than gray infrastructure, are gaining increasing recognition for their potential to provide more sustainable and more affordable long-term adaptation for floods and climate change, while delivering better water quality outcomes."
One of those nature-based solutions she's been impressed with: living reefs.
She writes that she's been able to visit many M'ori communities along New Zealand's coast, "where many indigenous M'ori communities are on the front line of the climate crisis," and see first-hand how they've... Read the Entire ArticleSelected Grant News Headlines
It's a sign of the times: A real estate research firm has been bought by a private equity firm in a deal that values the company at more than $1 billion.
The New York Times reports on GRESB's...more
"The climate time-bomb is ticking.
We need to seize the opportunity to invest in credible innovations that can contribute to reaching our global targets," UN Secretary-General Ant ? nio Guterres...more
"The urgency of the climate crisis demands innovative discoveries in research and the seamless integration of these solutions into our daily lives," Erica Smithwick, director of Penn State's Climate...more
"The New Venture Competition provides a rigorous platform through which students develop their business ideas as a positive force for change," says Elise Bates, the new director of Harvard Business...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Broward 
Ten nonprofit organizations in South Florida are getting a total of $300,000 in grants thanks to a new fund meant to fight discrimination in the LGBTQ community.
The Our Fund Foundation and the...more
The superintendent of a Georgia school district is stepping down after less than two years on the job.
Dalton Public Schools Superintendent Tim Scott, who began in the position in 2018, will take...more
"It's more than just food and water and shelter, we now know that as a society, we now know that as a society."
That's what an Alaska school board member has to say about a bill that would...more
If you're looking for a getaway from the city that never sleeps, India's Goa is the place for you.
But if you're looking for a getaway from the city that never sleeps, Goa is the place for...more
"People used to go swimming in it, and then how grateful [they] are for the work that we're doing in conjunction with the government and other organizations," Mike Smith tells This Week in...more
Devin Booker is making good on his promise to give $2.5 million to Arizona nonprofits over the next five years.
The NBA player and the Phoenix Suns have announced the recipients of the 2023-24...more
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Why People Buy from Social Enterprises?
The Guardian has compiled a list of responses to its latest open thread, and has announced the winner of the social enterprise gift hamper packed with presents.
