BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Events Booking BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adb8fccd7295 SUMMARY:Fredericton Engagement Session - Building Connected Communities: Ad apting to the Climate Crisis Through Nature DESCRIPTION:Climate change is here\, it is happening\, and it is impacting New Brunswickers across the province. \; Nature-based and natural appr oaches to adapting to climate change focus on implementing infrastructure that restores and protects natural areas while removing greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere\, reducing flooding and stormwater surge risks\, and s upporting biodiversity. \; \; Join us for an engagement sessi on in your region to help us determine how nature-based climate solutions can benefit your communities\, what barriers to implementation you might f ace in your local governments\, and how we can best develop a cost-benefit analysis tool to support decision-making. These engagement sessions will also involve sharing resources and related tools to support your communiti es in gaining the capacity to implement nature-based climate solutions as well as the preliminary results of a public survey of opinion of New Bruns wick residents on nature-based climate solutions. These engagement sessi ons are targeted towards municipal/local government staff and elected offi cials but we also welcome representatives from local community organizatio ns and interested local residents. There will be engagement sessions in Dieppe on February 22nd\, Edmundston on February 28th\, \;Fredericton on February 28th\, Bathurst on March 1st\, \;Perth-Andover on March 1s t\, Quispamsis on March 3rd\, online on March 14th. These engagement ses sions are being held as a component of the Research and Knowledge Initiati ve project Supporting Climate Risk Mitigation for Municipalities with Natu re-based Infrastructure - Research and Knowledge Initiative. The New Bruns wick Environmental Network is leading this project along with project part ner Nature NB and is supported by an advisory committee including represen tatives from the New Brunswick Climate Change Secretariat\, CLIMAtlantic\, Infrastructure Canada\, Union of New Brunswick Municipalities\, and the A ssociation francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick. This proje ct is funded in part by Infrastructure Canada and the New Brunswick Enviro nmental Trust Fund. For more information\, visit the community of practice for nature based solutions or contact the Project Coordinator\, Lilian Ba rraclough at lily.barraclough@nben.ca. These engagement sessions are targeted towards municipal/local government staff and elected officials bu t we also welcome representatives from local community organizations and i nterested local residents. \; There will be engagement sessions in t he Moncton area on February 22nd\, Fredericton on February 28th\, Perth-An dover on March 1st\, Quispamsis on March 3rd\, online on March 14th and TB D in Edmundston and Bathurst or Miramichi. \; These engagement sessi ons are being held as a component of the Research and Knowledge Initiative project Supporting Climate Risk Mitigation for Municipalities with Nature -based Infrastructure - Research and Knowledge Initiative. The New Brunswi ck Environmental Network is leading this project along with project partne r Nature NB and is supported by an advisory committee including representa tives from the New Brunswick Climate Change Secretariat\, CLIMAtlantic\, I nfrastructure Canada\, Union of New Brunswick Municipalities\, and the Ass ociation francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick. This project is funded in part by Infrastructure Canada and the New Brunswick Environm ental Trust Fund. For more information\, visit the community of practice f or nature based solutions or contact the Project Coordinator\, Lilian Barr aclough at lily.barraclough@nben.ca. LOCATION:732 Charlotte St\, Fredericton\, NB E3B 1M5 DTSTART:20230228T170000Z DTEND:20230228T190000Z DTSTAMP:20230120T062422Z ORGANIZER;CN=New Brunswick Environmental Network:MAILTO:nben@nben.ca GEO:45.955926;-66.641384 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=732 Charlotte St\, Frederic ton\, NB E3B 1M5;X-APPLE-RADIUS=72;X-TITLE=Charlotte Street Arts Centre:45 .955926;-66.641384 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR