by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 3, 2022 | Marine Law, News, Students
Coastal resilience overlays may be a useful tool in helping communities become more resilient. Rising sea levels and extreme storms due to climate change are predicted to flood coastal communities and businesses, and cut off vital emergency access in the coming...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 20, 2021 | Coastal Communities, News
November is Native Heritage Month, celebrating and honoring the rich histories and traditions of Indigenous peoples. Rhode Island’s coastal and marine areas are a part of the ancestral homelands of the Narragansett, Nipmuc, Wampanoag, and Niantic...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 16, 2021 | Coastal Communities, News
By Meredith HaasContributions by Allie Shinskey Retreat. Accommodate. Protect. Attack. These are common phrases used for adaptation and mitigation efforts in the “war on climate change.” But does this militaristic approach result in more conflict that hinders real...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 29, 2021 | News
by Amanda Valentine, Rhode Island Sea Grant Communications Intern Spaces along Rhode Island’s beautiful coastline are highly coveted. Determining just how to share these spaces can be a significant source of confusion and conflict. Rights-of-way (ROWs), defined by the...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 20, 2021 | News
The third lecture in URI Honors Colloquium addressed importance of community in building climate resilience Allison Shinskey| Sea Grant Communications Intern Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council River Rangers Program The term “climate anxiety” has become part of...
