What We’re Working On

Expanding the capacity for managing extreme weather events.
Funded by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

A congressionally-directed project to build local capacity to manage extreme weather events.

The Harvard Graduate School of Design is currently working with the Water Alliance, Cape Ann Climate Coalition, and Town Green in these four project areas:

  • Community engagement — build more robust community engagement and public awareness

  • Understand the financial impacts of extreme weather events and take measures that will mitigate these impacts

  • Improve governance structures that better anticipate and prepare for extreme weather events

  • Advance knowledge of building resiliency in green and gray infrastructure 

For more information, contact: valerie.i.nelson@gmail.com

Ecosystem restoration on Cape Ann

The Harvard Graduate School of Design is collaborating with the Cape Ann Climate Coalition and Town Green to promote community dialogue and incremental implementation of the findings and conclusions of this GSD study.

Expanding solar capacity

MIT's Renewable Energy Clinic in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning is collaborating with the Cape Ann Climate Coalition on community outreach and options to expand solar capacity in Gloucester.

Voices of Downtown Gloucester

Prof. Antonio Raciti, conducted interviews and meetings with immigrants in downtown Gloucester's environmental justice neighborhood.