Great to work with Ben Shouse on this piece for UC Santa Cruz Science highlighting the value of reefs (and wetlands) for storm protection and the innovative ways to invest in them.

Come join the UCSC Coastal Resilience Lab New Economics Postdoc opportunity assessing flood risk and nature-based solutions for projects with partners including FEMA, WorldBank, USGS, AXA Research Fund, The Nature Conservancy and others. 1st review next week. recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01162

I'm looking forward to kicking off the Coastal Resilience deep dive at ADB's Healthy Oceans Forum later this month. Info on how to register is below. UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz Science

Looking forward to the ADB Healthy Oceans Forum; there are lots of great talks under the Coastal Resilience theme.

This article discusses rising flood risk and the appropriate use of nature-based and other solutions for addressing them. Since the magazine comes from the folks who do Annual Reviews- the risks and advice are well documented. knowablemagazine.org/article/food-e…

Exciting #EarthDay announcement that the US will finally be valuing the capital from our natural assets. Working with USGS we show that the wealth of US coral reefs for flood protection is more than $122 Billion! nature.com/articles/s4189….

Exciting #EarthDay announce that the US will value natural capital. Currently we only value what we Take from Nature (literally everything is based on natural resources). We should value what nature gives in clean water, heat reduction & flood protection. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

The USA will begin to consider nature in national accounts e.g., GDP. With WorldBank we show that US mangroves provide more than $27 Billion to national wealth for flood protection alone. Thank You Mangroves! Home-Grown Wealth. openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3…

Some research takes me out of my comfort zone. Message: Artificial structures (seawalls) don't just create physical barriers, they create mental ones. They breakdown our understanding of what it means to live on coastlines & it's easier to add new scars nist.gov/news-events/ne…

We Assess the Return on Investment (ROI) for Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Flood Protection * Mangroves and Reefs can deliver positive ROI in > 20 countries across Carib; * Results are robust to changes in Discount Rate and Benefits Timing sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

ROI for Coral Reef and Mangrove Flood Protection. We map Present Value to identify 'break even' costs of mangrove #restoration for #riskmanagement across the Carib. Assumes these are 30-yr green #infrastructure projects at 4% discount rate. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Nice to see our work picked up by World Economic Forum; critical for the uptake of #naturebasedsolutions for #riskmanagement. Mangroves and coral reefs: Two natural and cost-effective solutions to coastal floods weforum.org/agenda/2022/06…

Glad to partner with Andrew Baker and University of Miami Rosenstiel School on this DARPA #reefense project featured on 60 Minutes. Our UC Santa Cruz science is central to designing & valuing the ROI of #Reefs and #Mangroves for Coastal Defense sciencedirect.com/science/articl…. cbsnews.com/video/coral-re…

I couldn’t be happier for you Dr. Kendall-Bar; the pleasure to work with you was mine.

I will be giving the Kraw lecture tomorrow (Wed) evening in Silicon Valley on climate change, #riskmanagement, and #naturebasedsolutions. The link below has registration for In Person or Virtual On-Line. calendar.ucsc.edu/event/building…

Great opportunities to work with our extended team!!

It has been a great week to discuss projects and partnerships with colleagues AXA Research Fund, #AXAClimate, and A in Paris; the hospitality and focus on #riskmanagement and #NatureBasedSolutions is much appreciated.

In midst of bad #hurricane season, our FREE case study helps teach students about decisions, trade-offs #coastal residents must make in face of increasing #climate threats #resilience @HamedMoftakhari Lora H. Michael W. Beck, Ph.D Jessica C. Whitehead, PhD @J_Vukomanovic sesync.org/resources/do-g…