Abstract

Climate change is impacting communities of color disproportionately. To respond to these challenges, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Environmental and Climate Justice Program is working to educate communities on adapting to climate change. Jacqui Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, discusses her work on equity indicators and applications. Branden Johnson, President of the NAACP Longview Chapter, Vik Verma, Chair of the Safe Inviting Green Neighborhoods (SIGNS) Initiative, and Katherine Egland, NAACP Board Environmental and Climate Justice Committee Chair, also discuss how these innovative indicators are being applied in the planning of newly formed Eco-Districts in Longview, TX and Gulfport, MS.

This is the sixth installment of the National Adaptation Webinar Series, sponsored by EcoAdapt and hosted by CAKE.

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