Adam Whelchel, Ph.D.

Proud to have contributed to – “Implementing nature-based flood protection – Principles and implementation guidance” spearheaded by Deltares and The World Bank. This publication is intended to provide guideline for implementing successful nature-based solutions for flood risk management worldwide. The World Bank will soon launch a website to accompany this publication. Report is available HERE. #naturebased #floodprotection #communityresiliencebuilding #worldbank #floodriskma

Pathways to regional resilience sometime require using playing cards, game boards, and points. Inspired by the opportunity to create and facilitate a regional resilience game for the greater Milwaukee region. Twenty-eight municipalities represented and dozens of organizations including Fortune 500s, developers, academic institutions (public & private), environmental and social NGOs, and health care providers “played the game” to surface top risk categories for the Regional Re

Thrilled to release the Community Resilience Building Design Portfolio: Edges and Slopes. This portfolio of 13 designs including dune restoration, urban stream daylighting, living edges, and urban slopes provides architects, planners, engineers, and elected officials with a much needed collection of resilient projects. This portfolio spans three “resilient gradients” including urban-suburban-rural development, coastal to inland transitions, and socio-economically advantaged a

Outstanding application of Community Resilience Building to an entire watershed in the Finger Lakes of New York. Hats off to the 9 municipalities as Flood Smart Communities in the Cohocton River Watershed that contributed to a more resilient future alongside the Red Cross, Institute for Human Services, Steuben County Soil and Water Conservation District, Steuben County Emergency Management, The Nature Conservancy, Upper Susquehanna Coalition, the Army Corps and a State Senato

Spectacular Community Resilience Building training session in our Nation’s Capital that brought together the Climate Ready DC, 100 Resilient Cities – DC, University of District of Columbia, DC Department of Energy and Environment, American University, Gallaudet University, Howard University, and Georgetown University, The George Washington University, and the District’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Strong, collaborative partnerships between municipalitie

The need for governments, corporations, and organizations to build community resilience to hazards is strikingly evident. Ongoing events continuously reinforce this urgency and compel leading communities to proactively plan and act. As a response to this ever increasing need and urgency, Community Resilience Building was created. After a decade of development, the Community Resilience Building Workshop has been tried, tested, and is trusted by thirty five communities. The Co

After working with over 35 municipalities on community resilience building, the Coastal Resilience Team developed “Adapting to the Rise: A Guide for Connecticut’s Coastal Communities”. This guidebook provides town planners, city managers, municipal staff, elected officials, and concerned citizens with 1) a basic understanding of several topics related to adapting to immediate and future flooding and sea level rise, 2) examples from communities that have advanced various adap