The “Bittersweet” Nature of (and critical need for) Climate Flooding Buyout Programs with NRDC

In episode 190 of America Adapts, the Natural Resources Defense Council joins the podcast to discuss flooding buyout programs and how climate change will give rise to new demands for these initiatives. Also joining the podcast are partners in the buyout field, including The Nature Conservancy, the Climagration Network, Wetlands Watch, and a representative from a local government in Charlotte, North Carolina. Additionally, we will hear from a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana, who underwent a challenging yet ultimately successful journey through a buyout program. This episode provides an array of fantastic resources regarding buyouts, which will increasingly assume a critical role as we adapt to the impacts of climate change.

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Experts interviewed (in order of appearance):

• Anna Weber, Senior Policy Analyst on NRDC’s Climate Adaptation team
  
• Shameika Hanson, Community Protection Specialist at The Nature Conservancy
• Kristin Marcell, Director of the Climigration Network
• Trameka Carriere-Rankins, resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana and buyout program homeowner.
  
• Mary-Carson Stiff, Executive Director of Wetlands Watch in Norfolk, Virginia
• Tim Trautman, Flood mitigation program manager at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services in Charlotte, North Carolina

This episode was generously sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council. 

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