UWF, American Security Project and retired military leaders to discuss climate-related risks to local military installations
WHAT: UWF’s Office of Research Administration and Engagement and the American Security Project have partnered to host a public panel discussion that will focus on the threat of climate change and extreme weather to military installations in Northwest Florida. The event is part of the American Security Project’s National Climate Security Tour.
Moderated by Dr. Matthew Schwartz, associate VP of research administration, panelists will include CAPT Tim Kinsella, USN (Ret.), executive director of the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership; CAPT Rick Miller, USN (Ret.), founder & CEO, PHAROS Mission Critical Solutions; Dr. Brian Crisher, assistant professor in UWF’s Reubin O’D. Askew Department of Government; Dr. Haris Alibaši?, associate professor in UWF’s Department of Administration and Law; and Eric Christianson, a planner with the Emerald Coast Regional Council.
“The panel is a very broad-based panel, including both UWF experts and experts from the American Security Project,” said Dr. Schwartz. “They’re looking to cover a broad base of issues related to how the military is already responding to and some best practices for how they can respond to a changing climate and the weather issues that come along with that, and all the economic and physical effects that those changes will have on not just our region but on the nation.”
“Ever since Hurricane Michael, they have been designing and starting to execute the installation of the future,” said Schwartz. “Those of us in Northwest Florida have a lot of experience with how to respond to these sorts of things. This is an area that the Pentagon is investing, and they see this as a strategic priority.”
For more information or to share the registration link, visit https://www.americansecurityproject.org/events/.
WHEN: Monday, April 24
TIME: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Museum of Commerce
201 Zaragoza St.