Transatlantic Climate Bridge
A comparative look at green infrastructure and nature-based solutions in both Germany and North Carolina.
Under the patronage of the German Consulate in Atlanta, NC State Global has designed a project and programming under the initiative of the “Transatlantic Climate Bridge” (TCB). The TCB is an initiative of the German Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection. Projects under the TCB have fostered strengthened cooperation on climate and energy policy issues between Germany (and Europe as a whole) on one side of the Atlantic and the US and Canada on the other.
This project, “NC and the Ostsee” (Ostsee is Baltic Sea in German) utilizes the framework of the Sister City relationship between Raleigh, North Carolina, and Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to examine climate change, sustainability, and biodiversity in these two river-basin and watershed geographies.
This project is a collaboration between NC State Global and the NC State Climate Solutions Collaborative, specifically with the NC State Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative, NC State KIETS Climate Leaders Program, and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) at NC State, as well as with Raleigh Sister Cities.
Events
Kickoff Event with Raleigh Sister Cities
September 12, 2024. 6:00PM. State of Beer, 401 Hillsborough St, Raleigh 27603
Join NC State and Raleigh Sister Cities as we celebrate the start of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge: NC and the Ostsee project!
Opening Seminar
September 13, 2024. 11:00AM – 12:00PM. Virtual.
Register here for the Zoom link!
This event will introduce the Raleigh and Rostock areas and provide an Transatlantic comparison of the environmental issues and sustainability solutions for each area.
Speakers:
Tal Ben-Horin, PhD, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
Inna Sokolova, PhD, Universität Rostock, Chair of Marine Biology
Moderated by Seth Murray, PhD, NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Opening remarks from Consul General Melanie Moltmann, German Consulate in Atlanta
KIETS Climate Leaders Program Fall Symposium
September 20, 2024.
The Transatlantic Climate Bridge will be participating in a special panel as a part of the Fall Symposium. More details to come. For information on the symposium, visit the Climate Leaders website.
Blue Economy Workshop
October 14-15, 2024. Morehead City, NC.
The Transatlantic Climate Bridge will be a partner in this year’s Blue Economy Workshop, hosted in Morehead City with the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST).
Applications for this year’s workshop are now open! For more information, visit the Blue Economy Innovation Program’s website
Closing Seminar
November 21, 2024. 6:00PM. Duke Energy Hall.
More details to come.
More information on events and workshops to come.
Design Contest
As a part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge, we are soliciting design submissions for our design contest. The winner of the contest will have their work showcased on NC State campus, in Raleigh, and in Rostock.
For any questions about the project, please contact Allison Haskins, ahaskin2@ncsu.edu.