This just across our desks:
“The challenge of living with water is one shared by cities and communities around the world. Nowhere is this more true than in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region, where people live with a daily awareness of the threat, and opportunity, of water. Please join us at the Building Resilience Workshop, to be held February 25-27, 2010, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to explore innovative, sustainable ways of increasing community resilience in the face of global climate change.”
Sounds promising. For more information, see the event’s site. Be sure to check out the StormSmart Calendar for other relevant events.