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Congratulations to the youth graduating from the Pan American Development Foundation curriculum on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Well done!

Great job Chris Ashton on the St. Vincent and the Grenadines PADF Resilient Livelihood Project!

“I like to see growth in people. I like it when they take initiative. They network, they help each other grow. You can see transformation taking place.”

—Christobelle Ashton, PADF project coordinator, PADF Resilient Livelihood Project, on her experience working with youth in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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Nordman Sustainability Solutions LLC collaborated on the PADF Resilient Livelihood Project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Great to see it in action!

Great to see the progress in building resilience in St. Vincent and the Grenadines! I assisted with this project by writing a curriculum on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

The PADF Resilient Livelihood - Georgetown District commenced their community Project this week in Georgetown.

- We are adding some rails to the Bridge that borders Chilli and Spring Village to make it less Hazardous for villagers who are using it. It is very risky when when crossing since there is a flowing stream couple ft below, and this is a popular route that is used regularly to get to and from Georgetown main.

- We are also going to create a proper drainage which would be inclined on both sides of the steps; proper drainage reduces flooding.

- Additionally trees would be planted along side the banks to be used as water defense. This would be done after a 'River Clean Up' in the area.

This Project is being sponsored by the Pan American Development Foundation

Offshore wind energy is about to become a reality in the US.

Deepwater milestone: R.I. work begins on wind farm project Officials hail start of five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm, which would be first offshore wind farm in U.S.

I wrote a guest column in MLive (Michigan newspaper consortium) today.

Guest column: Climate policy is innovation policy The public cost of pollution is paid for in deaths, sick days, lost productivity, and environmental damage.

A short blog post and pictures from my climate resilience project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines with the Pan American Development Foundation.
http://nordmansustainability.com/?p=994

Building resilience in St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Nordman Sustainability Solutions St. Vincent and the Grenadines is one of the most disaster-prone nations in the world. The changing climate may make these disasters even worse. There is, however, hope in building a nation that is more resilient to storms, floods, earthquakes, and fires; more adaptable to changes in temperature and…

An integrated assessment for wind energy in Lake Michigan coastal counties - Nordman -... Accepted Article (Accepted, unedited articles published online and citable. The final edited and typeset version of record will appear in future.)

Wind energy has driven more than $2 billion in clean energy investments in Michigan. Thanks to the Pew Charitable Trust and the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council for getting the word out.

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I am collaborating with the PADF on this project.

Empowering Youth to Promote Disaster Risk Reduction in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Empowering Youth to Promote Disaster Risk Reduction in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tweet Kingstown, SVG (October 21, 2014) – At the request of the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), with local community partners and funding from the Gover…