It seems like every day there is news of a new climate record and unprecedented events. June 24, 2025 was the hottest day for the month of June on record in Boston. New England has faced several major flooding events in 2024 and 2025, including destructive flash floods in Vermont that washed out roads and required multiple water rescues, and urban flooding in Massachusetts that shut down highways and inundated key infrastructure. These events are no longer outliers; they are becoming the new norm. How is New England addressing the rapidly changing climate?

The seventh annual EBC New England Climate Change and Resiliency Summit will bring together leaders from across the region to address that critical question: how do we prepare for the new norm? Each New England state is invited to discuss their programs and priorities for adaptation and resiliency and discuss among themselves and with attendees the challenges and opportunities.

New this year, the Summit will also feature a poster session highlighting climate adaptation and resiliency plans and projects from across the New England region. The poster session offers a chance to explore on-the-ground initiatives, share ideas, and connect with practitioners and researchers leading innovative work to build climate resilience in their communities.

For those on the frontlines of adaptation and resiliency efforts, the Summit is a forum to listen, learn, network, and ask questions related to rapidly developing policy and programs connected to climate change. Attendees will leave the event invigorated by the community of professionals and the diverse ways New England is addressing the challenge of climate change.