I came up with an idea to co-create a Climate Adaptation Toolkit for flooding. This toolkit serves as a participatory action research workshop centered on addressing sea level rise, water infrastructure, policy considerations, and the resilience of resource restricted communities in responding to flooding in NYC. It involves collaborative efforts to build community resources aimed at mitigating the impacts of flooding.

The first two pop up’s took place as a joint collaboration with artist Nora Almeida’s Open water project, at Coney Island Kaiser Park and the Creek with local residents on September 1 and 30th, 2023, and in Gowanus on June 15-16, September 14, 2024. To request a toolkit workshop, please contact me at ftoran11@gmail.com