{"id":1010,"date":"2022-06-13T21:26:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resiliencenz.wpi.edu\/?page_id=1010"},"modified":"2023-03-04T12:31:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T17:31:51","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/resiliencenz.wpi.edu\/?page_id=1010","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1010\" class=\"elementor elementor-1010\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b536173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b536173\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5bd289\" data-id=\"a5bd289\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87d9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c87d9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Climate Resilience Enterprise Opportunities in New Zealand and the Oceania Region Project<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61f798e\" data-id=\"61f798e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f648a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f648a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Key Understanding: Climate resilience is the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to events, trends, or instabilities related to climate change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fd2304 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fd2304\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e9b97a\" data-id=\"1e9b97a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a37936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a37936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT  <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58ee399\" data-id=\"58ee399\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95dfe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95dfe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The scientific and anecdotal evidence for global climate change is undeniable. Yet many business leaders in both large corporations and small and medium sized enterprises may not recognize what opportunities and risks exist because of climate change or how best to respond. Studying how the private sector in Aoteroa New Zealand is addressing climate change offers business leaders, educators, and students in the US and other parts of the world with an excellent opportunity to understand how best to lead efforts to build climate resilience for their enterprises and for their communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41afe30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41afe30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fad170a\" data-id=\"fad170a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d92d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d92d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funding support<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-110ac20\" data-id=\"110ac20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a95a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a95a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The funding to develop this website and related educational materials comes from a 2-year Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). In addition to addressing the role that business can play in addressing climate change globally and locally, this grant is also an opportunity to develop the WPI Business School\u2019s international business programs and enhance collaborations among the WPI Business School and its regional business community, the WPI Global School, and the Wellington New Zealand Project Center. We are very grateful for the ED\u2019s funding support and for the in-kind support from many at WPI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c803cb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c803cb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88f34cf\" data-id=\"88f34cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ee0cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5ee0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KEY Personnel<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-633a9e9\" data-id=\"633a9e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-180394b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"180394b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8948f97\" data-id=\"8948f97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26157cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26157cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpi.edu\/people\/faculty\/mbelmes\"><strong>Michael B. Elmes<\/strong><br>\nGrant PI and Professor of Organization Studies<br>\nWPI Business School<br>\nmbelmes@wpi.edu<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1251fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1251fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpi.edu\/people\/faculty\/ishockey\"><strong>Ingrid K. Shockey<\/strong><br>\nAssociate Teaching Professor <br>Department of Integrative Studies, WPI Global School<br>ishockey@wpi.edu <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79897cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79897cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05385bd\" data-id=\"05385bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed180cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed180cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Research Associates <br><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a01465\" data-id=\"0a01465\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa9a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aa9a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul type=\"circle\"><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\" data-ogsc=\"black\">Shannon Henderson:<span class=\"x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"mailto:smhenderson@wpi.edu\" href=\"mailto:smhenderson@wpi.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-ogsc=\"\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 120, 212)\">smhenderson@wpi.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\" data-ogsc=\"black\">Dilce Oliveira:<span class=\"x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"mailto:deoliveira@wpi.edu\" href=\"mailto:deoliveira@wpi.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\" data-ogsc=\"\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 120, 212)\">deoliveira@wpi.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\" data-ogsc=\"black\">Jidnyesha Patil:<span class=\"x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"mailto:jpatil@wpi.edu\" href=\"mailto:jpatil@wpi.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\" data-ogsc=\"\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 120, 212)\">jpatil@wpi.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"black\">Colleen Henderson: <a href=\"mailto:cmhenderson@wpi.edu\">cmhenderson@wpi.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate Resilience Enterprise Opportunities in New Zealand and the Oceania Region Project Key Understanding: Climate resilience is the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to events, trends, or instabilities related to climate change. PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT The scientific and anecdotal evidence for global climate change is undeniable. 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