Super El Niño Is Coming!

Is Your Neighborhood Ready?

Scientists are warning that the upcoming El Niño could be the strongest on record. Are you and your neighbors prepared for what’s ahead? What roles could neighborhood groups, community spaces and local governments and local partners play? Join us for an interactive, hands-on session designed to help Berkeley weather the storm—together.

What We’ll Cover:

The Local Forecast: A brief breakdown of what a “Super El Niño” really means for Berkeley.
Interactive Tabletop Simulation: Put your neighborhood’s readiness to the test in a real-time scenario simulation. We’ll map out emergency responses, stress-test existing plans, and uncover critical gaps before the weather hits – especially vulnerable populations.
Actionable Next Steps: Walk away with concrete strategies and a clear blueprint to build local resilience in the coming months, from neighborhood groups to community spaces and community groups

Plus, get your questions answered about the BDPNN Mini-Grants Program (Applications due August 10th!).

Facilitated by: Susan Silber, Director of Collective Resilience and BDPNN Advisory Board member.

AGENDA

06:00 PM – 06:30 PM

Food, drink and mingling

06:30 PM – 06:45 PM

Breakout by neighborhoods

Introduce selves
Talk about if are filling out grant application

06:45 PM – 07:00 PM

Grant applications info

AND Super El Niño … the science

Q&A

07:00 PM – 07:45 PM

Interactive Tabletop Simulation/Scenario Put your neighborhood’s readiness to the test in a real-time scenario simulation. We’ll map out emergency responses, stress-test existing plans, and uncover critical gaps before the weather hits — especially vulnerable populations.

07:45 PM – 08:00 PM

Reflections and next steps