Exciting Keynote Announcement - Jersey Water Works Conference

Join us for an informative event at the Dec. 8-10 Jersey Water Works conference with our feature keynote speaker, Colette Pichon Battle. Together, let’s seize the moment to explore solutions to urgent health and climate risks, as well as ways that every community can access much-anticipated federal funding. Register today!

ANNOUNCING KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Colette Pichon Battle, founder and executive director of Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy (GCCLP), is an accomplished advocate at the forefront of water equity conversations. Colette has a wealth of experience and deep knowledge of climate justice, equitable disaster recovery, community economic development, and more.

Colette is joining New Jersey in the midst of water disaster, flooding, and climate change. Her on-the-ground experience in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and her involvement in national and international conversations exploring solutions is sure to inspire and challenge conference participants.

Some of Colette’s former roles and key accomplishments include:

Lead coordinator for Gulf South Rising 2015, a regional initiative around climate justice and just transition in the South
Named a White House Champion of Change for Climate Equity and an Obama Fellow for her work with Black and Native communities on the frontlines of climate change
Under her leadership, the Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy co-chairs the national Water Equity and Climate Resilient Caucus with PolicyLink, serves on the steering committee of the Ocean Justice Forum, and anchors the five-state, multi-issue initiative Gulf South for a Green New Deal.

Registration is free for the Dec. 8-10 Jersey Water Works Conference! One registration gives you access to all three days, and you can attend the sessions that best fit your interests and schedule.