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The Bay Area Regional Collaborative, or BARC, works to collaborate and problem-solve for 21st century challenges that impact the Bay Area, including climate change and social and economic injustice.
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April 11, 2025 — The Bay Area Regional Collaborative is joining SF Climate Week this year! We are excited to collaborate with many incredible partners ( San Francisco Estuary Institute , KneeDeep Times , Bay Conservation & Development Commission , and Bay Area Air District ) to host four talks on Earth Day, April...
January 14, 2025 — As climate change-related hazards intensify, the insurance industry is recalibrating its approach to high-risk areas. California, Florida, and Louisiana are states that have experienced numerous mega storms and wildfires in the last 10 years. The enormous pay outs threaten the solvency of insurers...
January 14, 2025 — BARC, along with partner agencies and organizations, has worked to get federal support in a regionwide study of sea level rise San Franciso Bay. We are pleased to announce that by working through our Congressional delegation, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), signed by President...
November 4, 2024 — The world is experiencing more intense storms more frequently in more places that felt safe. Read more about the tragic flooding in Spain last week, in this KQED article link : Hundreds are dead in Spain's floods. Scientists see a connection to climate change by Julia Simon, published on November 2...
October 1, 2024 — The Value of Metropolitan Solutions is a study commissioned by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) from the Metropoli Institute in Spain. Released in January 2024, the study dives into the concept of “Solutionism” as effective responses to metropolitan problems, issues, needs, challenges or...
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