Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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People often experience climate change first through water—a flooded basement, a boil-water notice, a spiking insurance premium—making water the primary lens through which climate risk becomes real and legible. Drawing on examples from the Midwest, this discussion explores how water-centered strategies are building resilience across sectors, and what possibilities open up when water serves as connective tissue.