"Climate Resiliency Planning and Implementation in Baltimore City"
Kristin Baja is the Climate and Resilience Planner with the Office of Sustainability at Baltimore City. She is responsible for development and implementation of the City’s Disaster Preparedness Project and Plan (DP3) which integrates climate adaptation with hazard mitigation efforts. She is also responsible for climate change communication and outreach, Community Rating System certification, resiliency planning, and STAR Communities certification.
Kristin is a Certified Floodplain Manager and is also responsible for regulating the city’s floodplain. She is an active member of the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, Climate Communications Consortium of Maryland, American Society of Adaptation Professionals, and the Baltimore City Forestry Board.
Kristin holds a Master of Urban Planning degree and a Master of Science degree from the University of Michigan.