What does it actually take to make Miami resilient? That’s the question driving more than 50 organizations to Miami Climate Week.
The second annual event, organized by Miami Climate 365, runs March 14–21 across more than 40 gatherings countywide. For the tech community, the week peaks on Wednesday, when the Risk and Resilience Tech Hub hosts its innovation showcase.
“The showcase will have founders pitching local climate innovations, and then we’re bringing in investors and company partners,” said David Duckenfield, executive director of Miami Climate 365 and a steering committee member of the Tech Hub.
The startup lineup includes inventive takes on some of South Florida’s most stubborn problems. SeaLumber transforms Sargassum seaweed and recycled plastics into a low-carbon plywood alternative, diverting ocean waste into construction materials. Sealor by Nexuma creates subterranean barriers within porous limestone to block saltwater intrusion and storm-driven flooding, a direct answer to one of coastal South Florida’s trickiest infrastructure challenges. And ISeeChange combines community observations, sensor data, and AI to help cities and utilities make smarter infrastructure investments based on real-world climate conditions.
They are three of 13 companies showcasing on Wednesday, spanning everything from coral reef protection to low-carbon cement and resilient microgrids.
Thursday brings another debut: the Miami Resilience Meter, a public dashboard from the Resilient305 Collaborative tracking neighborhood conditions across 17 indicators — flooding frequency, heat exposure, transit access, and more. It’s part of a broader year of collaborative research between local nonprofits and scientists from the University of Miami and FIU, which will also surface new findings at the March 19 event.
“We want to use it as a guide for what we should focus on as a community,” Duckenfield said.
The main event is March 19 at The Kampong in Coconut Grove, where the Collaborative will present its findings and open its research network. The week closes March 21 with a Miami Waterkeeper kayak cleanup in Biscayne Bay.
Last year’s inaugural edition drew 2,600 participants across 43 events. This year, the infrastructure is in place, the data is live, and a growing cohort of local founders is making the case that Miami’s climate challenges can also become its innovation edge.
See the full event listings at MiamiClimate365.com.
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