36. Holding Ground: Climate Resilience in Lowland Communities

About this episode

The episode discusses climate resilience in lowland communities with guest Kristina Peterson from the Lowlander Center.

Today’s guest is Kristina Peterson, a facilitator with the Lowlander Center , an organization supporting lowland and coastal communities facing climate change, land loss, displacement, and environmental injustice. A lowland is an area of land at a relatively low elevation, often located near coastlines, rivers, wetlands, or floodplains. Because these areas sit close to sea level, they are especially vulnerable to flooding, hurricanes, erosion, sea level rise, and other climate-related impacts. In this conversation, we discuss what makes lowland communities especially vulnerable, how climate change impacts culture and identity as much as infrastructure, and how community-led resilience projects are helping shape a more sustainable future. Contact and connect: https://www.lowlandercenter.org/

People in this episode

Host: Jenn Galler

Guest: Kristina Peterson

Topics covered

• climate resilience
• lowland communities
• environmental justice
• community-led projects
• climate change impact

Keywords

• climate change
• land loss
• displacement
• environmental injustice
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lowlander Center

More episodes of In Our Backyard Podcast

• 35. Building a Sustainable South · May 29, 2026 · 24 min
• 34. Understanding Energy Policy and Power Costs in Louisiana · May 15, 2026 · 23 min
• 33. Rising Roots: Voices of Southwest Georgia · May 1, 2026 · 29 min
• 32. The Data Center Capital: Growth, Land, and Local Consequences · April 17, 2026 · 33 min
• 31. Sustaining East Tennessee: Farms, Food, and the Future · April 3, 2026 · 32 min
• 30. Ecology Beyond Data: Emotion, Storytelling, and Systems Change · March 20, 2026 · 30 min