The second in a three-part webinar series about climate change adaptation for state and local governments, this webinar addressed the challenge of planning for climate change in the face of uncertainty. Using presentations and an interactive panel, experts discussed how to look at historical information to understand future vulnerability and how to use downscaling tools that are appropriate for local governments of various sizes and capacities.
Recordings
- (MP3) (7:26, 3.40MB), Emma Zinsmeister, U.S. EPA
Download transcript (86.28 KB) - (MP3) (15:19, 7.01MB), Chris Weaver, U.S. EPA Download transcript (86.28 KB)
- (MP3) (19:09, 8.76MB), Anne Choate, ICF International Download transcript (86.28 KB)
- (MP3) (14:45, 6.75MB), Alex Dews of the Mayor's Office of Sustainability, and Scott Schwarz of the Philadelphia Water Development Download transcript (86.28 KB)
- (MP3) (17:00, 7.78MB), Debbie Griner, Miami-Dade County Download transcript (86.28 KB)
- (MP3) (16:25, 7.52MB), Q & A Session Download transcript (86.28 KB)
Presentations
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Part 1 - Welcome and Introduction (PDF)(13 pp, 383 K,
April 17, 2013)
Emma Zinsmeister, U.S. EPA
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Part 2 - Dealing with Climate Model Uncertainty in Adaptation Planning (PDF)(12 pp, 410 K,
April 17, 2013)
Chris Weaver, U.S. EPA
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Part 3 - A Threshold Approach to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (PDF)(10 pp, 376 K,
April 17, 2013)
Anne Choate, ICF International
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Part 4 - Climate Change Adaptation in Philadelphia (PDF)(16 pp, 10 MB,
April 17, 2013)
Alex Dews of the Mayor's Office of Sustainability, and Scott Schwarz of the Philadelphia Water Development
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Part 5 - A Regional Response to Certain Change (PDF)(18 pp, 3 MB,
April 17, 2013)
Debbie Griner, Miami-Dade County
- Transcript Overcoming the Uncertainty Barrier to Adaptation (PDF)(36 pp, 380 K, April 17, 2013)