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Innovative Tools and Planning Methodologies Showcase Announced for the 2014 Rising Seas Summit
July 11, 2014
ACT News, Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Featured, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise
July 11, 2014
Over 40 Speakers & 60 Participant Organizations Already Confirmed
The draft program agenda for the 2014 Rising Seas Summit is now published at http://www.risingseassummit.org/agenda.html
When: September 24-26, 2014
Where: New York City
Innovative Tools and Planning Methodologies Showcase Announced
Presenters from the National Climate Assessment, Climate Central, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and leading engineering firms will provide guidance on leveraging data from recent reports and publicly available tools to support planning for adaptation and resilience to sea level rise. These showcases will be conducted during the pre-conference (September 24) and post-conference (September 26) sessions. Additional information will be published in the coming weeks.
Confirmed Speakers & Instructors
The following individuals are already confirmed to participate in the 2014 Rising Seas Summit. Additional presenters and keynote speakers will be announced shortly.
About the Rising Seas Summit
The 2014 Rising Summit will be held in conjunction with Climate Week New York and in partnership with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Understanding, anticipating and adapting to water related threats is critical to national security and a stable economy. Sea level rise will continue to damage coastal ecosystems and inland water systems, and the recent catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Sandy have demonstrated the risks faced by all coastal communities on the U.S. eastern seaboard. These new environmental challenges require that stakeholders share knowledge and work together to reduce and mitigate environmental and social degradation induced by climate change.
For more information about this program,
please contact Melissa Lembke at 202-496-7390.