"Ask the Climate Question: Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Regions"
Washington, D.C. -- On July 22, 2009, the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) Urban Leaders Adaptation Initiative, joined by the CCAP Urban Leaders partners of Chicago, King County (Washington), New York City and the Rockefeller Foundation, held a discussion on Capitol Hill covering key lessons learned around the U.S. in urban climate adaptation. The briefing follows the recent release of CCAP's new report: "Ask the Climate Question: Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Urban Regions."Honorary Co-Hosts:
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.)
Key topics of discussion included:
- How are the CCAP Urban Leaders partners "asking the climate question?"
- How do planning, funding, building, infrastructure, and land-use policy decisions affect greenhouse gas emissions and local vulnerability or resilience to the impacts of climate change?
- What common challenges do different counties and cities face when it comes to climate adaptation efforts?
- What are the Urban Leaders already doing to combat climate change and build community resilience to climate change impacts?
- How can the federal government support local efforts on risk assessment, adaptation planning, and implementation?
- Steve Winkelman, Director of Adaptation and Transportation Programs, CCAP
- Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio, Associate Director, Climate Change Resilience, Rockefeller Foundation
- Joyce Coffee, Director of Policy and Research, Department of the Environment, City of Chicago
- Matt Kuharic, Climate Change Response Coordinator, King County Executive (Washington)
- Adam Freed, Deputy Director, Mayor's Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability, City of New York
Presentations and materials from the briefing:
Meeting Agenda
Summary of Speaker Remarks
Speaker Biographies
CCAP Press Release Announcing "Ask the Climate Question" Report
Ashley Lowe, Josh Foster, and Steve Winkelman, Center for Clean Air Policy
Press Coverage:
New York Times, 7/28/09 - Big Cities, Major Producers and Victims of Greenhouse Gases, Feel Ignored
Pictures from the event:
(L to R: Adam Freed, Matt Kuharic, Joyce Coffee, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio, Steve Winkelman)
(Steve Winkelman, Director of Adaptation and Transportation Programs, CCAP)
Pictures from the event:
(L to R: Adam Freed, Matt Kuharic, Joyce Coffee, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio, Steve Winkelman)
(Steve Winkelman, Director of Adaptation and Transportation Programs, CCAP)
(Adam Freed, Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, City of New York)
(L to R: Matt Kuharic- King County (Washington); Joyce Coffee- City of Chicago; Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio- Rockefeller Foundation)
For more information, please contact Josh Foster, Manager of Climate Adaptation for CCAP.