CAF14-202

Continuing the Momentum of the Task Force: Federal Support of Adaptation

Speakers: Juliette Hayes, Acting Branch Chief, Hazard Mitigation Assistance Branch, FEMA Region IX; Katherine Buckingham, Resilience Program Analyst, US HUD, Office of Economic Resilience; Gina Campoli, Environmental Policy Manager, Vermont Agency of Transportation; Stephanie Bertaina, Senior Policy Analyst, US Environmental Protection Agency; Hon. Alice Hill, Senior Advisor for Preparedness and Resilience, White House’s National Security Staff; MODERATOR: Jessica Grannis, Adaptation Program Manager, Georgetown Climate Center

This session addresses the President’s Climate Preparedness Task Force and opportunities for removing federal barriers and using federal programs to better support state and local adaptation. We discuss the key federal programs that have been used to support adaptation in the past, and identify opportunities for improving federal support for state and local efforts. Participants engage in a dialogue with a task force member and White House and federal agency staff to discuss outcomes and next steps for the Climate Preparedness Task Force to answer the question: How do we build upon the task force’s momentum and move recommendations into action?

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

CAF14-118

California’s Vision for Integrated Climate Action

Speakers: Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Deputy Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency; Raul “JR” DeLaRosa, Assistant Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency; Christina Curry, Deputy Secretary, California’s Office of Emergency Services; Neil Maizlish, Ph.D., Epidemiologist, Climate and Health Team, Office of Equity, California Department of Public Health; MODERATOR: Michael McCormick, Senior Planner and Advisor, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research

California’s innovative policies are reducing greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating the transition to a clean-energy economy. At the same time, California is planning and preparing for the unavoidable risks of climate change.The Governor’s Environmental Goals and Policy Report serves as a broad overview for how state efforts work together on a variety of fronts to achieve long-term sustainability. Regarding climate, these efforts fit within an integrated, three-R’s strategy of reducing emissions, climate readiness and research.This strategy is supported by hundreds of agency and department initiatives that ensure long-term implementation of the broader climate change goal and policy framework. Confronting climate change will require unprecedented collaboration across state government and partner organizations and involve nearly every aspect of the state’s planning and investments

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

Subtotal

$20.00