CAF14-217

Looking to Mainstream? Perspectives in Incorporating Climate Change in Hazard Mitigation Plans

Speakers: Tom Amabile, Senior Emergency Services Coordinator, San Diego County Office of Emergency Services; Sherrie Collins, Emergency Services Manager, Monterey County Office of Emergency Services; Victoria LaMar-Haas, Senior Emergency Services Coordinator, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Mitigation Planning Division; Juliette Hayes, Mitigation Planning Program Lead, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mitigation Planning Program; MODERATOR: Melissa Higbee, Program Officer, ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability

Local Hazard Mitigation Plans (LHMPS) offer an unparalleled opportunity to mainstream climate adaptation into existing planning efforts. This session introduces the frameworks for hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning, with a focus on key similarities and differences. This session shares some of the methods and emerging models that local governments from across the country are using to incorporate climate change risks and adaptation in their hazard mitigation plans. Local emergency managers share their experiences developing unique approaches and partnerships to carry out this work. State and Federal officials share policy and resource development that supports this practice.

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$10.00

$10.00

CAF14-204

California Coastal Fog: An Untapped and Little-Known Water Resource?

Speakers: Ian Faloona, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis; Alicia Torregrosa, Physical Scientist, US Geological Survey; Travis O’Brien, Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Earth Sciences Division; Daniel Fernandez, Professor, Division of Science and Environmental Policy, California State University, Monterey Bay; MODERATOR: Sara Moore, Consultant, North Bay Climate Adaptation Initiative, Sonoma County

Coastal California is renown for the cooling effect of its summertime fog. Less appreciated is the amount of water “stored” in the fog. As California summers grow hotter, understanding and mapping changing coastal fog will become ever more important for the wine industry, energy conservation, public land management, and many other sectors. Improved forecasting, reduced foggy day irrigation, and even fogwater harvesting may offer additional adaptation planning responses to the inexorable challenges engendered by our changing climate. However, key information is missing: existing fog patterns, data on plant stress-fog relationships, and amount of harvestable water are all still highly uncertain. In this session we expand your knowledge about fog as a system at the interface of earth, sea, and sky; moderate an audience discussion on fog-related vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies; and invite you to construct fogwater collectors to participate in the launch of a new citizen-science fog research effort.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

CAF14-124

Reducing the Urban Heat Island Effect: A Perfect Adaptation + Mitigation Nexus

Speakers: Haley Gilbert, Principal Research Associate, Heat Island Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; David Fink, Director of Campaigns, Climate Resolve; Judy Robinson, Sustainability Manager, Sacramento County, Environmental Management Department; Misha Sarkovich, PhD, Program Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

This session promotes the reduction of the urban heat island effect as an important adaptation strategy that communities can implement producing several co-benefits in areas of pressing concern throughout California: water conservation, energy savings, public health, air quality and greenhouse gas reduction. The panelists highlight local solutions that have resulted in successful on-the-ground measures in California that simultaneously mitigate the heat island effect and contribute to climate change adaptation.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

Subtotal

$30.00