Plenary Session 1 Plenary Session

Monday, 18 July 2011: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Salon A (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair:
Lynne M. Carter, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Papers:
9:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
9:10 AM
Tom Wilbanks, Group Leader, Global Change and Developing Countries Programs, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Chair, Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change, America's Climate Choices, National Research Council
9:30 AM
Respondent: Linda Mearns, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, NCAR, and Director, Institute for the Study of Society and Environment
9:40 AM
Cathleen Kelly: Federal actions to build a climate resilient nation
9:50 AM
Suraje Dessai: Practical solutions for a warming world
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