Session 6 From Main Street to Wall Street: Adapting to Climate Change Across America

Wednesday, 28 October 2020: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Host: 2020 AMS Washington Forum
CoChair:
Steve Bennett, NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), San Francisco, CA
Moderator:
Stephanie Herring, NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Speakers:
Scott Schuford, American Planning Association AICP, CASE Consultants International, Community Planning and Resilience Specialist; Edward J. Kearns, First Street Foundation, FirstStreet.org and Dylan Sandler, New York City Department of City Planning, Housing and Economic Development

Summary: Across the U.S., and at all levels of government, actions are being taken to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate.  This panel will explore the breadth and scope of these adaptation actions from small towns to large urban centers.  In addition, it will look at how policy from local, state and federal levels are driving the adaptation decisions that are being made. 

Papers:
3:30 PM
Scott Schuford
Scott Schuford, American Planning Association AICP, CASE Consultants International

3:45 PM
Edward J. Kearns
Edward J. Kearns, First Street Foundation, FirstStreet.org

4:00 PM
Dylan Sandler
Dylan Sandler, New York City Department of City Planning, New York, NY

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