State and local governments across the country are grappling with turning climate adaptation plans into action. These plans often involve expensive and large scale capital projects on both public and private property. This undertaking requires innovative thinking on governance from creating new county and statewide resilience authorities to empowering existing local boards and commissions. Join the Climate Adaptation Forum to hear how communities across the country are approaching this challenge and emerging models for governance and implementation.

Forum Co-Chairs

Kathleen M. Brill, Partner
Foley Hoag LLP

Deanna Moran, Vice President for Healthy & Resilient Communities
Conservation Law Foundation

Keynote Speaker

Senator Sarah K. Elfreth
Maryland, District 30, Anne Arundel County

Forum Speakers

Louanne Cooley, Legal Research Fellow
Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)

Devin Quirk, Deputy Chief for Development and Transformation
Boston Planning & Development Agency

Mark Rupp, Adaptation Program Director
Georgetown Climate Center (GCC)

Suzanne Smith, Executive Director
Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Agency

Forum Moderator

Joan Fitzgerald, Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Northeastern University