Presentations

The Climate Adaptation Forum posts view-only PDF copies of speaker presentations after each Forum. If you are interested in receiving a copy of a particular presentation in a different format please get in touch with the speaker directly. The Forum cannot provide copies of speaker presentations beyond what is posted to this website.

September 20, 2019: Changing Climate, Changing Health

View the Final Agenda Keynote Presentation: Climate Change, Health and the Global Environment Gina McCarthy Former U.S. EPA Administrator Director, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) Harvard…

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June 7, 2019: Disruptive Climate, Disruptive Technologies

View the Final Agenda Keynote Presentation Keynote Speaker Click to View the Presentation – Hill – June 7 2019 Alice Hill Research Fellow Hoover Institution Technology Demonstrations Adapt Ready Click…

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March 1, 2019: The ‘R’ Word: Retreat, Relocation and Climate Resilience

View the Final Agenda Challenges and Lessons Learned from U.S. Retreat Click to View the Presentation – Siders – March 1 2019 A. R. Siders, J.D., Ph.D., Environmental Fellow Harvard…

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November 30, 2018: Utility Resilience – Lessons from Puerto Rico and Local Preparation

View the Final Agenda Speaker Agenda ResilientSEE-PR: A multidisciplinary lens for rebuilding communities in Puerto Rico Click to View the Presentation – de Angel – November 30 2018 Yanel de…

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September 28, 2018: Law and Governance Meet Climate Adaptation

View the Final Agenda Achieving Legislative Change Representative Kristin Diane Jacobs Florida House of Representatives Click to View the Presentation – Jacobs – September 28 2018 Governance and Climate Adaptation:…

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June 8, 2018: Design World Views on Adaptation and Resiliency

View the Final Agenda From Good City Form to Urban Transformation – Co-development of Urbanity, Sustainability and Resilience. Inspirations from HafenCity Hamburg, Germany Jürgen Bruns-Berentelg, CEO HafenCity Hamburg GmbH Click To…

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April 13, 2018: Innovative Financing for Climate Adaptation

Link to the Final Agenda Overview of Financing Climate Adaptation Lisa Dickson, Steering Committee Member, Climate Adaptation Forum; Associate Principal, Resilience Leader, Arup Click to View the Presentation – Dickson…

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January 12, 2018: Risk Management Choices – Adaptation Strategies by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Insurance Industry

Link to the Final Agenda Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Report from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton, Secretary Executive Office of…

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November 17, 2017: Climate Adaptation Action by Three Cutting Edge Programs

Link to the Final Agenda Cutting Edge Regional and City Adaptation Programs Southeast Florida’s Fight Against Rising Seas Jennifer Jurado, Ph.D., Director and Chief Resilience Officer, Environmental Protection and Growth…

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