Until recently, the climate change dialogue in the United States focused largely on the mitigation of greenhouse gases. While critically important, the mitigation issues do not present the full picture for policymakers, regulators, corporate leaders, or practitioners when considering the implications of climate change. It is likely the climate adaptation agenda will dwarf the mitigation issues. While the outcome largely is dependent on how aggressively and successfully the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is pursued, it is clear that, at best, climate adaptation practices are still evolving. This two-hour webinar, featuring experts from every level of government, is designed to help you:

• Identify the key emerging topics in climate adaptation that will affect corporate and governmental activities at each level of scale
• Learn from case studies and climate adaptation best practices
• Gain insight about climate adaptation approaches on local, state, and federal levels, including Americas Climate Choices initiative
• Become informed about the development of climate adaptation policies, including those related to the White House Council on Environmental Qualitys working group on climate adaptation
• Understand the relevance and impact of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes climate adaptation program post-Copenhagen and pre-Cancun for you and your organization

Ira Feldman, Josh Foster, Zoe P. Johnson, Joel Smith, Loren A. Labovitz, and Dr. Xianfu Lu