Event - Local Solutions: Eastern Regional Climate Preparedness Conference

This event will take place in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on April 4-6, 2016. This capacity-building, “how to” conference, convened by Antioch University’s Center for Climate Preparedness & Community Resilience in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is designed to build capacity for local decision makers from throughout the Eastern United States (EPA Regions 1-4).

The convening builds on the success of the May 2014 Local Solutions: Northeast Climate Change Preparedness Conference, which drew more than 500 participants from Washington, D.C., to Canada’s eastern provinces.

Keynote Speakers

Stan Meiburg Acting Deputy Administrator of the U.S. EPA.
Avis Ransom Commission on Sustainability City of Baltimore.
Mark Jacobson Professor of Civil and Enviro. Engineering Director, Atmosphere/ Energy Program, Stanford University Business Continuity Program.
Bob Perciasepe President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions.
Bill McKibben Founder, 350.org.
Other keynote and plenary speakers at the LOCAL SOLUTIONS conference include:
Joel Scheraga; Senior Adviser for Climate Adaptation at the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Pouyat Richard; Senior Policy Analyst, Climate Resilience and Land Use, Office of Science and Technology.

Email questions to cdaniels1@antioch.edu baltimore_harbor
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