Acciones de Documento
Presentations
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DAY 1: INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE U.S. CARIBBEAN |
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Welcome and Introductions Judith Enck, US EPA Region 2 Administrator David Brown, NOAA Regional Climate Services Director, Southern Region Daniel Galan, Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources |
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Global Climate Change 101 and Possible Future Climate Conditions for the U.S. Caribbean Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Atmospheric Scientist Texas Tech University |
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Brief Address: Perspectives from the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Jean-Pierre Oriol, Director of the Division of Coastal Zone Management for the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources Ernesto Diaz, Director of the Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program for the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources |
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Consequences of Climate Change in the Caribbean Dr. Carlos Fuller, Deputy Director Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre |
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Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Part 1 Federal Regulations on GHG Emissions; Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Initiatives and Strategies Luis Bernal, Puerto Rico Energy Affairs Administration |
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Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Part 2: Sustainable Materials Management; Green Buildings and Green Infrastructure; Greening the Hospitality Sector Mark Lichtenstein, Syracuse University Fernando Abruna, Founder of Caribbean Chapter of U.S. Green Building Council |
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Carbon Sequestration Options (including land management strategies) |
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DAY 2: HOW U.S. CARIBBEAN TROPICAL ISLANDS CAN ADAPT TO A CHANGING CLIMATE |
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Welcome Sonya Jones, US Geological Survey Lilibeth Serrano, US Fish & Wildlife Service |
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Climate Change Adaptation 101 Russell Jackson, Hazards Specialist at NOAA Coastal Services Center Carlos Fuller, Deputy Director, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre |
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Linking Federal to Local Efforts, Building Partnerships in the Caribbean Bill Gould, USDA Forest Service Susan Silander, US Fish & Wildlife Service David P. Brown, NOAA |
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Closing and Call to Action Ruperto Chaparro, Director, NOAA Sea Grant, University of Puerto Rico |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT |
SOCIETY AND ECONOMY |
ECOLOGY |
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SESSION I |
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SESSION II |
Risk Management and Planning for Non-Coastal Areas |
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SESSION III |
From Mountain Tops to Coral Bays: Case Studies of Watershed Management in the U.S. Caribbean |
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