Florida Water & Climate Alliance Workshop
Workshop 10
This is a report of the tenth workshop of the Florida and Water Climate Alliance. It was the first workshop held in Miami, focused specifically on sea level rise and including a field trip. The specific objectives were to 1) Explore partners’ experiences with assessing sea level rise and examples of modeling efforts to address anticipated changes and impacts (User Perspective and Application); Understand perceptions, risk, and communication of Sea Level Rise issues, and the degree to which change factors influence what gets done about climate in the policy and regulatory arenas. (Communication and Change); Learn about the current science, tools/data/models, and issues related to sea level rise. (Science); and nurture an environment for sustaining the learning community, sharing information and networking. (Group Building). Twenty six participants attended the workshop over the two day period.
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The workshop featured the following presentations and speakers:
- Sea Level Rise Implications for the Natural and Built Environment: Leonard Barry, Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Climate Change Initiative, Florida Atlantic University.
- Assessment of Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Impacts: Berth Goldenberg, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department.
- Monroe County Climate and Sustainability Program: Rhonda Haag, Monroe County.
- Moving Science to Action – What does change management mean to us?: Tracy Irani, University of Florida.
- An Update on Sea Level Rise Projections: Jayantha Obeysekera, Chief Modeler, Hydrologic & Environmental Systems Modeling, South Florida Water Management District.
- Broward/USGS Modeling Efforts: Climate Change Planning: Barbara Powell, Water Resource Manager, Natural Resources Planning and Management Division.
- Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department – Climate Change: From International Cooperation to Infrastructure: Maurice Tobon, Director of Engineering, Palm Beach County.
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