Fostering Climate Resilient Coastal Communities

Workshop on California Coastal Resilience
Fostering Climate Resilient Coastal Communities

July 22-23, 2015

Day One-July 22, 2015

Welcome and Introduction

Al Bennett (view video) (00:34)
Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives, University of California, Irvine

Kristen Davis (view video) (02:02)
UCI Oceans; Civil & Environmental Engineering; University of California, Irvine

Sea-level Rise for the Coast of California
Gary Griggs (view video)
Distinguished Professor of Earth System Sciences; Director Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz

Science-based Decision-making for Resilient Coastal Communities
Catherine Kuhlman (view video)
Executive Director/Deputy Secretary for Oceans & Coastal Policy, California Natural Resources Agency

Increasing the Understanding of the Risks of Climate-related Coastal Hazards in California

Katherine Mackey
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine

Debbie Aseltine-Neilson (view video)
Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Yoon Hui Kim (view video)
Science Integration Fellow, Climate Adaptation, Ocean Science Trust

Eric Stein (view video)
Principal Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)

Charles Colgan (view video)
Director of Research, Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Rachel Gregg (view video)
Lead Scientist, EcoAdapt, Seattle, Washington

Preparing for Climate-related Coastal Hazards via Available Information and Tools for Scenario Analysis and Planning

Katherine Mackey
Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine

Tim Doherty (view video)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA], Office for Coastal Management

Eric Berman (view video)
HAZUS Program Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Brett Sanders (view video)
Science Integration Fellow, Climate Adaptation, Ocean Science Trust

Sarah Newkirk (view video)
Coastal Project Director, The Nature Conservancy

Eric Hartge (view video)
Senior Research Analyst, Center for Ocean Solutions, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University

Megan Herzog, (view video)
Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy, University of California, Los Angeles

Day Two, July 23, 2015

Fostering Coastal Resilience through Local Coastal Planning -- Linking State and Local Efforts

Welcome and Introduction

Daniel G. Aldrich, III, (view video) (00:35)
Office of the President, University of California

Charles Lester (view video) (04:36)
Executive Director, California Coastal Commission

Margaret Spring (view video)
VP of Conservation and Science, Monterey Bay Aquarium

Local Coastal Planning Panel -- Federal, Tribal, State, County, and City Perspectives

Tegan Hoffmann -Moderator Blue Earth Consultants

Monique Myers (view video)
Marine Advisor, California Sea Grant Extension Specialist

Angela Mooney D'Arcy (view video)
Executive Director, Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability Initiative, University of California, Irvine

Sam Schuchat (view video)
Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy

Jack Liebster (view video)
Planning Manager, Marine County Community Development Agency

Scott Drapkin (view video)
Principal Planner, City of Laguna Beach

Gaining Support for Climate Adaptation -- Public Perception

Tegan Hoffmann -Moderator Blue Earth Consultants

Serge Dedina (view video)
Mayor, Imperial Beach; Executive Director, WILDCOAST

Sara Aminzadeh(view video)
California Coastkeeper Alliance

Nicole Lampe (view video)
Ocean Program Director, Resource Media

Gaining Support for Climate Adaptation -- Public-Private Financing

Tegan Hoffmann -Moderator
Blue Earth Consultants

Kelsey Jacobsen (view video)
Senior Associate, Blue Earth Consultants

Neeraja Havaligi (view video)
Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation Specialist

Darren Long (view video)
Director Climate Adaptation Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society

Sam Schuchat (view video)
Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy

Gaining Support for Climate Adaptation -- Public-Private Financing

Tegan Hoffmann -Moderator
Blue Earth Consultants

Marc Holmes (view video)
Bay Restoration Program Director, The Bay Institute

Benjamin Grant (view video)
Urban Design Policy Director, SPUR