Adapting to Climate Change

Phillips Hall

Adaptation refers to strategies devised to address unavoidable changes projected to occur as a result of climate change. Adaptation has been the focus of planning long enough that lessons can be learned from early efforts. This panel examines the effectiveness of strategies that have been implemented and explores ways to devise adaptation approaches to address impacts on specific aspects of community function and at different spatial scales. The speakers represent a diversity of entities pursuing climate adaptation, illustrating the breadth of collective effort needed to address the challenge. Moderator: Adrienne Greve, Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning, Cal Poly SLO