California Adaptation Forum: Don’t Miss Discounted Registration and Lodging Rates

The California Adaptation Forum Program is now available (here)! This exciting event features:

• Over 35 panels, networking discussions and implementation workshops, covering 6 subject tracks
• 3 plenaries with a distinguished set of diverse climate leaders underscoring the connection between health, equity, natural resources and more!
• Tools Salon – an interactive open house of innovative climate tools and techniques
• Tours of regional adaptation projects
• Pre-forum workshops on implementing adaptation strategies
• Art @ CAF – opportunities to explore the connection between climate and art
• Explore the Aquarium of the Pacific – After Dark!
• Pub Trivia Night – test you climate smarts
• And more!

Louis Blumberg Director, California Climate Change Team, The Nature Conservancy Robin Guenther Principle Perkins & Will Leticia Perez Supervisor County of Kern Hilda Solis (Invited) Supervisor County of Los Angeles Click Here to learn more about all of our amazing plenary speakers

TOURS Mulch the Gulch: Adaptation Strategies at Willow Springs Park Tuesday, September 6 * Time: 9:30AM – 3:45 PM, Cost: $20 Come explore one of Long Beach’s largest ongoing restoration projects and learn about the important role adaptation plays in the revitalization of open spaces. Historically an oil field and artesian springs site, Willow Springs Park is currently undergoing a major restoration project to rehabilitate its natural habitat and ecosystem..Click Here to read more The Famous Long Beach Bike Tour Tuesday, September 6 * Time: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Cost: $35 Long Beach aspires to be among the best bike cities in the nation and is moving confidently on that agenda. Bikeshare is working, bike lanes are painted, protected bike lanes are installed, bike boulevards are built and more are in design…Click Here to read more   Exclusive Tour of the Port of Long Beach, the Port of the Future Tuesday, September 6 * 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Cost: FREE Get an up-close view of one of the busiest and greenest seaports in North America. The Port of Long Beach welcomes you to an all-access pass on a boat to enjoy a rare view of massive ships and construction projects while learning about cargo operations and environmental initiatives… Click Here to read More   WORKSHOPS Engaging Communities in Effective Problem Solving Tuesday, September 6 * 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Cost: $95 The Resilient Communities Initiative (RCI) presents Engaging Communities in Effective Problem Solving, a special training for government staff who work on climate resilience. Participants will explore pitfalls of community engagement and learn proven strategies to working with grassroots groups to develop a good agenda, balance discussion, resolve conflict, achieve consensus, and build partnerships…Click Here to read more   Multi-Stakeholder Exercise Training on Integrating Mitigation and Adaptation to Enhance Community Cohesion Tuesday, September 6 * 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Cost: FREE Several security, adaptation, and resilience experts from The Cadmus Group, Inc. will host a 4-hour tabletop exercise where participants will take on roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in a fictitious urban community facing a variety of threats and hazards, climate change being one, and experience the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating mitigation and adaptation solutions through stakeholder collaboration…Click Here to read more   California Coastal Resilience Networking Session Tuesday, September 6 * 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Cost: FREE Network members will meet to further develop and refine our proposed policy platform, to develop work and implementation plans for the coming year, and to brainstorm new ways to collaborate across the coast. Current members are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested in joining the Network and/or participating in the workshop is invited to contact Kelly Leo, Coastal Project Director at The Nature Conservancy (kleo@tnc.org) for more information…Click Here to read more   Being Prepared for Climate Change: A Workbook for Developing Risk-Based Adaptation Plans Tuesday, September 6 * 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Cost: $40 The purpose of this hands-on session is to demonstrate how to work through the first five steps of EPA’s Being Prepared for Climate Change workbook to conduct a risk-based vulnerability assessment…Click Here to read more Enhancing Your Organization’s Climate Preparedness Capacity through Management/Staff Education and Training Tuesday, September 6 * 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Cost: FREE The implications of climate change and systems planning required to adapt represent a significant challenge to an organization’s human resources.  Key ingredients to successful climate adaptation include: Developing a talent pool of skilled and knowledgeable assets across key decision making and professional roles throughout the organization, Ensuring there is enough depth to support employee transitions and departures, Recruiting the right people with the right skills, and Establishing continuing education requirements and resources. Click Here to read more

Thank you to Our Forum Sponsors

Climate Adaptation Champion

Climate Adaptation Catalysts

Climate Adaptation Advocates

Climate Adaptation Supporters

Climate Adaptation Proponents

For more information, visit our website:CaliforniaAdaptationForum.org