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Water Water Everywhere

Water Water Everywhere

With its economy in the toilet and its legislature stuck in gridlock, California is .. hurting. But there is one area where the Golden State is still a leader. It’s one of the few states in the country to be developing an actual plan for rising sea levels: the California Climate Adaptation Strategy Draft. This, and other very relevant topics will be discussed tomorrow at a UC Berkeley symposium tomorrow called Battling The Sea Level Rise: Climate Adaptation Plans in California & Lessons for Developing World Cities.

Along with exploring California’s efforts, the symposium will also address the fledgling plans for the world’s developing countries, which could have the greatest impact on climate change as they continue to grow; and whose poorer populations could be the hardest hit by sea level rise. Panelists will include Will Travis, Executive Director of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission ( BCDC); Michel  St Pierre, Director of Planning at Gensler;  Prathima Manohar, founder of The Urban Vision, a Mumbai-based think tank promoting sustainable urban planning; and Maria Paz Gutierrez, Assistant Professor of Architecture at UC Berkeley. The event will take place from 9:30 am to 12 noon at Berkeley’s School of Law’s Goldberg Room.


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