Upcoming climate change events
Below are some upcoming free presentations offered by King County:
Join us next Thursday, May 3rd for a brownbag discussion based on the Extreme Weather and Climate Change Conference held in early April.
Staff from the Wastewater Treatment Division, Water and Land Resources Division, the DNRP Director’s Office and the Office of Emergency Management recently participated in the Extreme Weather and Climate Change Conference in Seattle hosted by the Western Governors Association and NOAA. Conference attendees will informally discuss takeaways from the event and ideas about how King County agencies could use new weather and climate related data and resources to improve County operations. If you are a metro severe weather route planner, work on flood related issues, or current and future severe weather impacts relate to your job responsibilities, this discussion is for you!
Thursday May 3rd, noon-1pm at King Street Center in North Wind and South Wind (7044/7045)
Brownbag Seminar Series
Preparing for Climate Change Impacts – a new King County Brownbag Seminar Series
 The Department of Natural Resources and Parks Climate Team is offering a series workshops highlighting case studies related to how DNRP agencies are planning for climate change impacts. Coordinating this brownbag seminar series is part of the education and engagement mission of the team and is a follow up to the “Climate Change Science and Solutions” trainings that were held over the last 8 months in all DNRP divisions.
These sessions are open to all King County agencies. The primary audience is King County staff, but other external stakeholders and interested parties are welcome to participate. Each session will cover information why and how groups are working to plan and prepare particular impacts, and success and challenges in moving this type of work forward. Each session will include significant time for discussion after an initial presentation.
Below are upcoming case study topics and dates:
- Tuesday, June 12, noon-1:00pm (King Street Center, 8th Floor Conference Center)
Effects of Climate Change on Deaths & Hospitalizations in King County - Tania Busch Isaksen & Beryl Schulman – Department of Public Health and University of Washington
- Tuesday, July 10th, noon-1:00pm (King Street Center, 8th Floor Conference Room)
Toward a Sustainable, Prosperous King County – Debrief from the 2011 Annual Report of King County's Climate Change, Energy, Green Building and Environmental Purchasing Programs
- Tuesday, August 7th, noon-1:00 pm (King Street Center, 8th Floor Conference Room)
Implementation of the King County Energy Plan – Bob Burns, Department of Natural Resources and Parks Deputy Director.
Please RSVP if you are interested in hearing additional details and getting reminders: brin.manning@kingcounty.gov. However, you do not need to RSVP to participate. Also, please see:
Join King County Sustainable Cities 2012 Roundtable to learn and participate in monthly discussions focused on climate change and green building in our region. See the 2012 schedule for details. To learn more, see presentations from past Roundtables.
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