California Climate Change Symposium 2017

2015 Program - August 24-25 - Sacramento Convention Center

A recording of the 2015 Symposium's webcast is now available to view online.

MONDAY, AUGUST 24

8:00

Registration Opens

9:50 - 10:00

Break

12:00 - 1:10 Lunch and Keynote Presentation
Anthony Barnosky + Elizabeth Hadly (of Maintaining Humanity's Life Support Systems, produced at Governor Brown's request)

Concurrent Session A - Classroom

1:15 - 2:50 Future Climate Impacts and Adaptation Options for Natural and Managed Ecosystems
Moderator: Whitney Albright (CDFW)

1:15 -1:35

Climate impacts and adaptation options for natural and managed ecosystems in California: State of the Science

David Ackerly (UC Berkeley)

1:35 - 1:55

Interactive effects of climate change and fuels management scenarios on wildfire activity and emissions in Sierra Nevada forests

LeRoy Westerling (UC Merced)

1:55 - 2:15

Conserving Nature's Stage: Geospatial resilience mapping to identify priorities for land protection

Dick Cameron (The Nature Conservancy)

2:15 - 2:35

Climate considerations, adaptation, and prioritizing state-funded levee investments in the Delta

Nidhi Kalra (RAND with David Groves (RAND) & Cindy Messer (Delta Stewardship Council)

2:35 - 2:50

Q&A

Moderated

Concurrent Session B - Ballroom

1:15 - 2:50 Water Resources in California: Drought, Extreme Events, and Management Options
Moderator: Sonya Ziaja (CEC)

1:15 -1:35

What does climate change mean for atmospheric rivers and water resources in California?

Michael Dettinger (USGS)

1:35 - 1:55

Claimate change and California's current drought

Noah Diffenbaugh (Stanford)

1:55 - 2:15

Climate change and extreme hydrologic events: Links to the California Drought

Peter Gleick (Pacific Institute)

2:15 - 2:35

Managing water resources in a changing climate

Ellen Hanak (Public Policy Institute of California)

2:35 - 2:50

Q&A

Moderated

2:50 - 3:05

Break

Concurrent Session A - Classroom

3:05 - 5:00 Future Climate Impacts and Adaptation Options for Human Systems
Moderator: Kristin Ralff Douglass (CPUC)

3:05 - 3:25

Climate impacts and adaptation options for human infrastructure in California: State of the Science

Michael Hanemann (Arizona State University)

3:25 - 3:45

Sea level rise, storm surge, and flooding in the San Francisco Bay and Delta: Risks to Critical Infrastructure

John Radke (UC Berkeley)

3:45 - 4:05

California's surface transportation system: vulnerabilities, resilience options, and research needs

Deb Niemeier (UC Davis)

4:05 - 4:25

Potential impacts of prolonged droughts for California's agricultural sector

Richard Howitt (UC Davis)

4:25 - 4:45

Microgrids for Energy Resiliency

Neal Bartek (San Diego Gas & Electric)

4:45 - 5:00

Q&A

Moderated

Concurrent Session B - Ballroom

3:05 - 4:45 Future Climate Impacts and Adaptation Options for Coastal Resources
Moderator: Abe Doherty (OPC)

3:05 - 3:25

Impacts and adaptation options for California's coastal resources: State of the Science

Gary Griggs (UC Santa Cruz)

3:25 - 3:45

Using the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) to support decision-makers in the Bay Area (and So. Cal?)

Patrick Barnard (USGS)

3:45 - 4:05

Lessons from Incorporating Climate into the Bay Area Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Project

Letitia Grenier (San Francisco Estuary Institute)

4:05 - 4:25

Coastal Resilience California: Applying state-of-the-art science to coastal conservation and adaptation

Walter Heady (The Nature Conservancy)

4:25 - 4:45

Changing ocean conditions: Science to policy, case study ocean acidification and hypoxia

Catherine Kuhlman, Executive Director, Ocean Protection Council

4:45 - 5:00

Q&A

Moderated

5:00 - 6:30 Poster Session and Networking Reception (no-host bar)
Welcome: Jonathan Parfrey (Climate Resolve)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

8:00

Registration Opens

Concurrent Session A - Classroom

8:30 - 10:05 Public Health, Environmental Justice, and Climate Change
Moderator: Paul English (CDPH)

8:30 -8:50

Climate Change and Human Health: State of the Science

Linda Rudolph (Public Health Institute)

8:50 - 9:10

Climate change: Environmental justice and community impacts in California

Manuel Pastor (University of Southern California)

9:10 - 9:30

Heat-related morbidity and mortality in California

Rupa Basu (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment)

9:30 - 9:50

Investing in disadvantaged communities, SB 535, and CalEnviroScreen

Shankar Prasad (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment)

9:50 - 10:05

Q&A

Moderated

Concurrent Session B - Ballroom

8:30 - 10:05 Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation in California
Moderator: Louis Blumberg (TNC)

8:30 -8:50

Integration of mitigation and adaptation in California: State of the Science

Louise Bedsworth (Governor's Office of Planning and Research)

8:50 - 9:10

Managing forests for both mitigation and adaptation

Emily Moran (UC Merced)

9:10 - 9:30

Managing California's rangelands for carbon sequestration and adaptation

Whendee Silver (UC Berkeley)

9:30 - 9:50

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) and DataBasin: Integrating habitat protection with renewable energy strategies

Scott Flint (California Energy Commission) with Jim Strittholt (Conservation Biology Institute)

9:50 - 10:05

Q&A

Moderated

10:05 - 10:20

Break

Concurrent Session A - Classroom

10:20 - 12:00 Federal Support for Climate Change Science in California
Moderator: Kit Batten (UC Davis Policy Institute)

10:20 - 10:36

California collaborations with federal entities on climate change science: Overview

Fred Lipschultz (US Global Change Research Program)

10:36 - 10:52

The Southwest Climate Science Center

Glen MacDonald (UC Los Angeles)

10:52 - 11:08

The California Landscape Conservation Cooperative

Rebecca Fris (California Landscape Conservation Cooperative)

11:08 - 11:24

USDA Regional Climate Change Hubs: Southwest Sub-Hub

Kerri Steenwerth or Amber Kerr (USDA/UC Davis)

11:24 - 11:40

Estimating the benefits to the U.S. of global climate action: Advancements in science and economics

Jeremy Martinich (USEPA)

11:40 - 12:00

Q&A

Moderated

Concurrent Session B - Ballroom

10:20 - 12:00 Regional Climate Resilience Activities in California
Moderator: Jonathan Parfrey (Climate Resolve)

10:20 - 10:36

Planning and implementing climate-related strategies at the regional level in California

Kate Meis (Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation)

10:36 - 10:52

The need for energy and water data for GHG emissions reductions

Stephanie Pincetl (Los Angeles Regional Collaborative)

10:52 - 11:08

Building Bay Area Resilience: Scientists + Practitioners

Bruce Riordan (Elmwood Consulting)

11:08 - 11:24

Rural Investment as an Urban Adaptation Strategy

Kerri Timmer (Sierra Business Council)

11:24 - 11:40

Planning for Rising Seas in Marin County

Bridgit Van Belleghem (Marin County)

11:40 - 12:00

Q&A

Moderated

12:00 - 1:05 Lunch + Keynote Presentation: Susanne Moser on Translating Climate Change Science into Effective Action

1:10 - 2:45 Plenary Session: Forging and Facilitating Adaptation Policy in California
Moderator: Secretary Laird (CNRA)
Panelists: Senator Wieckowski (SD10), Assemblymember Gordon (AD24), Assemblymember Garcia (AD56), Anne Simpson (Director of Corporate Governance, CalPERS)

2:45 - 3:00

Break

3:00 - 4:15 Closing Plenary Session: Conversation about International Adaptation Activities and Potential Opportunities for Coordination/Collaboration
Welcome: Karen Edson (California ISO)

Moderator: Secretary Matt Rodriquez (CalEPA)
Panelists: Hugo G. von Meijenfeldt (Netherlands), Susanne Moser (Susanne Moser Research and Consulting; Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment), Jaime Cabrera invited (Peru)