adaptation

Tucson will host a “Spotlight Conversation on Climate Action” as part of an elite group of 10 communities that were selected by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability to be highlighted nationally. This event is part of the National Conversation on Climate Action series of local-level community engagement events taking place nationwide on Earth Day.

This conference is intended to engage the key managers, researchers and “on the ground” practitioners that currently are setting the trends relative to designing and implementing adaptive management programs.

The 10th Biennial Conference for Research on the Colorado Plateau invites all resource managers, scientists, citizens, Society for Conservation Biology chapters, and students of North American conservation. This conference will focus on solutions to some of the most pressing conservation issues facing not only the Southwest and West, but also virtually every other region in North America.

CSIRO, in conjunction with the Australian Climate Change Science Program, is proud to announce GREENHOUSE 2009: Climate Change and Resources. The conference is the latest in the 'GREENHOUSE' series, following the highly-successful events in 2007 in Sydney, and 2005 in Melbourne.

Scientists predict that climate change will exact a heavy toll upon the southwestern United States regardless of what is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, the southwestern United States is a test case for climate scientists, economists, lawyers, policymakers and national, state, tribal and community leaders across the nation.