| | | CAF14-220 | | Closing Keynote – A Breath of Fresh Air: Inspiration & Innovation for Change Speakers: Wade Crowfoot, Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Senior Advisor to Governor Jerry Brown; Mayor R. Rex Parris, City of Lancaster, CA We end the inaugural California Adaptation Forum with a call to action from local and state leaders who are walking the talk! Mayor Rex Parris explains how his vision to become on of the first net-zero communities by 2020 has transformed the town of Lancaster by increasing economic and environmental resiliency. Wade Crowfoot, Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Senior Advisor to Governor Jerry Brown, shares the state’s vision and the role of political leadership, strategic partnerships and perseverance in achieving a more resilient California. | | MP3 | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
| | | CAF14-124 | | Reducing the Urban Heat Island Effect: A Perfect Adaptation + Mitigation Nexus Speakers: Haley Gilbert, Principal Research Associate, Heat Island Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; David Fink, Director of Campaigns, Climate Resolve; Judy Robinson, Sustainability Manager, Sacramento County, Environmental Management Department; Misha Sarkovich, PhD, Program Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District This session promotes the reduction of the urban heat island effect as an important adaptation strategy that communities can implement producing several co-benefits in areas of pressing concern throughout California: water conservation, energy savings, public health, air quality and greenhouse gas reduction. The panelists highlight local solutions that have resulted in successful on-the-ground measures in California that simultaneously mitigate the heat island effect and contribute to climate change adaptation. | | MP3 | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
