Resilient Cities - Resilient San Diego and a Platform for Other Cities

Event Type

SimCenter

Calendar

Master

Date

Thu, 08/28/2014 - 18:00

Audience

Public

2014 Summer Series
- Thursday August 28-

Global Classroom: Building Resilient Cities -
Resilient San Diego and a Platform for Other Cities

Building Resilient Cities:
Resilient San Diego and a Platform for Other Cities

We invite you to join us for a summer evening series presented by the World Resources SimCenter in partnership with the World Affairs Council, United Nations Association, The Equinox Center and the SDSU Geography Department.

Week - 8/28 - Building Resilient Cities -

The Building Resilient Cities summer series has dug into the challenging question: are we prepared for the consequences of climate change in our region? Being resilient requires us to prepare, adapt and respond quickly to the potential risks we face.

The San Diego region has 6 risks from climate change events: drought, wildfires, sea level rise, flooding, mass movement and extreme temperatures. Three of these are likely, costly and can be lethal: drought, wildfires and extreme temperatures.

All summer, our research students have studied the key sectors of our region: energy, water, transportation, waste disposal, public health, agriculture - recognizing that we have a unique geography and demographics. Every city will have their own risk profile.

In this final session we will summarize all we have learned and look at the key recommendations to make San Diego more Resilient.

This will be a very interactive evening as we review the best practices of other cities, lessons learned, and engage our Subject Matter Experts on how we best move these ideas forward. We invite you to bring your expertise and add your content during the Q & A . . . We learn better, together.

With Subject Matter Expert from the City of San Diego - TBD

What in the world is going on?

How do we solve the big global challenges facing our world?

Resiliency is about cities adapting to the change that is occurring in our climate and preparing against future catastrophic events.