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"Coping with Climate Change:
A Symposium Highlighting Activities at the University of Colorado
to Help Decision Makers Prepare for the Future"
“Decision makers and other interested citizens need reliable science-based information to make informed judgments regarding policy and actions to address the risks and opportunities of variability and changes in climate and related systems.” U.S. Global Change Research Program.
The University of Colorado is home to a wide array of scientific research on climate change, but are comparable efforts being undertaken to help society make better decisions about how to respond to climate change?
"Coping with Climate Change: A Symposium Highlighting Activities at the University of Colorado to Help Decision Makers Prepare for the Future," held April 4, 2006 at the University of Colorado, was intended to identify and highlight research and other activities at the University of Colorado designed to assist decision makers in responding to and coping with the coming impacts of climate change. The symposium featured several half-hour presentations from faculty and students in various CU departments and programs about in progress or planned activities. It provided an opportunity to learn about climate change-related ‘decision support’ activities at CU, identified gaps and constraints in current activities, and uncovered possibilities for future research and collaboration.
For more information contact Bobbie Klein, bklein@colorado.edu.
Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 Brad Udall (Western Water Assessment), Introduction, purpose of symposium, decision support View Presentation
9:00 – 9:30 Lisa Dilling (CIRES), "The State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): Experiment in Synthesis and Assessment of Carbon Cycle Science for Decision Makers" View presentation
9:30 – 10:00 James Maslanik (Aerospace Engineering), "Climate Variability and its Implications for Decision-Making in the High Arctic: Lessons from Barrow, Alaska" View presentation
10:00 – 10:30 Joel Smith (Stratus Consulting), "Estimating Changes in Snowpack Characteristics at the Aspen Ski Area for the Years 2030 and 2100" View presentation
10:30 – 11:00 Genevieve Maricle (Environmental Studies), "Science Policy Assessment and Research on Climate (SPARC)" View presentation
11:00 – 11:30 Dave Payne (Business School), “Strategic Navigation in a Carbon-Constrained World: Toward Competitive Corporate Responses to Global Climate Change” View presentation
11:30 – 12:00 Jack Debell (University of Colorado Environmental Center), "Recycling and Climate Change" View presentation
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 1:00 Diane McKnight (INSTAAR), “Abandoned Mines, Mountain Sports, and Climate Change: Trouble Ahead and Trouble Behind” View presentation
1:00 – 1:30 Marilyn Averill (Environmental Studies), "Climate in the Courtroom" View presentation
1:30 – 2:00 Mark Squillace (Law), “Climate Change and the Future of the American West: Exploring the Legal and Policy Dimensions” View presentation
2:00 – 2:30 Lisa Dilling (CIRES), "Creating a Climate for Change: What Have We Learned About Communicating About Climate Change and its Connection to Facilitating Social Change?" View presentation
2:30 – 3:00 Brad Udall, discussion, wrap up
Climate Change and Decision Making Activities at CU
- Aspen Global Warming Project: Assessing Climate Change in the Central Rockies
- Climate Change and the Future of the American West workshop
- Climate Change Strategies
- Communicating Urgency, Facilitating Social Change: New Strategies for Climate Change
- Integrated Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Variability on the Alaskan North Slope Coastal Region
- Science Policy Assessment and Research on Climate
- State of the Carbon Cycle Report
Climate Change and Decision Making Resources