Integrated Policies for Ocean Climate Action: Building Coastal Resiliency in the U.S.

Name: Integrated Policies for Ocean Climate Action: Building Coastal Resiliency in the U.S. — OA Alliance
Start: 2021-09-21T08:00:00+0100
End: 2021-12-21T09:30:00+0000

Tuesday, September 21, 2021 8:00 AM
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 9:30 AM

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As part of Climate Week 2021 in concert with the UN General Assembly, the OA Alliance hosted a side event, “Integrated Policies for Ocean Climate Action: Building Coastal Resiliency in the U.S.” The event was co-hosted by Ocean Conservancy, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators and the Seattle Aquarium.

The event brought together federal partners and U.S. states who demonstrating the kinds of local actions, policy integration and regional cooperation that are needed to: (1) mobilize urgent action for reducing GHG emissions; and (2) help communities build resilience to climate-ocean change.

Speakers included :

U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State
Dr. Beth Kerttula, National Caucus of Environmental Legislators Board President and former Director of White House National Ocean Council
Janis Searles Jones, CEO of Ocean Conservancy
State Legislators from across the U.S.

Integrated Policies for Ocean Climate Action: Building Coastal Resiliency in the U.S.

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