Foundation Event
2014 The Science Behind Delta Climate Change Impacts
A Practical Workshop: The Science Behind Delta Climate Change Impacts
This free workshop was held February 13, 2014 at the West Sacramento Civic Center.
At this one-day workshop, scientists from federal, state and local agencies discussed the research on climate change and how it will impact the resources, agricultural enterprises, businesses and residents in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Among topics to be discussed:
- CASCaDE: Computational Assessments of Scenarios of Change for the Delta Ecosystem developed by the U.S. Geological Survey
- Flood risks, levees and land subsidence
- Infrastructure from highways to water projects
- Fisheries and the ecosystem
- Agriculture
- Local government preparations
- The science-policy intersection in preparing for climate change
- Noah Knowles' Presentation
- Lisa Lucas' Presentation
- Larry Brown's Presentation
- Jan Thompson's Presentation
- Erin Chappell's Presentation
- Maury Roos' Presentation
- Gil Cosio's Presentation
- Garth Hopkins' Presentation
- Stephen Wheeler's Presentation
- Judy Robinson's Presentation
- Jeanne Merrill's Presentation
- Cindy Messer's Presentation
- Susan Wilhelm's Presentation
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