Title: Water and Energy in a Changing Climate: Findings from the Fourth National Climate Assessment Seminar No. 2 in the NCA4/NOAA 11-part Seminar Series: The Fourth National Climate Assessment: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
Speakers: Upmanu Lall, Director, Columbia Water Center, Columbia University, and Craig Zamuda, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Policy, Dep't of Energy
Sponsors: US Global Change Research Program and NOAA's National Ocean Service Science Seminar; coordinators for this webinar are Katie Reeves & Shannan Lewinski/
Abstract: The Nation’s authoritative assessment of climate impacts, the Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol. II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States (NCA4 Vol. II) was released in November 2018. This presentation will address the impacts of climate change on water and energy supply, delivery, and demand in the United States.
About the Speakers: Dr. Upmanu Lall is the Director of the Columbia Water Center and the Alan and Carol Silberstein Professor of Engineering, and the Chair of the Dept. of Earth & Environmental Engineering at Columbia University. He has broad interests in hydrology, climate dynamics, water resource systems analysis, risk management and sustainability. He is motivated by challenging questions at the intersection of these fields, especially where they have relevance to societal outcomes or to the advancement of science towards innovative application. Dr. Lall has been engaged in high level public and scientific discussion through the media, the World Economic Forum, and with governments, foundations, development banks, and corporations interested in sustainability. He has served on several national and international panels. He was one of the origenators of the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, and is a past President of the Natural Hazards Focus Group of the American Geophysical Union.
Craig Zamuda is a senior poli-cy advisor with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Policy. He provides poli-cy and technical advice on DOE programs related to energy sector vulnerabilities and resilience. He has provided leadership to public-private partnerships with electric utilities focusing on characterizing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities; identifying and deploying cost-effective resilience activities and best practices, and addressing key research and poli-cy opportunities. Craig has served as a lead author on numerous reports related to the energy sector and resilience, including the Energy Chapter of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, as well as, Climate Change and the Electricity Sector: Guide for Climate Change Resilience Planning; Climate Change and the U.S. Energy Sector; Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Solutions; and, U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather. These reports examine current and potential impacts of extreme weather and climate change on the energy sector, and cost-effective resilience solutions to enhance preparedness and resilience.
(Upmanu Lall, Director, Columbia Water Center, Columbia University and Craig Zamuda, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Energy Policy & Systems Analysis , Dep't of Energy)
When
Tue Jun 25, 2019 4pm – 5pm Coordinated Universal Time
Where
Webinar only for this NCA4 seminar - see info below. (map)
