Vicki Arroyo: Let's prepare for our new climate
Vicki Arroyo: Să ne pregătim penrtu o nouă climă
Vicki Arroyo uses environmental law and her background in biology and ecology to help prepare for global climate change. Full bio
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meu natal, New Orleans.
vulnerabile locuri din lume.
sub nivelul mării.
de uraganul Katrina.
Aproape 300.000 de gospodării au fost distruse.
au fost evacuați la timp,
după cum se vede,
și a fi conștient despre
conduse de femei
când îți pierzi pământul
Și unde vor merge oamenii?
acesta e viitorul nostru.
de sub calota glaciară arctică.
pe termen scurt,
energie de eficiență sporită - din ţară.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Vicki Arroyo - Environmental policy influencerVicki Arroyo uses environmental law and her background in biology and ecology to help prepare for global climate change.
Why you should listen
The climate is quickly changing. Scientists increasingly talk of a new period in the Earth's history, the "anthropocene", in which human impact on the planet has become dominant. Yet we remain unprepared to deal with the consequences: specifically, the disruption and cost. Lawyer Vicki Arroyo, the executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center, works on climate mitigation and adaptation policies as viable solutions to climate change’s inevitable disruptions to current practices. Using the best available science, Arroyo collaborates with US policymakers at both the state and federal level to develop "planetary management" strategies.
For a through (and constantly updated) toolkit of adaptation resources, visit the Georgetown Climate Center >>
Read Vicki's essay on preparing for future disasters in the wake of Hurricane Sandy >>
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