Climate Change Workshop - 2006

 Wednesday, May 9
8:30 - 11:00 AM 
 Welcome

Len Berry, Center for Environmental Studies & Tom Crisman, University of Florida
  Plenary Speakers
  • The Scientific Reality of Climate Change
  • Responding to Climate Change, Global, National and Local
  • Florida Climate Change 101
11:00-11:15 AM 
 Break
11:15-12:15 AM 
Concurrent Sessions
Science
Impacts & Responses
Historical Perspective
Moderator: Tom Crisman, UF
  • Geologic Framework of Climate Change in Florida
  • Long Term Climate Change in Florida: A Palynological Perspective
     
 Policy Issues
Moderator: Jim Murley. CUES

 
12:15-1:30 PM 
Lunch  
1:30-2:45 PM 
Concurrent Sessions
Science
Impacts & Responses
Historical Perspective continued….
Moderator: Tom Crisman, UF
  • Archaeological Record of Climate Change in Florida
  • A Paleolimnological Perspective on Climate Change in Florida Sensitive Ecosystems and Components
  • Exotic Species
     
Translating Science into Management
Moderator: TBD
Sensitive Ecosystems and Components
Moderator: Tom Crisman, UF
  • Exotic Species
     
2:45-3:15 PM 
 Break
3:15-4:45 PM 
Concurrent Sessions
Science
Impacts & Responses
Sensitive Ecosystems and Components continued….
 
Moderator: Tom Crisman, UF
  • Coral Reefs and Shallow Nearshore Marine Terrestrial Ecosystems
  • Freshwater Ecosystems
     
Minimization and adaptation in Florida; limiting negative affects and adapting to climate change.
Moderator: Peter Merritt, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council

How do we respond to areas of concerns and what kinds of decisions should be made that include climate change factors: focus on minimization and adaptation in Florida.
4:45-6:30 PM 

Welcome Reception - Posters and Exhibits

 
 
Thrusday, May 10
8:30 - 9:00 AM 
 Introduction Plenary Speaker
9:30-10:30 AM 
Concurrent Sessions
Science
Impacts & Responses
Evidence for Recent Climate Change
 
Moderator: Tom Crisman, UF
  • Trends in Lake Temperatures for the Past Four Decades
  • Models for Climate Change in Florida
     
 Reducing the magnitude of climate stresses on society and ecosystems
Moderator: TBD

Reduction of emissions; technological change; alternative fuels
10:30-10:50 AM 
Break  
10:50-12:20 PM 
Concurrent Sessions
Science
Impacts & Responses
Evidence for Recent Climate Change
Moderator: Tom Crisman, UF
  • Sea Level Rise
     
Partnerships for Success
Moderator: TBD

Who is the most appropriate to address impacts on the natural and human systems resulting from climate change and how do people/groups/agencies work together
Climate Variability: Initiating a Social Science Paradigm Shift
Moderator: Ana Puszkin-Chevlin, CUES

12:20-1:30 PM 
 Lunch and charge to Focus Groups
1:30 - 2:45 PM 
 Focus Groups; discussions and sharp recommendations
Topics: agriculture; infrastructure; cities and counties; health; natural systems; water management districts
2:45-3:00 PM 
 Break
3:00-5:00 PM 
 Focus Groups continued....
5:00-6:30 PM 

Networking Reception


 
Friday, May 11
8:30 - 9:30 AM 
 Recommendations from focus groups and conference
9:30-10:15 AM 
 Building Climate Change into Florida’s Future

 
For more information contact:
Doreen DiCarlo
Center for Environmental Studies
Phone: 561-799-8553 | Fax: 561-626-1404 | E-mail: ddicarlo@ces.fau.edu