The New York City Climate Change Adaptation Task Force will present key findings of its forthcoming report on climate change adaptation on December 2 in a joint presentation with the New York Academy of Sciences. The Task Force, launched in August 2008, seeks to secure the City’s critical infrastructure against sea level rise, higher temperatures and fluctuating water supplies projected to result from climate change, and is guided by the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC). The report will contain a detailed plan outlining the need for early and ongoing adaptation action in the City.
The Task Force was one of the 127 initiatives proposed in PlaNYC, the City’s long-term sustainability plan, and is made up of City and State agencies, authorities, and private companies that operate, maintain, or control critical infrastructure in New York City. SPR Partner Pamela Esterman was a member of the team that assisted in drafting the legal portion of the adaptation plan for the NPCC. Next steps after the release of the plan are for the City to begin preparing for and implementing specific adaptation investments.
The December 2 event will include a full day briefing session highlighting the findings of the NPCC’s climate change adaptation plan, and is co-sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences, Columbia’s Earth Institute, and CUNY’s Institute for Sustainable Cities. More information is available at NYAS.org (pdf).
