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File #: 19-431    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 7/25/2019 In control: Council Work Session
On agenda: 8/26/2019 Final action: 8/26/2019
Title: A presentation of Colorado Colleges' Climate Vulnerability Report Presenter: Dr. Corina McKendry, Director of State of the Rockies Project, Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Environmental Studies Program at Colorado College
Attachments: 1. CS Climate Vulnerability Executive Summary

 

 

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A presentation of Colorado Colleges’ Climate Vulnerability Report

 

  Presenter: 

Dr. Corina McKendry, Director of State of the Rockies Project, Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Environmental Studies Program at Colorado College

 

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  Summary:

A presentation to City Council detailing the findings of Colorado Colleges’ Climate Vulnerability Report. The report focuses on the four major vulnerabilities facing Colorado Springs - urban heat, water scarcity, wildfire and flooding. It is critical that Colorado Springs develop a comprehensive adaptation plan, which considers each of these vulnerabilities as contributing factors to climate change risk as a greater whole. Colorado College hopes to support the City’s efforts to keep Colorado Springs safe, sustainable and resilient for all people.

 

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  Background:

Colorado College has created this report, proposing a number of policies and strategies to support the City and hopes the City will incorporate them into their Adaptable Climate Response Plan.

 

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