Atlantic climate change conference risks, responses and tools for action

The Atlantic Climate Change Conference is being organized by Environmental Services Association of Nova Scotia (ESANS), the Climate Canada Atlantic network of companies, and Dalhousie University.

The conference will present key-note speakers, presentations, papers, and panel sessions that provide useful, practical and locally applicable insights. Workshops will focus on strategies and actions that can be adopted by local government, infrastructure decision- makers, and business. Poster presentations and trade show booths will highlight local research and capabilities. The conference will also include an evening public lecture.

Presentation topics on the management of potential climate change risks include:

- Energy choices
- Mitigation options
- Adaptation tools
- Carbon markets
- Policy response
- Energy impacts
- Infrastructure risk
- Science of climate change
- Corporate and public policy
- Infrastructure decision-making
- Impact on renewable natural resources
- Natural resource management
- Civic organization response
- Legal, insurance, financial, economic responses.