I’m thrilled to take on the role of C40 North America Regional Director. Having worked for two mayors in San Francisco, one of C40’s Innovator Cities, and on distributed clean energy systems internationally for a number of years before that, I’m a firm believer in driving global sustainability through local action.
Our City Director in Rio de Janeiro reports on the Climate Adaptation and Risk Assessment panel she chaired at the Rio+C40 event last month.
With the beginnings of hurricane season in the U.S. climate adaptation infrastructure investment is once again the spotlight.
With the Atlantic hurricane season underway, communities along the US Eastern seaboard are braced for Hurricane Irene to strike. Stronger and more frequent storms are one of the effects of climate change, along with sea-level rise and heat stress.
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