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Earth Institute Practicum in Innovative Sustainability Leadership: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in New York City

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 6:10pm - 7:00pm
Columbia University Morningside Campus Havemeyer Hall Room 209

The Earth Institute and the School of Continuing Education MSSM Practicum present Innovative Sustainability Leadership: Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in New York City with Susanne E. DesRoches, LEED AP, Assistant Chief, Resilience and Sustainability, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.

In this lecture, Susanne E. DesRoches will focus on how sustainability practitioners integrate climate risk in making capital investments in large-scale infrastructure. The lecture will focus on the resilience efforts underway in New York City; although the strategies identified for managing climate risk will be applicable to other locations, and to both public organizations and private firms.

RSVP is required for this event.

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