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Building climate change capacity at the local level: Kick-off meeting

Objectives. Have a better understanding of why climate change is a significant public health issueLearn about climate change impacts to OregonLearn about climate change efforts happening at a national, regional, state, and local level Introduce the BRACE frameworkIntroduce the climate model repo

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Building climate change capacity at the local level: Kick-off meeting

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    1. Building climate change capacity at the local level: Kick-off meeting Wednesday, September 7, 2011

    2. Objectives Have a better understanding of why climate change is a significant public health issue Learn about climate change impacts to Oregon Learn about climate change efforts happening at a national, regional, state, and local level Introduce the BRACE framework Introduce the climate model reports Provide an overview of the 2-year mini-grant plan

    3. Climate change in Oregon Stacy Vynne and Jae Douglas

    4. Projected Impacts and Resources Stacy Vynne The Resource Innovation Group�s Climate Leadership Initiative www.theresourceinnovationgroup.org stacy@trig-cli.org 541-654-4048 Climate Change and Public Health in Oregon & the Pacific Northwest:

    5. The Resource Innovation Group (TRIG) is a nonprofit organization based in Eugene. TRIG�s mission is to foster the develop and application of innovative thinking and approaches to complex social-ecological challenges, including global climate change. The Climate Leadership Initiative, a program within TRIG, manages our adaptation and preparedness projects. TRIG is a partner of the Climate Impacts Research Consortium (NOAA RISA) and affiliated with the Center for Sustainable Communities at Willamette University.

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