Regional Adaptation Strategies for Addressing Changing Precipitation Patterns, Drought, and the Associated Impacts to Infrastructure Systems

Regional Adaptation Strategies for Addressing Changing Precipitation Patterns, Drought, and the Associated Impacts to Infrastructure Systems

Date and Time: Friday, May 15, 2015, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EDT

Webinar link: https://share.dhs.gov/addressing_changing_precipitationmay15/

Dial-in: 1-888-889-4460

Participant passcode: 2778615

The National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, will host a webinar entitled “Regional Adaptation Strategies for Addressing Changing Precipitation Patterns, Drought, and the Associated Impacts to Infrastructure Systems.” This Webinar, the fourth in a series of Climate Adaptation and Critical Infrastructure Webinars, is scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2015, from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EDT.

This joint partnership webinar will feature Federal and State subject matter experts on the climate and meteorology sciences of changing precipitation patterns in the Southwest United States – causes, amounts, and timeframes.

Presentations include: 

• “Drought: Science, Solutions and Adaptation”
  • By Dr. Kathy Jacobs, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona
• “Managing Drought Risk through Planning and Preparedness”
  • By Mr. Brian Fuchs, Climatologist for the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska in Lincoln

The webinar link and dial-in information will be sent to all registered participants.