The Informational Challenges of a Changing Climate

On April 8, 2009, CSIS hosted an event on the global informational needs for managing climate change. Topics discussed include:
•    Current national and international adaptation efforts and challenges
•    The national and international security implications of climate change
•    The informational needs to implement mitigation policy
•    Risk management for climate change

Keynote Speaker:
    The Honorable John W. Warner
    Former U.S. Senator from Virginia

Panel Discussion:
Stephen Seidel
Vice President for Policy Analysis and General Counsel
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
National and international adaptation efforts and challenges
Richard L. Engel, Maj Gen USAF (Ret.)
Director, Climate Change and State Stability Program
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
National and international security impacts of energy security and climate change

Dr. Molly K. Macauley
Senior Fellow and Director of Academic Programs
Resources for the Future
Informational needs to implement mitigation policy

Sarah O. Ladislaw
Fellow of the Energy and National Security Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
 Moderator

About the Project:
This event is part of a larger CSIS initiative to explore how the United States can help lead a global effort in better understanding climate change and better informing policymakers on response and mitigation. This project looks at governance structures and information architecture needed to respond more effectively to climate change.