Across the country cities are experiencing the physical and economic impacts that climate change is forcing on them. Communities are increasingly addressing risk head on, but vulnerabilities to infrastructure remain a great challenge. Session speakers share how they are mitigating risk through critical infrastructure investment and the challenges they are navigating to build greater resilience.

Speakers

• Elizabeth Bradford, Global Technology Leader: Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Planning & Envision Rating System, Jacobs (moderator)
• Damon Burns, President & CEO, Finance Authority of New Orleans
• Jennifer Pezda, Environmental Policy Advisor, SoCalGas
• Jalonne White-Newsome, Senior Program Officer, Environment, The Kresge Foundation