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 Leaders in water management and climate change embarked on an ambitious campaign to push water adaptation issues on to the American policy agenda at Climate Change Impacts on Water: An International Adaptation Forum, held in Washington, D.C., January 28-29, 2010. The meeting was the first of its kind, bringing together more than 200 key policy and climate officials, water system executives, scientists and subject leaders from around the world to share their experiences and ideas on a range of topics, from how to adapt water management to climate change to getting results from local and national policy makers.
“American leadership on water adaptation issues is at the ground level, and we’re tapping the international community to raise the profile and importance of adaptation among our nation’s political leadership,” said Diane VanDe Hei, executive director of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), one of the forum organizers. “Climate change may be commonly recognized today, but no one is talking about its affects on water supply, despite the broad consequences on everything from our quality of life to our economy.”
Updated March 17, 2010 |
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Honorary Committee Chairwoman
Keynote Speaker
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives |
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Jacqueline McGlade, 
Jane Lubchenco,
