ADK Niagara Frontier Chapter
Conservation Committee
presents a
CONSERVATION CONVERSATION
on
Mitigating Climate Change
September 16, 2017
Free and Open to the Public.
The program will discuss methods that are currently being utilized or are being researched to decrease the effect of climate change on people, communities and aquatic ecosystems. This program is offered at no charge as part of an educational outreach to educate individuals, policy makers and community activists about climate change and how each one of us can participate in decreasing the effect it has on the planet.
Our expert speakers will share a wealth of knowledge on a topic they are passionate about:
- Christopher Page, MS – Senior Biologist, Mote Marine Laboratory in the Florida Keys will speak about Coral Re-skinning to mitigate the effect of climate change on coral reefs. He will discuss the importance of coral reefs and the impact climate change is having on them.
- Zoé A. Hamstead, PhD – Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo School of Architecture & Planning and Director of the Community Resilience Lab, Dr. Hamstead will share her research on the impact of extreme heats on communities and the development of socially equitable, livable & healthy urban communities.
- Leah B. Bernhardi, BS, MS, J.D. will share her experience in December 2015 when she spent a week in Paris, France attending the 21st Conference of the Parties for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. She will discuss the Paris Agreement, what other countries are doing and what we can do about climate change
LOCATION:
Daemen College
Schenck Hall / Auditorium Room 107
4380 Main Street
Amherst, NY 14226 [Map - Click here]
Doors open at 8:30 am, refreshments will be available.
Presentations start at 9:00 AM. The program ends at noon.
For more information, contact Jay Wopperer at jgw423@hotmail.com
Co-sponsored by: Daemen College Global & Local
Sustainability Department
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