Climate Savvy, Adaptation Threesome and the National Adaptation Forum! A Podcast with Lara Hansen and Jennie Hoffman
In this very special Halloween Episode, I talk with adaptation planning legends Lara Hansen and Jennie Hoffman. Lara is the Executive Director of Ecoadapt and Jennie is Founder and Principal at Adaptation Insight. \xa0This was the first \u2018threeway\u2019 conversation on America Adapts, where we discussed the 5 year anniversary of Jenny and Lara\u2019s groundbreaking book, Climate Savvy. \xa0We learn the origins of the book, and how writing it went hand in hand with the establishment of their nationally recognized group, EcoAdapt. \xa0Their book was one of the first to comprehensively lay out how one adapts to climate change, specifically in the natural resource world. \xa0After digging into the book, we debate, \xa0is the field of adaptation elitist? Is focusing on adaptation taking attention away from mitigating against carbon emissions (we all said no!)? \xa0We also learn if some communities actually mitigate more effectively after they embrace adaptation. \xa0Other topics covered: \xa0the positives and negatives of the failed Cap and Trade bill; is adaptation certification necessary; is \u201cClimate Savvy\u201d still relevant? We also talk about the upcoming National Adaptation Forum next year in Minnesota and what new plenary sessions will be part of the agenda. \xa0And finally we hear Lara and Jennie make an amazing analogy between adaptation and surfing - yes, it makes sense when they explain it, so listen in! \xa0
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