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Climate Change Events

Expanding British Columbia - Washington climate partnerships (Feb. 2, 2011)

On February 2, 2011, the Honorable John Yap, Minister of State for Climate Action for British Columbia joined with Washington State Department of Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant to sign joint action plans for addressing climate change on a cross-border basis. The two government agencies are committed to working together in:

• Promoting public awareness of the potential effects of sea level rise on coastal areas: The Washington – British Columbia Joint Action Plan on Awareness and Outreach for Coastal Impacts of Climate Change
• Limiting carbon emissions from state and provincial government buildings and operations: The Washington – British Columbia Joint Action Plan on Carbon Neutral Government

For more information:
Watch the video of the February 2 signing event.
Read the news release about the latest agreements.
See photos from the signing event: | photo 1 | photo 2 | photo 3 |

These agreements represent the latest in a series of partnerships Ecology has with its neighbors to work together on climate adaptation and reduction of greenhouse gases. See other regional and national climate agreements.

Climate Change and Changing Hydrologic Extremes seminar (Dec. 3, 2010)

Ecology hosted a seminar and webinar on climate change and changing hydrologic regimes on Friday, December 3, from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. CIG research scientist Alan Hamlet will be presenting.

The seminar/webinar will help planners and policymakers have a better understanding of the nature of changing hydrologic extremes, including changing flood risks and low flows. Alan will discuss the results of current studies and hydrologic and climate scenarios and how to interpret the results.

Climate Change and Changing Hydrologic Extremes - Presentations

• Hydrologic Extremes Presentation
• DOI Climate Science Center and CIG Presentation