Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs. On Tuesday May 6, 2014, Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs will participate on a panel at the White House for the release of the Third National Climate Assessment. The report, compiled by the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee, will inform the nation about the status of our current climate, detail observed changes since the last assessment and forecast future trends.
Commissioner Kristin Jacobs, who is also a member of President Obama's State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, will give remarks on local government's responses to climate change as well as the real world implications of the National Climate Assessment.
"I am honored to be asked to be a part of such a distinguished panel of national leaders and experts in their fields. The National Climate Assessment is important because it quantifies what we are experiencing and gives us a data-based foundation from which to plan for the future. If we understand what is happening we can take action and plan for the future. We don't have to let talk about climate change be only about doom and gloom, there is much we can do right now."
The National Climate Assessment establishes consistent methods for evaluating climate impacts in the United States in the context of broader global climate change. Several senior White House officials including Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator will discuss the report findings. Additionally, a panel of scientists, business leaders, and government leaders will discuss how the National Climate Assessment will be used.

PANEL AGENDA
Opening Remarks – DR. JOHN HOLDREN
Description of the format of event, NCA process, and overarching report findings – DR. JERRY MELILLO, Marine Biological Laboratory & NCADAC Chair
Panel 1: Report Findings

• Moderator: DR. GARY YOHE, Wesleyan University & NCADAC Vice Chair
• New evidence for human-driven climate change (including latest IPCC): DR. DON WUEBBLES, University of Illinois & NCADAC Executive Secretariat & NCA3 CLA, Our Changing Climate
• Projections: THOMAS KARL, NOAA National Climatic Data Center & NCADAC Executive Secretariat
• Regional Impacts: DR. RADLEY HORTON, Columbia University & NCA3 CLA, Northeast
• Health: DR. KIM KNOWLTON, Natural Resources Defense Council & NCA3 CLA, Human Health
• Agriculture: DR. GENE TAKLE, Iowa State University & NCA3 CLA, Agriculture
• Coasts: DR. SUSI MOSER, Susanne Moser Research and Consulting & NCADAC Executive Secretariat & NCA3 CLA, Coasts

Introduction of Keynote – MIKE BOOTS, Acting Chair CEQ
Keynote Remarks – DR. KATHY SULLIVAN
Panel 2: Using Climate Change Information

• Moderator: TC RICHMOND, Van Ness Feldman & NCADAC Co-Chair
• Adaptation: DR. ROSINA BIERBAUM, University of Michigan & NCADAC & NCA3 CLA, Adaptation & PCAST
• Municipal Responses: KRISTIN JACOBS, Broward County Florida
• Tribal: DR. BULL BENNETT, Kiksapa Consulting & NCADAC & NCA3 CLA, Indigenous Peoples, Lands & Resources
• Private Sector Responses: LINDENE PATTON, Zurich NA
• Reaching the Media: DR. ED MAIBACH, George Mason University & NCADAC
• Education: MARK MCCAFFREY, National Center for Science Education

Closing Remarks – JOHN PODESTA