Adaptation and the law
Co-Sponsored by: The Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, the Georgetown Climate Center and the Environmental Law Institute
WHEN:
March 26, 2010, 9:30
AM to 2:00 PM
WHERE:
Georgetown University
Law Center Hotung 1000 600 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
RSVP:
Please RSVP by March
19, 2010 to gielrsymposium@gmail.com.
The effects of climate change
are already being felt. While its impacts vary
dramatically by region, climate change is a
challenge faced worldwide. This symposium will
explore the role of laws and policies for
adaptation in the areas of natural resources, human
impacts, and institutional and regulatory design.
Maria Blair, Deputy Associate Director for Climate
Change Adaptation at the White House Council on
Environmental Quality will present the keynote
address.
More details and the full agenda
are available at
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/journals/gielr/symposia.html.