The National Integated Drought Information System and Climate Services Workshop for the Midwest United States
Doubletree Hotel San Francisco Airport
San Francisco, California
March 31 - April 1, 2010
AGENDA
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The National Integrated Drought Information System and Climate Services
Roger Pulwarty, Director, NIDIS, NOAA
Drought & Climate in the West
Phil Mote, Director, Oregon Climate Change Research Center
Kelly Redmond, Regional Climatologist, Western Regional Climate Center
The NIDIS U.S. Drought Portal
Mark Svoboda
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Panel I: Drought Risk and Impacts: It's all about the water.
Conservation - Chuck Bonham, Trout Unlimited, CA Director
Multi-Purpose Programs - Michelle McClure, NOAA
Navigation/Ports - Sebastian Degens, Port of Portland
State Water Resources - Barry Norris, Oregon Department of Water Resources
Panel II: Drought Risk and Impacts: It's about more than water supply.
Tribal Lands - Jason John, Navajo Nation
Fire Impacts - Tim Brown, Director, Western Regional Climate Center
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Drought and Climate Change Preparedness and Response
David Behar
State Planning for Drought and Climate
Jeanine Jones, California Department of Water Resources
Panel III: Drought and Climate Preparedness and Adaptation
Hydropower - Jim Ruff, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
COE - Kevin Knuuti, COE Sacramento District
Water Supply - Lorna Stickel, Portland Water Bureau
Water Markets - Teresa Geimer, California Water Bank
Tribal Drought Planning - Alex Cabillo, Hualapai Tribe
Climate Services: Partnerships and Implementation
Robin Webb and Roger Pulwarty, NOAA