Alaska Forum on the Environment 2009 - Climate Change Track (and other Climate Change presentations)

The presentations of the Alaska Forum on the Environment (AFE) Climate Change Track are listed by date and session. Following is the full agenda, which lists the presenters and many other details. A link to the AFE website is also provided.

• Alaska Forum on the Environment 2009 Climate Change Track Agenda
• link to the Alaska Forum on the Environment

February 2, 2009

• Session 1: Climate Change in Alaska: Recent Developments
  • Maritime Changes in the Arctic (2.05 MB)
  • Report Card of the Arctic (560 kb)
  • Setting the Stage for Climate Change Action in Alaska (1.1 MB)
• Session 2: Climate Change in Alaska: Reducing Emissions in the Energy Sector
  • Energy Supply & Demand TWG & Rural Issues (544 kb)
  • Alaska/Statewide Plan or Statewide Grid/Power Distribution
  • Promising New Technologies & Challenges (408 kb)
  • Renewables (PowerPoint unavailable at this time)
• Session 3: Climate Change: Mitigating Impacts from the Oil & Gas Industry
  • Oil & Gas Technical Work Group (642 kb)
  • Carbon Capture & Storage (1.45 MB)
  • O&G Industry - Preparing for the Future (279 kb)

February 3, 2009

• Session 4: Climate Change in Alaska: Reducing Emissions in the Transportation & Land Use Sector
  • Transportation and Land Use Technical Work Group (414 kb)
  • Aviation Sector (1.92 MB)
  • Transportation (516 kb)
  • Land Use (note: 5.63 MB)
• Session 5: Climate Change in Alaska: Reducing Emissions from Forestry, Agriculture & Waste
  • Forestry, Agriculture and Waste Technical Work Group (1.92 MB)
• Session 6: Climate Change in Alaska: Building Resiliency into our Future
  • Immediate Action Work Group: Protection and/or Relocation - Newtok and Other Lessons Learned (850 kb)
  • Emergency Response Planning & Training (verbal presentation)
  • Coastal Shoreline Protection Projects
  • Shoreline Protection Projects - Infrastructure and Erosion Control Projects (1.61.MB)
  • US Navy IRT & other Potential Partnerships (verbal presentation)
  • Alaska Climate Change Technical Work Group Overview / Recommendations (Public Infrastructure Technical Work Group)
  • New Information (CoE Baseline Erosion Study, GAO Report)
  • Buildings for the Future (1.25 MB)
  • Water & Sewer for the Future (411 kb)
  • Unalakleet (949 kb)
  • Newtok (note: 5.12 MB)
  • Community Grant Programs (1.03 MB)
  • Community Sea Grant Program (872 kb)
  • Denali Commission (2.79 MB)

February 4, 2009

• Session 7: Climate Change in Alaska: Building Resiliency - Health & Culture
  • Health & Culture Technical Work Group (523 kb)
  • Insect & Vector-borne Threats (note: 3.72 MB)
  • Food & Water-borne Risk and Disease (1.5 MB)
  • Subsistence Impacts (verbal presentation)
  • Cultural Impacts (verbal presentation)
• Session 8: Climate Change in Alaska: Wildlife & Natural Systems
  • Natural Systems Technical Work Group & Terrestrial Vegetation (1.24 MB)
  • Marine Life (1.7 MB, slides with notes)
  • Glaciers and Other Physical Systems (PowerPoint unavailable at this time)
  • Ocean Acidification (1.88 MB, slides with notes)
• Session 9: Climate Change in Alaska: Our Built Environment
  • Economic Activities Technical Work Group (488 kb)
  • Transportation Infrastructure (note: 4.41 MB)
  • Permafrost Dependent Infrastructure (2.05 MB)
  • Housing / Construction (1.16 MB)
• Session 10: Climate Change in Alaska: Discussion - Pulling it all Together
  • Summary

February 5, 2009: Mitigation Advisory Group Meeting, Potential Legislation on Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Impacts to Alaska

• Presentation to the Mitigation Advisory Group, by Dorsey & Whitney, LLP (290 kb)
• Economic Effects of Carbon Programs in Alaska, by Northern Economics (164 kb)
• Setting the Course for the Next 25 Years - NOAA Stakeholder Forum (349 kb)

Climate Change & other Powerpoints (2009)

• Presentation to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission 90th Mtg in Kotzebue, AK, on 14SEP09, Climate Change Efforts with Emphasis on Adaptation, by DEC. (1.24 MB)
• Presentation to the Department of Defense in Anchorage, AK, on 7JUL09, Preparing for Changing Climate in Alaska, by DEC (1.08 MB)