Podcast appearances and mentions of lara hansen

Dr. Lara Hansen introduces us to the concept of “Climate Lens'' and discusses the need for climate change to be part of all planning and decision making. She stresses the importance of understanding local vulnerabilities, how they escalate other challenges, and developing solutions to mitigate those problems. Join Cimpatico

The Bainbridge Island City Council approved the Climate Action Plan (CAP) this past November 2020. What is the CAP and how will it be implemented?  The Climate Change Advisory Committee (CCAC) will be hosting an online community event this month giving presentations of the plan, answer questions on the CAP and discuss next steps.   The online events will be held: Wednesday, Jan. 13 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.  Saturday, Jan. 23. from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Listen here to city council liaison Joe Deets, and CCAC members Mike Cox, Deb Rudnick, and Lara Hansen describe the importance of the Plan, how it got started and what it plans to accomplish. One of the overarching goals is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on Bainbridge Island by 90% by 2045. That will be a momentous occasion! You can view the Climate Change Advisory Committee webpage by clicking here. And to view the Climate Action Plan go here. Credits: BCB Host Sonia Scaer; Audio editor Keith Doughty; Publisher Bob Ross

In episode 91 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons goes to the 2019 National Adaptation Forum in Madison, Wisconsin!  During this adaptation-palooza, Doug interviews a variety of conference participants.  Discover the topics and themes covered at this event and learn how diverse the adaptation community has become. Hear what presentations stood out and how adaptation professionals see this sector growing.  Doug also interviews several listeners of the podcast and gets their feedback on the conference.  If you couldn’t make the conference yourself, this is the next best thing, hearing dispatches from those in attendance on what makes the National Adaptation Forum the premiere adaptation event in the country.    Donate to America Adapts Interviewed in this episode: Lara Hansen, Executive Director of EcoAdapt and co-founder of NAF Amber Pairis, lead for the Climate Science Alliance, California Emily Wasley, Adaptation Professional Jesse Keenan, Harvard University Lisa Craig, Principal Lisa Craig Group Rohan Hamdem, XDI Cross Dependency Initiative Sebastian Malter, Climate Resiliency & Water Resources Expert at CDM Smith Patrick Marchman, Mitigation Champion at Resilience Action Partners/Michael Baker Intl. Angela Wong, Climate Adaptation & Resilience, Massachusetts of Technology Hugh C. McDiarmid Jr., Communication Officer, Kresge Foundation Deanna Moran and Elena Mihaly, Conservation Law Foundation Lannette Rangel, Duke University Rich Bunnell, Communications specialist Rebecca Esselman, Huron River Watershed Council Links in this episode: https://www.nationaladaptationforum.org/program Donate to America Adapts Subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Podcasts in the Classroom – Discussion guides now available for the latest episode of America Adapts. These guides can be used by eductors at all levels. Check them out here! Doug Parsons and Speaking Opportunities: If you are interested in having Doug speak at corporate and conference events, sharing his unique, expert perspective on adaptation in an entertaining and informative way, more information can be found here! Now on Spotify! List of Previous Guests on America Adapts Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Facebook and Twitter: @usaadapts https://www.facebook.com/americaadapts/timeline www.americaadapts.org @Jesse_M_Keenan Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 On Google Play here. Please share on Facebook! The best climate change podcasts on The Climate Advisor http://theclimateadvisor.com/the-best-climate-change-podcasts/ Directions on how to listen to America Adapts on Amazon Alexa https://youtu.be/949R8CRpUYU America Adapts also has its own app for your listening pleasure!  Just visit the App store on Apple or Google Play on Android and search “America Adapts.” Join the climate change adaptation movement by supporting America Adapts!  Please consider supporting this podcast by donating through America Adapts fiscal sponsor, the Social Good Fund. All donations are now tax deductible! For more information on this podcast, visit the website at http://www.americaadapts.org and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.   Podcast Music produce by Richard Haitz Productions Write a review on Apple Podcasts! America Adapts on Facebook!   Join the America Adapts Facebook Community Group. Check us out, we’re also on YouTube! Producer Dan Ackerstein Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts Doug can be contacted at americaadapts @ g mail . com

How do we make sense of the recent climate change news? And what can we do? On Saturday, January 26 at 10am at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church, the Climate & Energy Forum will host a discussion about the latest climate science and policy developments. Then, on February 7 at 7pm, the movie, The Venus Theory, will be shown at the Library.. Listen here as returning guests Michael Cox and Lara Hansen share information about these two upcoming events and talk about what individuals and the City of Bainbridge can do to mitigate and adapt to climate change. At the Forum, Michael and Lara will join with fellow presenters, James Rufo-Hill and Dr. Gary Lagerloef, to discuss highlights from various reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the United Nations’ Environment Program and Framework Convention on Climate Change. For more information on the Climate and Energy Forum visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. The Venus Theory is being shown at the Library on February 7th as part of the Movies That Matter film series, a free monthly film series on environmental topics offered on the first Thursday of every month. This particular film explains the science behind global warming, and whether the Earth's temperature may one day equal that of Venus. For a full list of upcoming Movies that Matter screenings, visit http://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/pdfs/Movies%20that%20Matter%202018%20Flyer.pdf Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

In episode 80 of America Adapts, Doug Parson joins World Wildlife Fund’s Shaun Martin to take a behind the scenes look at how WWF is adapting conservation to the new realities of climate change and helping governments prepare for the future in ways that ensure a place for nature. During this 8-month journey, Doug follows how WWF is developing a simple process to integrate climate change risks into its strategies and documents the challenges and triumphs they face along the way. This episode features WWF staff from 20 countries on 5 continents, telling stories on a wide range of topics including elephants, super-typhoons, and urban water scarcity – all served up with a strong dose of instant coffee and a side of chicken gizzards! Subscribe to America Adapts, text “adapters” to 31996! Donate to America Adapts Featured in this Episode (in order of appearance) Shaun Martin, WWF US Kate Teperman, WWF Vietnam Eduardo Rendón Salinas, WWF Mexico Harisoa Hasina Rakotondrazafy, WWF Madagascar Gia Ibay, WWF Philippines Jacob Etunganan, WWF Uganda Kgaugelo Chiloane, WWF South Africa Isaiah Owiunji, WWF Uganda Sandeep Chamling Rai, WWF Global Practice Expert for Adaptation Philip Odhiambo, WWF Kenya Enkhee Devee, WWF Mongolia Chris Weber, WWF Global Climate and Energy Lead Scientist Masood Arshad, WWF Pakistan Matyas Farkas, WWF Hungary Judy Oglethorpe, WWF US Oscar Guevara, WWF Colombia Nadia Bood, WWF Central America/Belize Mariana Chavez, WWF Mexico Maggie Kinnaird, Global Wildlife Practice Leader Arjette Stevens, WWF Netherlands Nikhil Advani, WWF US Gavin Jolis, WWF Malaysia Melissa de Kok, WWF Norway John Morrison, WWF US Ninel Escobar Montecinos, WWF Mexico For additional learning - related episodes on climate change and nature conservation Episode 59: Dan Ashe, Zoos and Aquariums Adapt to Climate Change Episode 57: Conservation and Adaptation in Asia’s High Mountain Landscapes – The Snow Leopard Episode 28: Rebecca Beaver, National Parks Adapt to Climate Change Episode 26: Shaun Martin, The Intrinsic Value of Climate Change Adaptation Episode 17: Lara Hansen and Jennie Hoffman, Climate Savvy, Adaptation Threesome and the National Adaptation Forum! Episode 15: M.R. O’Connor, De-Extinction, Climate Change and the Future of Conservation: A Podcast with author Episode 14: Evelyn Gaiser, Sea Level Rise, the Florida Everglades and the role of research in adaptation Episode 10: Dennis Figg, Show me Adaptation in the Show me State! Wildlife Adaptation in Missouri Episode 8: Rebecca Esselman, Rivers, watersheds and climate change adaptation! Episode 3: Nikhil Advani, Adapting at World Wildlife Fund Episode 2: Molly Cross, Adaptation Funding and Shovel Ready Adaptation Episode 1: Nick Fisichelli, Scenario Planning and Adaptation in the National Parks Resources from WWF WWF Adapt Free, interactive and brief online courses covering climate change and adaptation basics for conservationists and their allies. Available in 7 languages. Environment and Disaster Management WWF’s portal for disaster managers and conservationists with resources to help reduce disaster risk and recover from disasters using environmentally responsible practices. WWF Climate Crowd Explore this crowdsourcing project to learn about how vulnerable communities are affected by changes in climate and weather, how they are responding, and how their responses impact the natural environment. Wildlife Adaptation Innovation Fund This initiative supports the testing of new ideas that have potential to reduce the vulnerability of wildlife to changes in climate through on-the-ground projects. Third Pole GeoLab Explore how climate change is affecting communities and snow leopards in Asia’s High Mountains through interactive maps and stories. Executive Producer Shaun Martin, World Wildlife Fund Donate to America Adapts Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Doug Parsons and Speaking Opportunities: If you are interested in having Doug speak at corporate and conference events, sharing his unique, expert perspective on adaptation in an entertaining and informative way, more information can be found here! Now on Spotify! List of Previous Guests on America Adapts Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Donate to America Adapts, we are now a tax deductible charitable organization! Facebook and Twitter: @WWF @WWFUS @usaadapts https://www.facebook.com/americaadapts/timeline www.americaadapts.org Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here. On Google Play here. Please share on Facebook! The best climate change podcasts on The Climate Advisor http://theclimateadvisor.com/the-best-climate-change-podcasts/ Directions on how to listen to America Adapts on Amazon Alexa https://youtu.be/949R8CRpUYU America Adapts also has its own app for your listening pleasure!  Just visit the App store on Apple or Google Play on Android and search “America Adapts.” Join the climate change adaptation movement by supporting America Adapts!  Please consider supporting this podcast by donating through America Adapts fiscal sponsor, the Social Good Fund. All donations are now tax deductible!  For more information on this podcast, visit the website at http://www.americaadapts.org and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.   Podcast Music produce by Richard Haitz Productions Write a review on Itunes! America Adapts on Facebook!   Join the America Adapts Facebook Community Group. Check us out, we’re also on YouTube! Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts Doug can be contacted at americaadapts @ g mail . com  

Subscribe to America Adapts, text “adapters” to 31996! In episode 79 of America Adapts, we’re celebrating the third annual Holiday Special.  Professor Ladd Keith of the University of Arizona and Shaun Martin, of World Wildlife Fund, join Doug in person at “Rancho Adapto” to discuss each of their top 3 climate stories of the year; their favorite America Adapts episode for the past year and the state of adaptation. It’s a lively and entertaining conversation with three adaptation pros!  Bonus section, Dr. Lara Hansen and Lauren Lynch, of EcoAdapt, come on to give a preview of the 2019 National Adaptation Forum, which occur April 23-25th in Madison, Wisconsin.  Donate to America Adapts Experts in this episode: Shaun Martin, Senior Director of Adaptation and Resilience at World Wildlife Fund Ladd Keith, Chair of the Sustainable Built Environments program and Planning Lecturer at the University of Arizona Links in this episode: https://www.worldwildlife.org/experts/shaun-martin http://www.laddkeith.com/ http://www.nationaladaptationforum.org/ Discussed in this episode, "Podcasts in the classroom". Check out this page for more information. Donate to America Adapts Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Doug Parsons and Speaking Opportunities: If you are interested in having Doug speak at corporate and conference events, sharing his unique, expert perspective on adaptation in an entertaining and informative way, more information can be found here! Now on Spotify! List of Previous Guests on America Adapts Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Donate to America Adapts, we are now a tax deductible charitable organization! Facebook and Twitter: www.twitter.com/laddkeith @WWF @WWFUS @usaadapts https://www.facebook.com/americaadapts/timeline www.americaadapts.org @AdaptationForum Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here. On Google Play here. Please share on Facebook! The best climate change podcasts on The Climate Advisor http://theclimateadvisor.com/the-best-climate-change-podcasts/ Directions on how to listen to America Adapts on Amazon Alexa https://youtu.be/949R8CRpUYU America Adapts also has its own app for your listening pleasure!  Just visit the App store on Apple or Google Play on Android and search “America Adapts.” Join the climate change adaptation movement by supporting America Adapts!  Please consider supporting this podcast by donating through America Adapts fiscal sponsor, the Social Good Fund. All donations are now tax deductible!  For more information on this podcast, visit the website at http://www.americaadapts.org and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.   Podcast Music produce by Richard Haitz Productions Write a review on Itunes! America Adapts on Facebook!   Join the America Adapts Facebook Community Group. Check us out, we’re also on YouTube! Producer Dan Ackerstein Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts Doug can be contacted at americaadapts @ g mail . com

For many of us who care about the environment, the current political climate and federal-level actions can be particularly discouraging. As Junot Diaz, a Pulitzer-Prize winning writer, recently said, “There's nothing about our impoverished political systems...that is going to be able to hold us together in the face of the coming storm of climate change. We need a lot more than we have.” Fortunately Diaz went on to say that the solutions will lie in our collective genius: “from the bottom will the genius come --” and indeed, that's exactly what's happening here on Bainbridge Island. In this podcast, Michael Cox, a recently retired climate change advisor of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Dr. Lara Hansen, Executive Director of EcoAdapt and board member of Sustainable Bainbridge, tell us about five local environmental organizations that are coming together to work on climate change: Climate Action Bainbridge, EcoAdapt, Sustainable Bainbridge, Friends of Island Power and Citizens Climate Lobby. Together they are launching the Climate and Energy Forum, a new monthly series that will feature various speakers and discussion topics to increase our community's awareness and consider adaptation strategies for dealing with climate change. The first Climate and Energy Forum will focus on Bainbridge Island's climate assessment study and how it ties to our city's comprehensive plan. The event will be held on Saturday, October 21 from 10:00-11:30am at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. Speakers will include State Senator Christine Rolfes, Mayor Val Tollefson and EcoAdapt's Lara Hansen.  In this podcast, Michael and Lara also share their personal reflections on environmental stewardship, including what has evolved in the field over the course of their careers. Together they emphasize one central message: how incredibly important and effective local and individual action is, and the difference that Bainbridge Island can make more broadly. For more information on the Climate and Energy Forum, please visit: www.bainbridgeislandforum.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

In this very special Halloween Episode, I talk with adaptation planning legends Lara Hansen and Jennie Hoffman. Lara is the Executive Director of Ecoadapt and Jennie is Founder and Principal at Adaptation Insight.  This was the first ‘threeway’ conversation on America Adapts, where we discussed the 5 year anniversary of Jenny and Lara’s groundbreaking book, Climate Savvy.  We learn the origins of the book, and how writing it went hand in hand with the establishment of their nationally recognized group, EcoAdapt.  Their book was one of the first to comprehensively lay out how one adapts to climate change, specifically in the natural resource world.  After digging into the book, we debate,  is the field of adaptation elitist? Is focusing on adaptation taking attention away from mitigating against carbon emissions (we all said no!)?  We also learn if some communities actually mitigate more effectively after they embrace adaptation.  Other topics covered:  the positives and negatives of the failed Cap and Trade bill; is adaptation certification necessary; is “Climate Savvy” still relevant? We also talk about the upcoming National Adaptation Forum next year in Minnesota and what new plenary sessions will be part of the agenda.  And finally we hear Lara and Jennie make an amazing analogy between adaptation and surfing - yes, it makes sense when they explain it, so listen in!   Finally, yes, most of your favorite podcasts are supported by listeners just like you! Please consider supporting this podcast by subscribing via PayPal! For more information on this podcast, visit the website at http://www.americaadapts.org and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Itunes.  Also, follow on Facebook at America Adapts!  Check us out, we’re also on YouTube!  Contact Doug Parsons at americaadapts@gmail.com.

In this 20-minute podcast, Lara Hansen -- who is the co-founder, executive director and chief scientist of the Bainbridge-based nonprofit called EcoAdapt -- describes the Bainbridge Island Climate Impact Assessment report that she is presenting to our local City Council on July 26th. The report is the culmination of a year's work for a project that involved collaboration by the City, funding by Bainbridge Community Foundation, and cooperation with organizations like the Bullitt Foundation. The report assesses the impact that climate change is already having locally, how that impact will affect decision-making for public policy, business activity and actions by individuals for their home and daily living. The report goes on to make recommendations to the City, and to individuals, for actions that can now be taken to deal more effectively with those climate change impacts. Lara is a member of the board of directors of Sustainable Bainbridge, and has discussed climate change issues in prior BCB podcasts such as: CAFE-031 EcoAdapt helps COBI comp plan to adapt to climate change CAFE-007 Lara Hansen on Climate Change By proclamation, the City Council unanimously voted to declare the week of July 24, 2016 to be Climate Change Adaptation Week. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this 20-minute podcast, Lara Hansen -- who is the co-founder, executive director and chief scientist of the Bainbridge-based nonprofit called EcoAdapt -- describes the Bainbridge Island Climate Impact Assessment report that she is presenting to our local City Council on July 26th. The report is the culmination of a year's work for a project that involved collaboration by the City, funding by Bainbridge Community Foundation, and cooperation with organizations like the Bullitt Foundation. The report assesses the impact that climate change is already having locally, how that impact will affect decision-making for public policy, business activity and actions by individuals for their home and daily living. The report goes on to make recommendations to the City, and to individuals, for actions that can now be taken to deal more effectively with those climate change impacts. Lara is a member of the board of directors of Sustainable Bainbridge, and has discussed climate change issues in prior BCB podcasts such as: CAFE-031 EcoAdapt helps COBI comp plan to adapt to climate change CAFE-007 Lara Hansen on Climate Change By proclamation, the City Council unanimously voted to declare the week of July 24, 2016 to be Climate Change Adaptation Week. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this podcast, Lara Hansen explains how climate change will impact Bainbridge Island. She's the chief scientist and executive director of local nonprofit EcoAdapt, and a board member of Sustainable Bainbridge. EcoAdapt has been funded by Bainbridge Community Foundation to help local citizens participate in the City's update of the local Comprehensive Plan and show how our island can plan to be more adaptive to climate change. Lara describes how climate change will impact the various elements of our island's Comprehensive Plan, including Land Use, Environment, Housing and Utilities. She points to opportunities to resist and adapt to climate change that are available if we plan ahead. For example, she describes opportunities for our island to draw cleaner renewable energy and carbon-free electric power for our local grid if we form a local public electric utility rather than continue relying on our current mix of power sources that include coal and natural gas. Lara answers the question: What can community members do to help make our community more resilient in the face of climate change? Lara's nonprofit, EcoAdapt, hosted a citizen gathering at City Hall in late 2015 in which scores of islanders voiced concerns about climate change that are now finding their way into the City's Comprehensive Plan update. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this podcast, Lara Hansen explains how climate change will impact Bainbridge Island. She's the chief scientist and executive director of local nonprofit EcoAdapt, and a board member of Sustainable Bainbridge. EcoAdapt has been funded by Bainbridge Community Foundation to help local citizens participate in the City's update of the local Comprehensive Plan and show how our island can plan to be more adaptive to climate change. Lara describes how climate change will impact the various elements of our island's Comprehensive Plan, including Land Use, Environment, Housing and Utilities. She points to opportunities to resist and adapt to climate change that are available if we plan ahead. For example, she describes opportunities for our island to draw cleaner renewable energy and carbon-free electric power for our local grid if we form a local public electric utility rather than continue relying on our current mix of power sources that include coal and natural gas. Lara answers the question: What can community members do to help make our community more resilient in the face of climate change? Lara's nonprofit, EcoAdapt, hosted a citizen gathering at City Hall in late 2015 in which scores of islanders voiced concerns about climate change that are now finding their way into the City's Comprehensive Plan update. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/cafe-007-lara-hansen-climate-change/ Wondering what you can do about climate change? In this episode, BCB host Miles Schneiderman joins Lara Hansen, chief scientist and executive director of the non-profit Eco-Adapt organization, to discuss ways in which the Bainbridge Island community can adapt itself to the realities of climate change.  Lara is a Bainbridge Island resident and a Sustainable Bainbridge board member. She has worked for the EPA and the World Wildlife Fund, and serves on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  During her conversation with Miles, Lara offers examples of ways in which Bainbridge residents can think about climate change issues in the context of our island's features -- such as our local development patterns and vulnerability in some shoreline areas to rising sea levels -- and mentions ways in which an awareness of climate change can be integrated into the current efforts to update the city’s local comprehensive plan.  They also talk about the failure of governments to address climate change, the need for adaptation on the part of local administrations, and Lara’s optimism for the future.  Join them for this informative, 25-minute chat and find out how you and your city can take a stand against a phenomenon that is, in Lara’s words, “everybody’s problem.” To learn more about Lara and her work, visit www.ecoadapt.org and www.sustainablebainbridge.org.   Credits: BCB host: Miles Schneiderman; BCB audio editor: Barry Peters; BCB social media publishers: Chris and Diane Walker

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/cafe-007-lara-hansen-climate-change/ Wondering what you can do about climate change? In this episode, BCB host Miles Schneiderman joins Lara Hansen, chief scientist and executive director of the non-profit Eco-Adapt organization, to discuss ways in which the Bainbridge Island community can adapt itself to the realities of climate change.  Lara is a Bainbridge Island resident and a Sustainable Bainbridge board member. She has worked for the EPA and the World Wildlife Fund, and serves on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  During her conversation with Miles, Lara offers examples of ways in which Bainbridge residents can think about climate change issues in the context of our island's features -- such as our local development patterns and vulnerability in some shoreline areas to rising sea levels -- and mentions ways in which an awareness of climate change can be integrated into the current efforts to update the city's local comprehensive plan.  They also talk about the failure of governments to address climate change, the need for adaptation on the part of local administrations, and Lara's optimism for the future.  Join them for this informative, 25-minute chat and find out how you and your city can take a stand against a phenomenon that is, in Lara's words, “everybody's problem.” To learn more about Lara and her work, visit www.ecoadapt.org and www.sustainablebainbridge.org.   Credits: BCB host: Miles Schneiderman; BCB audio editor: Barry Peters; BCB social media publishers: Chris and Diane Walker