| November 30, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Public Meetings on the State’s Climate Change Impacts Response Strategy Announced:
Two public meetings have been scheduled to gather input on the development of the state’s integrated climate change response strategy. The six agencies responsible for developing the strategy are hosting public meetings in Lacey and Wenatchee.
In 2009, the Washington legislature passed Senate Bill 5560 directing the Department of Ecology to partner with the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resources, and Transportation “to develop an integrated climate change response strategy to better enable state and local agencies, public and private businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals to prepare for, address, and adapt to the impacts of climate change.” The strategy is due to the Legislature in December of 2011.
The six state agencies tasked with developing the state climate change response strategy are requesting initial feedback from the public. These meetings will be used to provide an overview of the strategy framework, provide background on the need for such a strategy for Washington State, and most importantly to answer questions and gather feedback from the public on what issues the strategy should address.
November 30th, 2009
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Main Auditorium – Dept. of Ecology Headquarters
300 Desmond Drive
Lacey, WA
Check the Ecology website for more information about the climate change response strategy and for details about the public meetings: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/adaptation.htm.
