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On Saturday, September 15 and Saturday, September 22 Mississippi Valley Conservation and the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists hosted a workshop series entitled “Weathering the Change: Adapting to Climate Change in the Mississippi Valley”. The workshops, funded by Natural Resources Canada, were designed to engage and communicate with the public. It also served as a forum for information exchange on this important issue and a positive first step toward adaptation. Ten speakers, all experts in their fields, led discussions over the course of the two day event. Invited speakers included: scientists associated with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports; chapter leads associated with Canada’s National Assessment on Climate Change, a researcher from Health Canada with responsibility for the Health Assessment; and the Climate Change Coordinator for the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario. The speakers communicated a summary of the impacts of climate change from their area of expertise and messages of optimism and inspiration. Following these presentations, participants had an opportunity to explore local concerns at breakout sessions where discussions focused on potential adaptation options and barriers to taking action. Speakers and Presentations: Saturday, September 15 Climate Sensitivity and Change in the Mississippi Watershed, by Paul Egginton, Resident Global Warming: Implications for Ecodiversity and Biodiversity, by Paul Gray, Ministry of Natural Resources Climate Change and Your Woodlot, by Bob Stewart, Retired Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada Climate Change and Agriculture in Central Canada, by Mike Brklacich, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies,Carleton University Fish and Fisheries: Sensitivity to Climate Change – Response and Adaptation , by John Casselman, Department of Biology, Biosciences Complex, Queen’s University Saturday, September 22 Climate Change Impacts and Apdaptation: Concerns for Ontario, by Beth Lavender, Natural Resources Canada Climate Change and Water Resources, by James Bruce, Soil and Water Conservation Society Local Adaptation to Climate Change, by Philippe Crabbé Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa Climate Change and Tourism in Eastern Ontario: Changing How We Play?, by Dr. Brenda Jones, University of Waterloo Made possible with assistance from Natural Resources Canada |