Jim Schlaman, Black & Veatch’s Director of Planning and Water Resources, provides a fascinating peek behind the curtain on the latest thinking on climate change planning and adaptation.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
The current state of climate change adaption and resilience planningWhy climate change planning is not a theoretical conversation anymoreWhy coastal utilities are on the front lines of climate changeHow a utility can get started with climate change planningWhy a vulnerability assessment is the building block for utility planningWhy digitalization is important not just for technical planning but also for justification to the communityA trove of information Black & Veatch gleaned from its Strategic Direction report and underlying survey of utilitiesWhy Jim is optimistic about water utilities rising to the climate change planResources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
Jim’s LinkedIn page
Black & Veatch’s Water website
Black & Veatch’s 2020 Strategic Directions: 2020 Water Report download webpage
TWV #133: Resiliency and Regionalism with Southern California with Jeffrey Kightlinger
TWV #090: Planning for Water Resources in the Face of Climate Change
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