May, Thursday 16th: Local Adaptation to Climate Change

 Daniel Compagnon will give a presentation on City and Local Government Policies in Addressing Climate Change. Mr. Compagnon believes in the importance of cities and local governments making policies that mitigate ongoing climate change in order to contain its devastating impact. 

 


In addition, it is necessary to adapt a process that is already taking place across the world. He will give particular attention to the pivotal role of US cities and local governments, (often at odds with the current federal government policies and attitude), can play in the success of this process.

 Daniel Compagnon is a professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Bordeaux with 15 years of experience in researching and teaching climate change and other environmental issues at global level. He is one of the authors of the book Transnational Climate Change Governance published by Cambridge University Press.