Baylands Goals and Climate Change: What Can We Do?

Planning for Sea Level Rise on the Bay Shoreline

How can the Bay Area lead the nation in adapting to sea level rise? Join a panel of scientists, urban planners, and policy experts to discuss a new study on shoreline restoration and urban planning; it presents a strategy for creating more resilient shorelines that protect against sea level rise and extreme weather.

The report, The Baylands and Climate Change: What We Can Do, synthesizes recommendations from over 200 scientists and ecosystem experts into a vision for revitalized natural systems creating a sustainable future for the Bay shoreline.

Panel:

Letitia Grenier, Senior Scientist and Program Director in the Resilient Landscapes Program at the San Francisco Estuary Institute

Gil Kelley, Director of Citywide Planning at the San Francisco Planning Department

Benjamin Grant, Urban Design Policy Director at SPUR