Agenda

7:30 am to 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am to 8:30 am

Opening Ceremonies: Aspirations and Goals for GAIA and the Workshop – Larry Paxton, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory [slides] (pdf)

8:30 am to 9:00 am

Climate Change and Health Overview – Cindy Parker, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health [slides](pdf)

9:00 am to 9:30 am

Focus on Climate Change Implications for Water Supplies – Kellogg Schwab, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health [slides] (pdf)

9:30 am to 9:45 am

Break

9:45 am to 10:15 am

Climate and Sustainable Food Security – John Lewis, Terra Global Capital, Managing Director [slides] (pdf)

10:15 am to 10:45 am

NCPP: NOAA Climate Prediction and Projection Pilot Platform – Donald E. Anderson Jr., The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Climate Program Office. Lawrence Buja, Climate Science and Applications Program, The National Center for Atmospheric Research [slides] (pdf)

10:45 am to 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Presentations and Discussions: What Are the Data Gaps in Actionable Information?

• Blue Track (C-18): Heat Stress and Air Quality (Cindy Parker, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• Red Track (C-31): Sea Level Rise and Extreme Weather (Tony Dalrymple, The Johns Hopkins University Department of Civil Engineering)
• Yellow Track (C-33): Infectious Disease and Water Quality (Kellogg Schwab, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• Green Track (C-40): Food and Water Security – Data Gaps and Actionable Information: Threat Magnitude, Distribution, Key Determinants (Roni Neff, Center for a Livable Future and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

Lunch and Lecture: Climate 2.0, Useful Climate Science and Services for Decision Makers – Lawrence Buja, Climate Science and Applications Program, The National Center for Atmospheric Research [slides] (pdf)

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Presentations and Discussions: Adaptation Strategies

• Blue Track (C-18): Air Quality and Heat Stress (Cindy Parker, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• Red Track (C-31): Sea Level Rise and Extreme Weather (Tony Dalrymple, The Johns Hopkins University Department of Civil Engineering)
• Yellow Track (C-33): Infectious Disease and Water Quality (Kellogg Schwab, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• Green Track (C-40): Response Strategies – Water Supplies and Food Security (Roni Neff, Center for a Livable Future and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

3:30 pm to 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 pm to 5:00 pm

Panel Discussion and Interaction Plenary: Report Back – summary of workshop discussions

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

GAIA Social Mixer

7:30 am to 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am to 8:30 am

Climate Information for Public Health Actions – Madeleine C. Thomson, International Research Institute for Climate & Society, Columbia University, New York [slides] (pdf)

8:30 am to 9:00 am

Complex Systems Modeling and Applications – Seth Guikema, The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering [slides] (pdf)

9:00 am to 9:30 am

Federal Initiatives on Climate Change and Human Health – John Balbus, Senior Advisor for Public Health, The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [slides] (pdf)

9:30 am to 9:45 am

Break

9:45 am to 11:15 am

Presentations and Discussions: Tools and Methodologies

• Blue Track (C-18): Using Climate Forecasting (Lawrence Buja, Climate Science and Applications Program, The National Center for Atmospheric Research)
• Red Track (C-31): Managing and Evaluating Risk (Katherine Silverthorne, Independent Environmental Policy and Security Consultant) (Glen Fountain, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)
• Yellow Track (C-33): Interdisciplinary Collaborations (Nathan Bos, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory) [slides] (ppt)
• Green Track (C-40): Complex Systems Modeling Applications (Ben Hobbs, The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering)

11:15 am to 11:30 am

Break

11:30 am to 12:00 pm

Disaster Response: Climate, Health, and Energy – Dan Barnett, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health [slides] (pdf)

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Lunch and Lecture: Impending Oil Shortages: Major Complications for Climate Change Adaptation – Stuart Chaitkin, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health [slides] (pdf)

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Presentations and Discussions: Adaptation Strategies in Light of Energy Scarcity

• Blue Track (C-18): Disruptions to Global Transportation Systems (Cindy Parker, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• Red Track (C-31): Disaster Preparation and Response (Dan Barnett, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• Yellow Track (C-33): Food Production (Roni Neff, Center for a Livable Future and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• Green Track (C-40): Pumping and Treating Water (Luke MacDonald, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

3:00 pm to 3:15 pm

Break

3:15 pm to 5:00 pm

Panel Discussion and Interaction Plenary: Report Back – summary of workshop discussions

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Social Hour

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Dinner and Lecture: A Paleoecological Record of Changes on the Land and Estuarine Health – Grace Brush, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University [slides] (pdf)

7:30 am to 8:00 am

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am to 9:00 am

Climate Negotiations and Actionable Information – Ben Zaitchik, The Johns Hopkins University Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences [slides] (pdf)

9:00 am to 10:00 am

NASA Capacity Building Activities: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy – Ana Prados, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center [slides] (pdf)

10:00 am to 10:15 am

Break

10:15 am to 12:00 pm

Plenary: Moderators Present Outlines of White Papers to Group

General Workshop Feedback forums

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

TBD