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Panel Discussion on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation – October 20, 2010 – Vancouver, British Columbia

Organized by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) in collaboration with the Fraser Basin Council (FBC) 

October 20, 2010

AGENDA

9:30

Welcoming Remarks

Richard Prokopanko, NRTEE Member
   
9:35

Introduction & Context

Bob Purdy, Fraser Basin CouncilRené Drolet, Director, Policy & Research, NRTEE

André Préfontaine, Publisher, Canadian Geographic
   
9:50

Panel presentations 

Jesal Shah, BC Ministry of EnvironmentMike Brotherson, Corporation of Delta

Dr. Stephen Sheppard, University of British Columbia
   
10:30

Questions

Moderator: Richard Prokopanko, NRTEE Member
   
11:25

Concluding Remarks 

Richard Prokopanko, NRTEE Member

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