The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit

About the Program

Category: County Resiliency (Best in Category)

Year: 2010

The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit held in October, 2009 had the purpose of convening the elected leadership of southeast Florida for a focused dialog on the regional challenges and threats associated with global climate change and to set the state for adoption and implementation of a regional climate compact. This unprecedented process brought together the counties of Southeast Florida, municipal leadership, and key figures in climate policy to discuss the unique issues and particular vulnerabilities that climate change poses for Southeast Florida. Hosted by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners in partnership with Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties, the purpose of the summit was to develop a regional collaboration that will support a coordinated climate change strategy. The program featured speakers of national stature on climate change policy, as well as speakers on local mitigation and adaptation challenges. At the conclusion of the summit, the four participating County representatives endorsed a landmark Regional Climate Change Compact, later approved by all four county commissioners, in which they agreed to an ongoing collaboration on regional climate change issues.