Issues for Adaptation to Climate Change

In late 2011, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will issue a special report "Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation." It provides a comprehensive assessment of disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience and makes recommendations for managing the risks for a sustainable and resilient future. The session explores issues engineering societies should address in order to adapt their standards and practices to climate change effects. It also addresses the issues that private and public sector organizations which own, operate, finance, insure, or regulate constructed facilities should address to manage their risks from climate change effects.