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Volume 8, Issue 9 (Suppl)
J Earth Sci Clim Change
ISSN: 2157-7617 JESCC, an open access journal
Climate Congress 2017
October 16-17, 2017
October 16-17, 2017 Dubai, UAE
3
rd
World Congress on
Climate Change and Global Warming
Global governance through regional organizations: A policy tool for climate change
John W Sutherlin
University of Louisiana, USA
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limate change has become a fixture in transnational proceedings as evident in Paris 2015. Nations are working together
as well as they ever have on this issue to develop mitigation and adaptation measures. Although policy negotiations are
occurring at the global level, primarily under the auspices of the United Nations, subnational governance entities, such as state
and local governments, will be increasingly relied upon to implement strategies addressing the impacts associated with climate
change. The notion that climate change is occurring globally, but manifests itself locally is a common idea. An overview of
the policy process is offered with emphasis placed on state and local governments. The use of the IPCC report is essential to
understanding the mitigation and adaption needs of the region. A survey of potential impacts will be discussed. This paper
considers the level of scientific and policy knowledge of US leaders, such as the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). Then, using
survey data and analysis, this paper will consider options available to those regional organizations developing climate change
policy.
sutherlin@ulm.eduJ Earth Sci Clim Change 2017, 8:9 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C1-034