During the week of September 20th, in 150 countries social activists participated in protests to demand action to address climate change. The same week, a funeral was held in Switzerland to mourn the loss of the Pizol glacier due to global warming, and the United Nations held their Climate Action Summit.
As business continuity practitioners we need to pay greater attention to the effects of global warming, from hurricanes and wildfires. Business disruptions can occur as a result of what is becoming an increasing number of catastrophic events caused by climate change. Changes in weather patterns are leading to higher temperatures, rising sea levels, and increasingly heavy rains and winds.
At our October BRMA Meeting, two professors from UC Berkeley will present on this very topic and shed light on how the Bay Area and California is being impacted. They will also address how disruptions across the U.S. and around the globe will affect California business supply chains, food availability and prices, immigration and other important issues. It won’t be all doom and gloom. They plan to review measures being taken by the State of California, local governments, and private sector innovators to both prepare for climate impacts and cut carbon pollution to slow the affects.
Come and join us for the first BRMA meeting to tackle this important topic on October 30.
