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Community forum addresses the challenge of climate change
Lynda Hillman-Rapley
QM! Agency
Recently the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change made head-
lines with its latest report. The news
wasn't good. After decades of study, cli-
mate scientists around the world have
concluded that:
Climate change is happening here
and now, and it's a result of human
activity.
Sea level is rising and extreme
weather events are happening more
frequently.
Our climate is on a path to warm
beyond the range of what has been
experienced on Earth for millions of
years.
There is a real risk that our climate
will experience abrupt, unpredictable
and potentially irreversible changes.
The good news? The sooner we act,
the lower the risk and cost - and there is
much we can do.
That's why the Rotary Club of Grand
Bend and its community partners are
holding, "Earth Rises: How to Live on a
Changing Planet," a community forum
focused on the problems and solutions
of climate change. "Earth Rises" will
take place at 7 p.m. on May 23 at the
Huron Country Playhouse. Admission
is free, and registration is through www.
grandbendrotary.com.
Rotarian and Grand Bend resident
Max Morden traveled to Chicago last
year to train as a member of the Cli-
mate Leadership Corps, an interna-
tional group of citizen scientists.
Together with 1500 other people from
more than 70 countries, he learned
more about the challenges of climate
change and returned armed with new
knowledge and a unique presentation,
complete with compelling facts, images
and video clips. "Climate change is very
real and one of the biggest challenges
we have ever faced;' Morden says. "The
focus of this event is on what we can do
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respond to the challenge!'
Morden's presentation will be fol-
lowed by a panel of scientists, moder-
ated by Tom Prout, former General
Manager of the Ausable Bayfield Con-
servation Authority and Chair of the
Grand Bend Community Foundation.
"People are beginning to realize that
what happens at a local level is very
important in our fight against climate
change," says Prout. "Each of the pan-
elists brings a unique perspective to
the discussion, and a personal connec-
tion to this area."
Panel members are:
Brennan Vogel, PhD candidate at
Western University and expert on
climate change adaptation
by municipalities
Geoff Peach, Coastal
Resources Manager with the
Lake Huron Centre for
Coastal Conservation
Stephen Boles, climate
scientists and consultant,
expert in sustainability plan-
ning and greenhouse gas
management
Members of the audience
will have an opportunity to
ask questions.
"Earth Rises" is hosted by
the Rotary Club of Grand
Bend, and generously sup-
ported by the Grand Bend
Community Foundation, the
Ausable Bayfield Conserva-
tion Foundation, and Lamb -
ton County (through its Cre-
ative County Fund). The
event is also endorsed by the
Municipalities of Lambton
Shores, Bluewater and South
Huron.
"Climate change is on
people's minds these days,
and rightly so," says Rotary
President Bruce Shaw. "We
feel it's important for our
community to talk about
how it could affect our
future, and what we can do
about it."
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