Greenville Workshop

The Greenville workshop provided information about:

Pinnacle Mountain Fire, Photo: SC National Guard

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• The impacts of climate variability and extremes in the Upstate and Piedmont
• How communities have responded to recent extremes
• How communities are planning for future events
• How state and federal agencies are providing support

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Piedmont, SC, Photo: Fox Carolina

                       Workshop Location
                                  200 Executive Center Drive
                                        Greenville, SC 29615

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Tornado impacts in Seneca, SC April 2020 Photo: NWS Greer

    Date and Time
  May 12, 2022
    10:00 A. M - 3:30 P.M EST

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AGENDA

9:30 - 10:00   Attendee Check-In

​10:00 - 10:15   Welcome and Introductions
                         
10:15 -  11:15     South Carolina's Current and Future Climate
                                  Historical Climate and Recent Trends
                         Hope Mizzell and Melissa Griffin, SC State Climatology Office, SC Dept of Natural Resources
                                     Climate Change in South Carolina
                         Greg Carbone, University of South Carolina, Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments (CISA)
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11:15 - 11:25      Break

11:25 - 12:00    Developing the South Carolina Risk and Resilience Plan
                         Andrew White, South Carolina Office of Resilience

12:00 - 1:00   Lunch (Provided)

1:00 - 2:00   Climate and Planning in Practice, Panel Discussion
                       Andy Bonner, AECOM
​                       Paul Dow, City of Greenville, SC
​                       Michael Frixen, City of Greenville, SC
                       Maria Lamm, SC Department of Natural Resources Flood Mitigation Program
                       Carl Mickalonis, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

2:00 - 3:15  "Ask the Expert" Interactive Breakout Sessions 

3:15 - 3:30  Wrap Up