Conference Abstract — Climate Resilience and Local Governmental Policy: Lessons from Los Angeles and Tel Aviv
Conference Abstract — Climate Resilience and Local Governmental Policy: Lessons from Los Angeles and Tel Aviv
Climate Resilience and Local Governmental Policy: Lessons from Los Angeles and Tel Aviv" was a two-day conference at Stanford University on May 29–30, 2025. The conference, hosted by the Visiting Fellows in Israel Studies program at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) and the Environmental Social Sciences department at Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability, explored how Los Angeles and Tel Aviv are addressing climate resilience through local policy, equity, and innovation.
Table of Contents:
Day 1:
Opening Session: Los Angeles and Tel Aviv-Yafo: The Urgency of Climate Resilience
- Introduction: Alon Tal, Conference Chair, Stanford University / Tel Aviv University (p. 3)
- Presentations:
- Nancy Sutley, Los Angeles City Council’s Deputy Mayor of Energy and Sustainability (p. 6)
- Prof. Noah Efron, Tel Aviv City council member; Chair, Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipal Environmental Protection Committee (p. 12)
Panel 1: Water Management in Water Scarce Cities: Combatting Droughts and Ensuring Supply (p. 18)
Panel 2: Health, Trees, and Thermal Comfort: Urban Strategies (p. 19)
Panel 3a: Financing Climate Resilience in Local Government (p. 20)
Panel 3b: Preparing for Sea Level Rise – Local Strategies (p. 21)
Panel 4: Forest Fire Prevention, Cities and the Climate Crisis (p. 23)
Day 2:
Panel 5: Climate Justice: Identifying and Protecting Vulnerable Populations in Urban Environments (p. 25)
Panel 6a: Civil Society’s Role in Promoting Climate Resilience (p. 27)
Panel 6b: The Role of Climate Technologies in Local Climate Adaptation Strategies (p. 29)
Panel 7: Urban Climate Resilience Programs and Public Policy: What’s Next? (p. 30)