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|a Pursuant to our work plan, the Science Committee is missioned to provide the
Task Force and its other Committees with an assessment of the magnitude and
timing of expected impacts to Miami-Dade County from Climate Change.
The sole purpose of this statement is to inform the deliberations now under way
within the Committees which are already working to develop recommendations
for the Board of County Commissioners and the Mayor as to what proactive
measures need to be taken to minimize the negative effects of and maximize
resiliency to the coming scenario. In order to plan both adaptive and mitigation
strategies, it is essential to have as clear a picture as possible of that scenario
and how it might impact our built and natural environments as well as our
economic, social and cultural interests.
The state of the science has become increasingly fluid since the United Nations'
IPCCa ssessmentse arlier this year. Due to emerging knowledgec oncerningt he
"feedback" effects of melting polar ice caps and defrosting permafrost methane
release, it appears that the IPCC's projection of two (2) feet of sea level rise by
2100 may be alarmingly conservative. Indeed, the IPCC report predicted that we
may see "open seas" at the north pole by 2070. Just the other day, 63 years
earlier than predicted, we were treated to the celebratory announcements from
global shippingi nterestst hat the so called" North Passage"is imminent.
No one has a crystal ball so as to know with absolute certainty what the future
will look like nor to know exactly when it will unfold.
What is clear, however, is that in the exercise of the Precautionary Principle our
work should now take on the greatest sense of urgency. As each Committee preparest heir initial recommendationsI, urge you to think
out of the box and not be afraid to call for the bold actions that are required by
both the nature of the challenge and the shrinking time needed to act effectively.
Mindful of our role as an advisory body to the Mayor and the Board of County
Commissioners, I am furnishing each with a copy of this transmittal, so that they
will be kept aware of the status of our work. It is our plan to have our initial
recommendations to them by the end of the year or sooner.
Respectfully,
Harvey Ruvin |
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|a Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. |
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|a Miami-Dade County (Fla.). |
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