[Script Info]
Title: 
[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.69,0:00:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the skyline\Nof my hometown, New Orleans.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.77,0:00:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a great place to grow up,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.40,0:00:12.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's one of the most vulnerable\Nspots in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.14,0:00:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Half the city is already below sea level.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.84,0:00:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2005, the world watched as New Orleans
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.30,0:00:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Gulf Coast were\Ndevastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.80,0:00:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thousand, eight hundred and thirty-six\Npeople died. Nearly 300,000 homes were lost.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.01,0:00:30.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are my mother's, at the top --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.28,0:00:31.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although that's not her car,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.74,0:00:34.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was carried there\Nby floodwaters up to the roof --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.28,0:00:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's my sister's, below.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.38,0:00:40.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately, they and other\Nfamily members got out in time,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.23,0:00:42.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they lost their homes,\Nand as you can see,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.45,0:00:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just about everything in them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.30,0:00:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other parts of the world\Nhave been hit by storms
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.61,0:00:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in even more devastating ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.59,0:00:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2008, Cyclone Nargis and its aftermath
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.47,0:00:55.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,killed 138,000 in Myanmar.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.81,0:00:59.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Climate change is affecting\Nour homes, our communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.24,0:01:01.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our way of life. We should be preparing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.69,0:01:05.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at every scale and at every opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.35,0:01:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This talk is about being\Nprepared for, and resilient to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.20,0:01:11.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the changes that are coming\Nand that will affect our homes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.99,0:01:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our collective home, the Earth.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.54,0:01:18.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The changes in these times\Nwon't affect us all equally.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.90,0:01:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are important\Ndistributional consequences,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.21,0:01:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're not what you\Nalways might think.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.37,0:01:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In New Orleans, the elderly\Nand female-headed households
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.62,0:01:28.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were among the most vulnerable.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.90,0:01:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For those in vulnerable,\Nlow-lying nations,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.98,0:01:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do you put a dollar value\Non losing your country
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.83,0:01:38.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you ancestors are buried?\NAnd where will your people go?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.35,0:01:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how will they cope in a foreign land?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.48,0:01:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will there be tensions over immigration,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.56,0:01:46.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or conflicts over competition\Nfor limited resources?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.06,0:01:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's already fueled conflicts\Nin Chad and Darfur.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.05,0:01:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like it or not, ready\Nor not, this is our future.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.86,0:01:59.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, some are looking\Nfor opportunities in this new world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.39,0:02:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the Russians planting\Na flag on the ocean bottom
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.42,0:02:05.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stake a claim for minerals\Nunder the receding Arctic sea ice.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.85,0:02:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But while there might be\Nsome short-term individual winners,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.11,0:02:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our collective losses\Nwill far outweigh them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.65,0:02:14.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look no further than the insurance\Nindustry as they struggle
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.91,0:02:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to cope with mounting catastrophic losses
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.97,0:02:19.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from extreme weather events.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.39,0:02:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The military gets it.\NThey call climate change
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.25,0:02:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a threat multiplier that could\Nharm stability and security,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.49,0:02:28.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while governments\Naround the world are evaluating
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.38,0:02:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to respond.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.42,0:02:34.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what can we do? How can\Nwe prepare and adapt?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.60,0:02:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to share three sets\Nof examples, starting with
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.63,0:02:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,adapting to violent storms and floods.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.60,0:02:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In New Orleans, the I-10 Twin Spans,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.29,0:02:46.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with sections knocked\Nout in Katrina, have been rebuilt
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.16,0:02:50.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,21 feet higher to allow\Nfor greater storm surge.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.14,0:02:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these raised\Nand energy-efficient homes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.68,0:02:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were developed by Brad\NPitt and Make It Right
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.54,0:02:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the hard-hit Ninth Ward.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.36,0:03:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The devastated church\Nmy mom attends has been
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.46,0:03:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only rebuilt higher,\Nit's poised to become
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.13,0:03:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first Energy Star\Nchurch in the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.76,0:03:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're selling electricity\Nback to the grid
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.88,0:03:12.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thanks to solar panels,\Nreflective paint and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.53,0:03:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their March electricity\Nbill was only 48 dollars.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.10,0:03:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now these are examples of New\NOrleans rebuilding in this way,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.42,0:03:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but better if others act proactively\Nwith these changes in mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.31,0:03:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, in Galveston,\Nhere's a resilient home
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.10,0:03:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that survived Hurricane Ike,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.54,0:03:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when others on neighboring\Nlots clearly did not.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.16,0:03:36.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And around the world,\Nsatellites and warning systems
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.34,0:03:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are saving lives in flood-prone\Nareas such as Bangladesh.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.74,0:03:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as important as technology\Nand infrastructure are,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.86,0:03:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps the human element\Nis even more critical.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.59,0:03:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need better planning\Nand systems for evacuation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.98,0:03:54.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to better understand\Nhow people make decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.06,0:03:56.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in times of crisis, and why.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.16,0:04:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While it's true that many who died in Katrina\Ndid not have access to transportation,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.27,0:04:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others who did refused to leave\Nas the storm approached,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.47,0:04:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often because available\Ntransportation and shelters
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.30,0:04:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,refused to allow them to take their pets.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.81,0:04:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine leaving behind your own pet\Nin an evacuation or a rescue.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.83,0:04:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately in 2006, Congress passed
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.70,0:04:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Pet Evacuation and Transportation\NStandards Act (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.18,0:04:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,— it spells "PETS" — to change that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.72,0:04:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, preparing for heat and drought.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.60,0:04:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Farmers are facing challenges\Nof drought from Asia
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.47,0:04:33.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Africa, from Australia to Oklahoma,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.98,0:04:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while heat waves linked\Nwith climate change
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.34,0:04:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have killed tens of thousands of people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.75,0:04:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Western Europe in 2003,\Nand again in Russia in 2010.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.98,0:04:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Ethiopia, 70 percent, that's 7-0\Npercent of the population,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.93,0:04:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depends on rainfall for its livelihood.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.54,0:04:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oxfam and Swiss Re, together\Nwith Rockefeller Foundation,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.25,0:04:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are helping farmers like this\None build hillside terraces
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.91,0:05:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and find other ways to conserve water,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.54,0:05:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're also providing for insurance\Nwhen the droughts do come.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.54,0:05:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stability this provides\Nis giving the farmers
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.90,0:05:10.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the confidence to invest.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.72,0:05:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's giving them access\Nto affordable credit.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.36,0:05:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's allowing them to become\Nmore productive so that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.01,0:05:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can afford their own insurance\Nover time, without assistance.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.92,0:05:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a virtuous cycle,\Nand one that could be replicated
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.57,0:05:23.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout the developing world.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.92,0:05:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a lethal 1995 heat wave
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.76,0:05:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turned refrigerator\Ntrucks from the popular
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.36,0:05:32.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Taste of Chicago festival\Ninto makeshift morgues,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.56,0:05:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chicago became a recognized leader,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.80,0:05:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tamping down on the urban\Nheat island impact
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.63,0:05:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through opening cooling centers,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.65,0:05:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outreach to vulnerable\Nneighborhoods, planting trees,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.86,0:05:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating cool white\Nor vegetated green roofs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.79,0:05:49.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is City Hall's green roof, next to Cook\NCounty's [portion of the] roof,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.43,0:05:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is 77 degrees Fahrenheit\Nhotter at the surface.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.95,0:05:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Washington, D.C., last year,\Nactually led the nation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.04,0:06:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in new green roofs installed,\Nand they're funding this in part
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.35,0:06:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thanks to a five-cent tax on plastic bags.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.81,0:06:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're splitting the cost\Nof installing these green roofs
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.59,0:06:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with home and building owners.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.31,0:06:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The roofs not only temper\Nurban heat island impact
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.84,0:06:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they save energy, and therefore money,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.19,0:06:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the emissions that cause climate change,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.35,0:06:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they also reduce stormwater runoff.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.84,0:06:22.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So some solutions to heat can\Nprovide for win-win-wins.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.59,0:06:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Third, adapting to rising seas.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.36,0:06:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sea level rise threatens coastal\Necosystems, agriculture,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.00,0:06:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even major cities. This\Nis what one to two meters
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.39,0:06:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of sea level rise looks\Nlike in the Mekong Delta.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.39,0:06:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's where half\Nof Vietnam's rice is grown.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.04,0:06:42.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Infrastructure is going to be affected.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.17,0:06:44.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Airports around the world\Nare located on the coast.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.69,0:06:46.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It makes sense, right? There's open space,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.71,0:06:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the planes can take off and land\Nwithout worrying about
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.36,0:06:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating noise or avoiding tall buildings.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.57,0:06:54.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's just one example,\NSan Francisco Airport,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.71,0:06:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 16 inches or more of flooding.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.42,0:07:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine the staggering cost of protecting
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.33,0:07:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this vital infrastructure with levees.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.68,0:07:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there might be some changes in store
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.61,0:07:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you might not imagine. For example,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.82,0:07:10.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,planes require more runway for takeoff
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.38,0:07:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the heated, less dense\Nair, provides for less lift.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.24,0:07:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,San Francisco is also\Nspending 40 million dollars
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.73,0:07:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to rethink and redesign its\Nwater and sewage treatment,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.92,0:07:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as water outfall pipes like this\None can be flooded with seawater,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.25,0:07:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causing backups at the plant,\Nharming the bacteria
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.22,0:07:28.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are needed to treat the waste.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.91,0:07:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these outfall pipes\Nhave been retrofitted
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.03,0:07:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to shut seawater\Noff from entering the system.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.18,0:07:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyond these technical solutions, our work
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.11,0:07:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the Georgetown Climate\NCenter with communities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.88,0:07:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,encourages them to look at what existing\Nlegal and policy tools are available
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.65,0:07:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to consider how they can\Naccommodate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.22,0:07:49.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, in land use,\Nwhich areas do you want
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.18,0:07:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to protect, through adding\Na seawall, for example,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.14,0:07:55.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,alter, by raising\Nbuildings, or retreat from,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.91,0:07:58.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to allow the migration\Nof important natural systems,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.72,0:08:01.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as wetlands or beaches?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.45,0:08:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other examples to consider. In the U.K.,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.70,0:08:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Thames Barrier protects\NLondon from storm surge.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.16,0:08:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Asian Cities Climate\N[Change] Resilience Network
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.70,0:08:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is restoring vital ecosystems\Nlike forest mangroves.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.90,0:08:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are not only important\Necosystems in their own right,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.99,0:08:20.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they also serve as a buffer\Nto protect inland communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.29,0:08:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New York City is incredibly\Nvulnerable to storms,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.00,0:08:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you can see from this clever\Nsign, and to sea level rise,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.68,0:08:30.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to storm surge, as you can\Nsee from the subway flooding.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.84,0:08:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But back above ground, these\Nraised ventilation grates
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.25,0:08:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the subway system show\Nthat solutions can be both
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.80,0:08:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,functional and attractive.\NIn fact, in New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.47,0:08:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,San Francisco and London,\Ndesigners have envisioned
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.62,0:08:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ways to better integrate\Nthe natural and built environments
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.51,0:08:47.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with climate change in mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.92,0:08:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think these are inspiring\Nexamples of what's possible
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.82,0:08:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we feel empowered to plan\Nfor a world that will be different.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.99,0:08:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now, a word of caution.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.00,0:08:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Adaptation's too important\Nto be left to the experts.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.88,0:09:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Well, there are no experts.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.24,0:09:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're entering uncharted\Nterritory, and yet
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.56,0:09:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our expertise and our systems\Nare based on the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.45,0:09:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Stationarity" is the notion\Nthat we can anticipate the future
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.43,0:09:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on the past, and plan accordingly,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.30,0:09:18.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this principle governs\Nmuch of our engineering,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.75,0:09:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our design of critical\Ninfrastructure, city water systems,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.80,0:09:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,building codes, even water rights\Nand other legal precedents.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.92,0:09:29.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we can simply no longer\Nrely on established norms.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.05,0:09:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're operating outside the bounds\Nof CO2 concentrations
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.41,0:09:37.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the planet has seen\Nfor hundreds of thousands of years.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.92,0:09:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The larger point I'm\Ntrying to make is this.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.23,0:09:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's up to us to look\Nat our homes and our communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.93,0:09:47.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our vulnerabilities\Nand our exposures to risk,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.61,0:09:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to find ways to not just\Nsurvive, but to thrive,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.16,0:09:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's up to us to plan and to prepare
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.90,0:09:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to call on our government\Nleaders and require them
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.50,0:09:58.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do the same, even while they address
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.56,0:10:01.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the underlying causes of climate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.80,0:10:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are no quick fixes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.45,0:10:06.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are no one-size-fits-all solutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.73,0:10:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're all learning by doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.64,0:10:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the operative word is doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.74,0:10:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.05,0:10:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)