• Maintaining Economic Vitality in a Changing Climate

    Maintaining Economic Vitality in a Changing Climate

    March 22, 2012 we present the fifth and last webinar in SSF’s Free Adaptation and Security Webinar Series. Join Jeb Brugmann, author of, "Welcome to the Urban Revolution” and an expert panel, as they addresses successful local and national approaches maintaining business continuity and jobs while responding to extreme weather events, energy ...

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  • Dr. Jonathan Patz

    Events

    SSF's January 26th 2012  webinar explores the Health Co-Benefits of Combating Climate Disruptions and is  co-produced by the American Public Health Association (APHA).  This is the 4th in SSF's series on  Adaptation and Security in a Changing  Climate. Climate Change and Health --  Risks, Preparedness and Transformation January 26, 2012 1:15 – ...

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  • Food and Water Scarcity and Conflict

    Food and Water Scarcity and Conflict

    I am a member of the Sustainability Professionals Linkedin Group.  It has 26,000 members and very active discussion threads. I bring this up because one thread that started a few months ago brings up many of the reasons for our next webinar on Water and Food Adaptation. If you are a Sustainability ...

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  • Sustainability is Important, but the Action is in Adaptation

    Sustainability is Important, but the Action is in Adaptation

    Whether or not you believe that Green House Gas emissions and other man made environmental insults are the root cause of a rapidly changing climate, it is hard to argue with the evidence of change. The NASA temperature chart in the accompanying chart is just one indicator that something is happening. ...

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Welcome to the Security and Sustainability Forum

The Security and Sustainability Forum is a membership organization that hosts free online educational seminars featuring panels of global experts addressing important existing and emerging climate disruptions that threaten human health and welfare. In our 90 minute seminars, global experts explain the issues and discuss the policy, technology, collaboration and governance best practices and investments needed to mitigate and adapt to

  1. Large scale disruptions such as increased frequency and severity of floods, hurricanes, drought and other natural hazards affecting public health and welfare
  2. Small scale disruptions impacting clean water and food, waste treatment & infrastructure, and other localized but still destabilizing conditions.
Security and Sustainability as a Framework for Addressing Climate Disruption     

SSF Managing Director Ed Saltzberg interviews NCSE Executive Director Peter Saundry 

Together panel members tackle difficult questions that often lead to new ideas for solutions, and new applications for existing approaches to security and sustainability in a changing climate.  For an example of our educational content, listen to SSF Managing Director, Ed Saltzberg interview Dr. George Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association. APHA is coproducing our January 26th webinar on Public Health & Climate

The Security and Sustainability Forum seminars are educational for students and the general public, and thought provoking for environmental professionals, and government and industry decision makers.

  • Our Live Seminars are Free and Open to the Public: The seminar schedule is published on the calendar to the right and on the Events Page.  
  • SSF Membership is Also Free:  Membership includes free access to our archive of recorded seminars and will include members-only events, a resource library, business opportunities marketplace, discounts to affiliate products and services,  and networking with other members.   Register on the Membership Page  or on the slide tab to the right. 

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