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ACWA President Paul Kelley’s email dispatch from Copenhagen

Posted by: Maven on December 15, 2009 at 8:26 am

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

“The following e-mail was received from Paul Kelley, chairman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and president of the Association of California Water Agencies, from the climate conference in Denmark:

I got into Copenhagen around 4 p.m. (local) Sunday evening. It gets dark here around 4:15 and the temperature ranges between low of 28 and a high of 35 deg F. Very cold with a few spits of drizzle on occasion.

This morning (Monday Dec. 14th)

Started the day attending The Climate Registry briefing.

It covered the general logistics of Copenhagen and the conference. One key aspect of the conference is that there is a main conference center where the countries meet and discuss aspects of treaties, emissions, and regional differences.

There is a hall where many NGO (Non-Government Organizations) have exhibits and show what they are doing. Some even have rooms where they have meetings and presentations. Then there are a couple of hotels that have meeting rooms that host break out updates and briefings. These are also very key to our information exchange and gleaning success stories we can use back home. … “

Read more of newly-minted ACWA president and chairman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors email by clicking here.

December 15, 2009 · Filed Under Climate change & water supply

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