Oceans and the Law: Emerging Issues
Law of the Sea, Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Acidification, Fisheries, Resilience and Marine Protection
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
George Washington University Law School
2000 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20052
Keynote Speaker:
Lois J. Schiffer, General Counsel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chairs:
Christine Todd Whitman, Whitman Strategy Group
Kathy Robb, Hunton & Williams
Moderated by:
David Freestone, Executive Director,
Sargasso Sea Alliance and Visiting Scholar,
the George Washington University Law School
Panelists:
Chuck Fox, Program Director, Oceans Five
Michael Gerrard, Director, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School
Andreas Andersson, Assistant Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
University of California San Diego
Elizabeth Kim, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, U.S. Department of State
The presentation slides are available:
Ocean Acidification: The Other CO2 Problem
High Seas Protected Areas: A Pragmatic Approach
The Last Ocean