Preparing for Climate Change captures the proceedings from the first North American conference held in Washington, D.C., in October 1987, bringing together scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders to lay a foundation for cooperative, cross-sectoral strategies to address the emerging challenges of global climate change. The volume showcases early efforts to translate climate science into actionable planning, discussing issues such as vulnerability, adaptation, mitigation, and the institutional roles needed to integrate climate foresight into policy. As a seminal work at the intersection of science and governance, it remains a key historical reference in how societies began to structure collective responses to climate risk.

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