Jessica Grannis is a staff attorney and adjunct professor at the Harrison Institute, at Georgetown University Law Center where she works with state and local governments to help them adapt to sea-level rise in coordination with the Georgetown Climate Center. Her recent publications include an Adaptation Tool Kit for Sea Level Rise (2012); Coastal Retreat Measures, and a book chapter on Coastal Retreat in the Law of Climate Change: U.S. and International Aspects (2012, with Peter Byrne). Prior to joining the Harrison Institute, she was staff counsel for the California State Coastal Conservancy and the Ocean Protection Council.

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Workshop Abstracts

The Stafford Act 20 Years Later: Which Way from Here?
Who Needs More Research or Policy? Just Apply What You Have

Related Resources from Jessica Grannis

Understanding the Adaptation Provisions of the Sandy Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (H.R. 152): Will state and local governments be able to use disaster relief funds to adapt to public facilities when rebuilding after Sandy?

Adaptation Tool Kit for Sea Level Rise