Mayors, Local Officials Urged to Lead Efforts to Withstand Climate Change Effects

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Local officials should take the lead in making their communities more resilient to the damaging effects of climate change, the leader of the Resilient Communities for America Campaign said. Mayors and other local leaders should prepare to protect their cities, towns and other localities from climate change impacts including extreme weather such as severe flooding and hurricanes,Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento, Calif.,and chairman of the campaign, said at a luncheon in Washington Sept.20.