21st Century Communities: Climate Change, Resilience, and Reinsurance
When: July 20 2021 10:00 AM EST
Where: Dirksen Senate Office Building 538
Featuring:
- Jerry Theodorou, Director, Finance, Insurance and Trade, R Street Institute
THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing entitled, “21st Century Communities: Climate Change, Resilience, and Reinsurance.” The witnesses will be: Dr. Abdollah Shafieezadeh, Lichtenstein Endowed Professor of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering and Director of the Risk Assessment and Management of Structural and Infrastructure Systems Lab, The Ohio State University; Dr. Rachel Cleetus, Policy Director, Union of Concerned Scientists; Mr. Frank Nutter, President, Reinsurance Association of America; Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr., Professor, Environmental Studies, University of Colorado; and Mr. Jerry Theodorou, Director, Finance, Insurance and Trade, R Street Institute.
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