In episode 110 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons hosts two adaptation professionals, Shaun Martin of World Wildlife Fund and Emily Wasley of WSP to discuss how they are focusing on their jobs during a pandemic. Both share the changes in their work environment and how they are able to maintain their adaptation efforts in these trying times. Also, Dr. Gabriel Henderson comes on to share a paper he wrote that looks at early efforts to develop climate adaptation legislation during the Carter administration. Learn how these early efforts at resilience inform what we are seeing today in the adaptation space. Topics covered: Interview with Shaun Martin of World Wildlife Fund on how his adaptation program is responding to the pandemic. How ‘flattening the curve’ for Covid-19 can be applied to climate change. Emily Wasley of WSP discusses how she’s responding to the pandemic and how WSP is continuing their adaptation work. Gabriel Henderson discusses a paper he published looking at the early history of climate resilience/adaptation that was proposed the late 1970s! Discussion of how early efforts at resilience planning informed later adaptation efforts. Donate to America Adapts Listen to America Adapts on your favorite app here! Sign up to be a guest on Cimpatico Studios! Check out what Cimpatico is all about! https://www.cimpatico.com/about https://cimpatico.com/dougparsons This episode was sponsored by the Capture Club. More info here: www.thecapture.club/teams Doug Parsons and Speaking Opportunities: If you are interested in having Doug speak at corporate and conference events, sharing his unique, expert perspective on adaptation in an entertaining and informative way, more information can be found here! Now on Spotify! List of Previous Guests on America Adapts Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Donate to America Adapts, we are now a tax deductible charitable organization! Facebook and Twitter: @usaadapts https://www.facebook.com/americaadapts/timeline www.americaadapts.org @wsp @WWF Links in this episode: Emily Wasley https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-wasley-cc-p-cmap-b0561a4/ https://www.wsp.com/en-US Shaun Martin https://www.worldwildlife.org/experts/shaun-martin Gabriel Henderson https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielhenderson2/ Article on coronavirus by Emily Wasley https://www.wsp.com/en-US/insights/2020-covid-19-out-of-pandemic-transformational-resilience Flattening the Curve Graphic https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/state-impact/press-publications/expert-commentary/flatten-climate-curve 538 Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fivethirtyeight-elections/id1077418457 Paper by Gabriel Henderson Governing the Hazards of Climate:  The Development of the National Climate Program Act, 1977–1981 https://hsns.ucpress.edu/content/46/2/207 Lyceum Educational Podcastshttps://www.lyceum.fm/about America Adapts was published in the Federal Reserve Newsletter! Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Strategies to Address Climate Change Risk in Low- and Moderate-income Communities - Volume 14, Issue 1 https://www.frbsf.org/community-development/publications/community-development-investment-review/2019/october/strategies-to-address-climate-change-low-moderate-income-communities/ Article on using podcasts in the Classroom: https://naaee.org/eepro/blog/are-you-using-podcast-your-classroom-you Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here. On Google Play here. Please share on Facebook! Podcasts in the Classroom – Discussion guides now available for the latest episode of America Adapts. These guides can be used by educators at all levels. Check them out here! The best climate change podcasts on The Climate Advisor http://theclimateadvisor.com/the-best-climate-change-podcasts/ 7 podcasts to learn more about climate change and how to fight it https://kinder.world/articles/you/7-podcasts-to-learn-more-about-climate-chan