Name: Building Climate Change Resilience in the Outdoor Industry
Start: 2026-10-21T15:00:00-0700
End: 2026-10-21T16:30:00-0700

Main Conference: Tuesday October 20 - Thursday, October 22, 2026

Preconference: Monday October 19 - Tuesday, October 20, 2026

*Schedule subject to change.

Building Climate Change Resilience in the Outdoor Industry

Wednesday October 21, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm PDT

Multnomah

Utilizing our peer-reviewed study of climate impacts on outdoor programs (2025), we will present an overview of the sector’s self-assessment of the impacts of climate change on operations and perception of preparedness to face these burgeoning challenges. We will introduce our Climate Resilience Plan based on the UN’s Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and demonstrate how to apply it at the organizational level. We will offer strategies for building early warning systems and highlight new decision-making challenges faced by programs. We’ll discuss how to leverage and augment existing tools to better represent the new risks posed by extreme weather events and wildfires. Finally, we will review how organizations can operationalize contributions to climate change solutions.

Speakers

Brendan Madden

Director, Enterprise Risk, Girl Guides of Canada

Brendan Madden is the Director, Enterprise Risk at Girl Guides of Canada. He was active in the expedition-based adventure education field for 30 years, and held senior management and instructor positions at both Outward Bound Canada and NOLS. Brendan is a risk management trainer at... Read More →

Shana Tarter

Director, Dynamics Project Implementation, NOLS

Wednesday October 21, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Multnomah 909 N Hayden Island Dr, Portland, OR 97217

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