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The Winona County Climate Dialogue began Thursday, as 18 people from across the county gathered to learn about and discuss how changing weather patterns might affect the area, and what Winona County should do to prepare.
The dialogue exists to answer the question, “How can Winona County best address future extreme weather and a changing climate in order to remain a healthy, vibrant, and prosperous community?”
The moderated dialogue, which runs through Saturday, is the product of a collaboration between two Minnesota organizations, the Jefferson Center and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).
The Jefferson Center, a nonpartisan civic engagement and public policy organization, helps people participate in government through dialogues, said Kyle Bozentko, director of the organization, as he greeted the participants Thursday morning.
Anna Claussen, director of rural strategies at IATP, said her organization’s role in the dialogue is to include the concerns of rural residents in policy decisions about climate change.
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