Speaking Engagements
Matthew Heberger is a researcher at the non-profit Pacific Institute in Oakland, California. He has degrees from Cornell and Tufts Universities in engineering and hydrology and has spent the last 13 years working on water issues as a consulting engineer, in water policy in Washington DC, and as a hygiene and sanitation educator in West Africa. He is currently researching issues related to water supply and water quality, water and energy, and impacts of climate change.
Mr. Heberger is available to speak to groups on topics such as the global water crisis, California and western water policy, climate change, and water conservation and efficiency. Contact Matthew directly at mheberger@pacinst.org, or contact the Pacific Institute’s Communications Director Nancy Ross by phone at 510-251-1600.
Upcoming
May 5, 2010
The Global and Local Water Crisis
World Affairs Council Penninsula Chapter
Los Altos Public Library Program Room
13 South San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022
Refreshments: 7:00 pm, Free Admission
Program: 7:30 – 9:00 pm
World Affairs Council, (415) 293-4600
Los Altos Public Library, (650) 948-7683
May 25, 2010
Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the California Coast
Presentation at the conference “Small Sea Changes—Big California Impacts,”
organized by the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Observations
at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
http://www.oceanleadership.org/iwgoo/california-workshop/
September 8, 2010
Speaker at the monthly meeting of the
San Francisco Chapter of the Construction Specification Institute
Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA
http://www.csisf.net/
September 14, 2010 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Rising Coastlines—What the Building Community Needs to Know
Presentation and panel discussion with Will Travis and Brad McCrea from the Bay Conservation and Development Commission and Brandon Beach and Mark Bierman from the US Army Corps of Engineers.
American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter
130 Sutter Street Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 362-7397
http://www.aiasf.org/
Past
April 20, 2010
Featured speaker at monthly meeting
East Bay-Oakland Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute
http://www.csieastbayoakland.org/
March 23, 2010
Mind Your Footprint: New Approaches and Tools for Agencies, Utilities, and Customers to Save Water, Energy, and Reduce Emissions
Seventh Annual Water Conservation Showcase
Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard St, San Francisco.
Sponsored by EBMUD, PG&E, and the US Green Building Council Northern California Chapter.
March 6, 2010, 2:00 – 3:15 pm
UC Berkeley Energy Symposium
Water-Energy Panel, moderated by Berkeley Law professor Steve Weissman, with panelists Michael Hightower from Sandia National Laboratory and Michael Hanemann, Professor of Resource Economics at UC Berkeley.
http://berc.berkeley.edu/symposium
February 18, 2010
California Water Forum
Hayward Democratic Club
http://www.haywarddemos.org
January 8, 2010
California Water: Crisis or Crossroads
First Friday Forum at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
Lafayette, CA
December 10, 2009
Interviewed by Warren Olney for the radio show “Which Way LA”
on KCRW public radio, discussing the effects of sea level rise on California ports and harbors, coinciding with the release of a report on Sea Level Rise Preparedness by the California State Lands Commission
http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww
December 4, 2009
KPFA Morning Show
Interviewed by Aimee Allison, discussing California’s recently-released Climate Adaptation Strategy
http://www.kpfa.org/morning-show
November 18, 2009
The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California’s Transportation Infrastructure
Presentation to staff at the CalTrans, the California Department of Transportation
Sacramento, CA
November 12, 2009
Social Justice and Rising Seas
Lunchtime program at SPUR, the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Assocation
http://spur.org/
November 10, 2009
The Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the California Coast
Presentation to the California Climate Adaptation Advisory Panel
a project of the Pacific Council on International Policy
University Club in San Francisco, California
http://www.pacificcouncil.org/
October 27, 2009
Guest Lecturer at the Sustainable Earth Forum,
a course offered by the Environmental Forum of Marin
http://www.marinefm.org/
October 23, 2009
Sea Level Rise Talk at the Monterey Bay Regional Water Quality Workshop
Hosted by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Central Coast Wetlands Group
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA
http://montereybay.noaa.gov/
October 10, 2009
Local Impacts of Climate Change
Chabot Space and Science Center
Part of the Community Conversations on Climate Change series organized by NOAA
October 3, 2009
Battling Sea Level Rise
Climate Adaptation Discussion
Hosted by The Urban Vision, an NGO based in Mumbai, India
UC Berkeley School of Law
September 22, 2009
San Francisco CEQA Conference
Invited talk to course participants on sea level rise in California
(continuing education for lawyers on the California Environmental Quality Act)
http://www.cle.com/product.php?proid=1102&page=CEQA
August 29, 2009
Safeguarding Our Water: Making Every Drop Count
Napa Fresh Aire Festival
Napa, CA
http://www.freshairefest.com/
July 27, 2009
City Visions Radio
KALW 91.7 in San Francisco
with host Joseph Pace and fellow guest Will Travis, Executive Director of the
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
http://www.cityvisionsradio.com/
June 24, 2009
Conservation and Efficiency as a Tool for Sustainable Water Management on Pacific Islands
Invited talk at the 26th Pacific Islands Environment Conference
Organized by the US Environmental Protection Agency
Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
June 9, 2009
Presentation on Household Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
at the Hot Water Forum
Organized by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Asilomar, CA
http://www.aceee.org/
April 15, 2009
Facing the National Water Crisis
Grinnell College
Invited speech, part of a three-day symposium on water sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations & Human Rights, Center for Prairie Studies, and the Henry R. Luce Program in Nations and the Global Environment
Grinnell, Iowa
March 25, 2009
Climate Change Briefing for state legislators and staff
Sacramento, CA
March 13, 2009
KPFA Morning Show
Interview with host Aimee Alison on the Pacific Institute’s new report “Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the California Coast”, along with colleague Eli Moore from the Institute’s Community Strategies for Sustainability and Justice Program
March 8, 2009
Panel on Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change
2009 Blue Vision Summit
(a conference designed to demonstrate to the new Obama administration and Congress that there is a strong and diverse constituency ready to work for ocean and coastal protection and restoration.)
Organized by The Blue Frontier Campaign
Washington, DC
March 2, 2009
“Water Worries” on City Visions Radio
Interview with host Lauren Meltzer
along with fellow guests David Zetland, resource economist at UC Berkeley and blogger at aguanomics.com, and Christopher Plante, Director of International Environmental Programs at the Asia Foundation
http://www.cityvisionsradio.com
Audio archive
February 24, 2009
Climate Change and the Arctic
Great Decisions Speaker Series
Acalanes Adult Education Center
Lafayette, CA
January 29, 2009
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Impacts in California
Coastal Climate Change Workshop
Sponsored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and US Geological Survey
San Francisco, CA
October 29, 2008
Presentation on Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Impacts in California
2008 H2O Conference
Long Beach, CA
http://www.coastalconference.org/
August 2008
Perspectives TV
30 minute interview with host Julie Rufo on water issues
Aired on Comcast Alameda Ch 28, Alameda Power and Telecom Ch 31, and Comcast Marin Ch 26
July 25, 2008
Dex TV (Canadian cable business news station)
Interview on population growth and challenges to water management, beginning at about on 5:47 pm
http://dex.tv/
June 18, 2008
Briefing to membership representatives of the California League of Conservation Voters on California water issues
http://www.ecovote.org/
April 29, 2008
Water Resources–Local & Global
Diablo International Resource Center
Walnut Creek, CA
http://www.diabloirc.org