Partners board member and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker has been selected to serve on President Obama’s State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience. The task force will advise President Obama on how to facilitate and remove barriers to resilient investments, modernize federal grant and loan programs in way that better complements local efforts, and develop and distribute the information and tools that local, state, and tribal leaders need to prepare.

“I am honored to be selected by President Obama for this task force,” said Mayor Becker in a press release issued by the National League of Cities. “This is an incredibly important issue that affects communities in all corners of the nation and knows no policy affiliation. These issues of climate change adaptation and building resilient communities will require regional, state and federal efforts. It is great to see President Obama working to coordinate these efforts.”

To learn more about the State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force, click here to read more at the White House's website.