Helping America's Communities Prepare for Climate Change

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Tuesday, November 18, 2014             Featured Helping America's Communities Prepare for Climate Change Last week, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced historic actions to reduce carbon pollution in the United States and China. And yesterday, we announced important steps that we're taking here at home to help communities respond to and prepare for a changing climate. The Administration has developed the Climate Resilience Toolkit -- a website that provides centralized, authoritative, easy-to-use information and tools. Check out the new toolkit, and see how you can help prepare your community for climate change.       Top Stories What They're Saying: 21 New Companies Take the SupplierPay Pledge Thanks to the SupplierPay initiative, companies are now committing to pay small businesses contractors faster. READ MORE The President Travels to Burma and Australia After securing a historic agreement with China to reduce carbon pollution, the President traveled to Naypyitaw and Rangoon, Burma for the East Asia Summit, the U.S.-ASEAN Summit, and a bilateral meeting with Burmese President Thein Sein. READ MORE Welcoming the G20's Commitment to Stop Ebola and Strengthen Global Health Security Leaders of the G20 -- a collection of the world's largest economies -- committed to continued and intensified action to end the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. They also pledged to assist others to achieve needed health security capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to future outbreaks before they become epidemics. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Time (ET) 10:00 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:50 AM: The President meets with his national security and public health teams to receive an update on the Ebola response; the Vice President also attends 12:45 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest 2:15 PM: The President participates in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony   Facebook     Twitter    |   More Ways to Engage  Sign Up for Email Updates  Privacy Policy  Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111