Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice
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The Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Program is assembling a Community of Practice to bring extension, outreach, and education (EOE) experts together to identify how to help coastal communities address the potential economic, social, and ecological impacts of Sea Level Rise (SLR) around the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The project will discuss the impacts of SLR through a collaborative project involving the four GOM Sea Grant Programs (Texas, Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi-Alabama), NOAA capabilities, and other federal, state and local partners. The project will provide decision makers with reliable information and science-based guidance regarding both the level of risk to their coastal communities and strategies they can promote to effectively adapt to the rising sea level. This project will establish a long-term community of practice among EOE professionals in the Gulf region that will ensure continued dialogue and information exchange on SLR and other climate-change and coastal hazard related issues.
Public Website: http://www.masgc.org/climate/cop/index.html
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Marian Hanisko posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 4 days, 14 hours ago
Here’s the latest list of climate funding opportunities from Brent Schleck:
This document provides a snapshot of currently available, climate-related funding opportunities (as of July 8, 2014). We still plan to update this document twice per year, with the next version scheduled to be released in January 2015. The document is posted on The…[Read more]
Marian Hanisko posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 6 days, 10 hours ago
I just wanted to share a copy of a case study that highlights the City of Biloxi’s climate adaptation story. Thank you to Rick Stickler, Kristin Greger, and Tracie Sempier for working with our office to help pull this together!
Marian Hanisko uploaded new file(s): fact-sheet-biloxi_final-2.pdf to Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice
Marian Hanisko posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Those of you who are interested in sea level rise tools and models might want to tune in to this webinar on Tuesday, July 1st at 2 p.m. central/ 3 p.m. eastern. Tom Doyle with USGS will be the guest speaker, and his presentation is titled, “Sea-level Rise Modeling Handbook: Resource Guide for Coastal Land Managers, Engineers, and Scientists”
Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Check it out! The US Conference of Mayors just passed a resolution on using natural infrastructure. And it mentions SLR…
Here’s a link to all the resolutions, and the text of the natural infrastructure resolution.Resolution to Prioritize Natural Infrastructure from the United States Conference of Mayors’ 82nd Annual Meeting, June 20-23,…[Read more]
Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 weeks, 5 days ago
RISKY BUSINESS: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the US (Paulson, Bloomberg, Steyer project.)
Exec Summary and download here:
http://riskybusiness.org/report/overview/executive-summary
Media…[Read more]
Heidi Stiller uploaded the file: NOAA State of the Science Fact Sheet: Interpreting How Climate Change Affects Extreme Events to Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 3 weeks, 6 days ago
This April 2014 summary of extreme weather and climate events was developed by NOAA scientists and approved by NOAA’s Research Council.
Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 1 month, 1 week ago
Hi everyone. The Southern Regional Climate Center has released a new version of their “Gulf and Coastal Region Quarterly Climate Summary,” available here:
http://drought.gov/media/pgfiles/RC_Gulf_April-2014_Final.pdf
These Summaries are designed for non-technical audiences (including media and political contacts), and are intended to provide…[Read more]
Wesley Shaw posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 1 month, 2 weeks ago
For those who haven’t seen the new CC and SLR video from the Story Group:
National Climate Assessment: Coasts chapter on Vimeo“We are a coastal country,” says Susanne C. Moser, a convening lead author for the National Climate Assessment’s Coasts chapter, with 94,000 miles of…
Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months ago
Seeing more and more discussion about climate adaptation / resilience in the private sector. Here’s an interesting Harvard Business Review blog post spurred by the release of the NCA:
http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/05/why-you-need-a-resilience-strategy-now/
Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 1 week ago
The National Climate Assessment has been released. Here’s an announcement, with links and highlights, from the USGCRP’s Adaptation Science Interagency Working Group Co-chairs:
We are so pleased to support today’s release of the Third National Climate Assessment: Climate Change Impacts in the United States. The Third National Climate Assessment…[Read more]
Marian Hanisko posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 1 week ago
Here’s some info about a climate change communications webinar this Thursday (May 8th) from 2-3:30 p.m. eastern. Angie Richman is one of the guest speakers, and she delivered a great climate communication webinar for our CoP in August of 2012. Here’s the info in case you would like to join:
It Takes a Village: Effectively Communicating about…[Read more]
Amy Clark posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Exciting news! NOAA Climate.gov was selected by the International Academy of the Digital Arts & Sciences to receive two Webby Awards. The site also garnered a People’s Voice Award which is determined by popular vote. The Webby awards are the leading international awards honoring Internet excellence.
Specifically, Climate.gov is a Webby Award…[Read more]
Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Good piece on Marketplace this morning about how to talk about Climate Change…
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/climate-change-how-talk-about-bad-news
Tracie Sempier posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Just a reminder to help us get the word out about the small grants RFP the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Resilience Team released for communities to address vulnerabilities found in the Resilience Index process. Deadline for proposals is May 2nd. The full announcement and RFP can be found at: http://masgc.org/funding
Heidi Stiller posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Climate adaptation webinar from Ecoadapt on May 22nd!
Greetings Fellow Adaptation Practitioners -
We hope you can join us Thursday May 22, 1:00-2:00 PM EDT for the quarterly National Adaptation Forum Webinar: Community Adaptation in the City. The webinar will include presentations and panel discussions with:
Kara Reeve, Climate-Smart…[Read more]
Tracie Sempier posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Financial Resilience Training for Communities-Lake Charles, LA
We would like to invite you to participate in a workshop on Financial Resilience of local governments to natural disasters scheduled for Tuesday, May 13th, from 9:00am to 4:00pm in Lake Charles, LA. This workshop is being co-sponsored with the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland…[Read more]
Jody Thompson posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Join the EDEN CoP tomorrow at 2 pm Eastern to hear Dr. Amy Dronberger discuss her research findings on who should help and what should they do to build resiliency in their communities. Bev Maltsberger will moderate this important webinar. See details about the webinar here.
It’s not too late to register!
Craig Davis joined the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Whitney Gray posted an update in the group Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice 2 months, 4 weeks ago
I found the following story on the NPR iPad App
As La. Coast Recedes, Battle Rages Over Who Should Pay
by Debbie Elliott
NPR – April 16, 2014
A flood protection authority is suing to try to hold the oil and gas industries responsible for Louisiana’s land crisis. But policymakers are trying to stop the lawsuit, saying it’s bad for business.- Load More
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