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Gulf of Mexico Climate Outreach Community of Practice
Public Group active 1 week agoThe 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
Document List
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INCORPORATING SEA LEVEL CHANGE SCENARIOS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
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This guide was developed by several NOAA offices (CSC, NGS, COOPS, and OCS) to help communities develop and apply sea level change scenarios. This guide is a \'user-friendly\' companion piece to a technical report.
From the document:
Incorporating sea level change into planning processes involves more than selecting a number. That is why this document advocates the scenario approach.
Using the information provided here, communities can develop a process that incorporates a range of possibilities and factors. With this information various scenarios can be developed, both in terms of projections
and responses, to meet the specific circumstances of a community. Moreover, working through the scenario development process provides the data and information that officials will need to make communities readily adaptable to changing circumstances.
“Incorporating Sea Level Change Scenarios at the Local Level” is a “low-tech” companion for a technical report
created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The original document, Technical Considerations for Use of Geospatial Data in Sea Level Change Mapping and Assessment, can be found on the
following websites:
NOAA Coastal Services Center
www.csc.noaa.gov/publications/slc_tech.pdf
NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/publications/tech_rpt_57.pdf
NOAA National Geodetic Survey
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Implementing Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons Learned from 10 Examples
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\"This paper presents ten examples of cities and counties around the country. Each highlights the key lessons learned in the process of moving from planning to implementation on climate adaptation. The purpose of this report is to inform and inspire other communities in their efforts to advance climate adaptation. We also hope this report will be useful to organizations dedicated to helping communities adapt to climate change.\"
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webinar to focus on coastal climate-change adaptation tool.doc
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A free webinar on Thursday, March 1, at 1 p.m. Central time, will illustrate the use of the Vulnerability and Consequences Adaptation Planning Scenarios (VCAPS) tool. The VCAPS process can be used to increase the shared understanding of climate-related impacts on coastal communities between local officials, municipal staff and other stakeholders. -
FEMA Climate Change Adaptation Policy (11-1-2011)
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This policy statement identifies seven initial actions FEMA will take to help integrate climate adaptation considerations into programs and operations. -
Climate Funding Opportunities (as of January 15, 2012)
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This document includes Federal, Non-Profit, and Foundation opportunities.
NOTE: These opportunities represent a snapshot of what is currently available (as of January 15, 2012). Future grant opportunities are contingent upon funding appropriations. -
Climate Scenarios: A Florida-Centric View (Nov. 2011)
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\"The purpose of this document is to provide an informed opinion on future climate scenarios relevant to Florida. It offers a primer on Florida’s vulnerabilities to climate variability and change...The uniqueness of this document is that it broadens the discussion of a rather restrictive sounding title like \'climate scenarios\' to involve experts in sociology, environmental law, and economics, in addition to oceanography and meteorology.\"
I definitely recommend this report to those of us in FL, but others in the Gulf may be interested as well -- it\'s a somewhat technical document, but fairly accessible, and I really like the FAQ sections -- good info about what we do and do not know about sources and impacts of climate change, and I thought the coverage of hurricane frequency and intensity was particularly good. -
csep invite class 2012.docx
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Climate Stewards Education Project – Class of 2012 (Deadline: January 13): NOAA manages an exciting national education initiative for formal and informal educators – the Climate Stewards Education Project (CSEP). The goals of this project are to provide educators with sustained professional development, collaborative tools, and support to build a climate-literate public that is actively engaged in climate stewardship activities. They are seeking 40 new educators to join the CSEP community in 2012. Please see the attached Project Invitation Letter and Application Agreement for more information. Application Agreements should be completed and emailed to: Bruce.Moravchik@noaa.gov by January 13, 2012. Applicants will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Applicants accepted into the program will be notified in early February. Amy Clark (amy.clark@noaa.gov) can also answer questions about the program. -
Gulf of Mexico Climate Adaptation Inventory December 2011
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Here\'s an updated copy of the Gulf of Mexico Climate Adaptation Inventory. New projects and updates are highlighted. If you have a project you would like to see included in the inventory, please let me know. -
Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in November 2011
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This study was conducted by the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.
Interview dates: October 20, 2011 – November 16, 2011. Interviews: 1,000 Adults (18+) -
climate cop qa summary 11.30.11.doc
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I\'ve attached results from our Q/A session following Taibur\'s webinar on climate change impacts in Bangladesh. We received one question after the webinar ended. Please comment if you know the answer!
\"Do you know of negotiations between Bangladesh and India to encourage India to enter into binding reductions?\" -
offshore oil and the deepwater-horizon - social effects - interim findings.pdf
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Hello All - Just received this interim report from the University of Arizona regarding social effects on Gulf coast communities and the oil spill. Pretty interesting stuff - in the event you did not receive this thought you might find some of the information valuable. May also have something to contribute to their final work. Lee,
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Climate Change: Impact on Bangladesh and Climate Justice
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In case you missed our CoP webinar this week, I\'m uploading Taibur\'s presentation about climate change impacts on Bangladesh. The presentation begins with an overview of the country including location, demographics, history, and economics. All of this info provides meaningful context to help the viewer understand why climate change is such a critical issue for the citizens of Bangladesh. The slides continue with information about how climate is changing, specific impacts on Bangladesh, and how the country is adapting. Be sure to watch the associated video clips, which I\'m also uploading here. If you have questions about this information, Taibur is a member of the StormSmart Connect network, and you can message him directly for more information. -
Talking about a revolution: climate change and the media (An International Institute for Environment and Development briefing)
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The paper reviews how the media reports on, and what people think about, climate change in different parts of the world. The issue has never been higher on the media’s agenda, yet problems persist in the way it is reported. While the media is not entirely to blame, it can do much to improve its telling of climate change stories. -
USACE SEA-LEVEL CHANGE CONSIDERATIONS FOR CIVIL WORKS PROGRAMS
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This circular provides United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) guidance for incorporating the direct and indirect physical effects of projected future sea-level change across the project life cycle in managing, planning, engineering, designing, constructing,
operating, and maintaining USACE projects and systems of projects. ... Impacts to coastal and estuarine zones caused by sea-level change must be considered in all phases of Civil Works programs. -
American Climate Attitudes
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American Climate Attitudes: An Analysis of Public Opinion Trends and Recommendations for Advancing Public Engagement on Global Warming
CARA PIKE
Director, the Social Capital Project of The Resource Innovation Group
MEREDITH HERR
Senior Associate, the Social Capital Project of The Resource Innovation Group
May 2011
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Climate Change in the American Mind
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This is a powerpoint presentation delivered to the NOAA Climate Board by Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, Director, Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, on November 4th, 2011. The presentation shares public opinion research results from 2008, 2010, and 2011. -
Adaptation Tool Kit: Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Land Use
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This new toolkit from the Georgetown Climate Center \"explores 18 different land-use tools that can be used to preemptively respond to the threats posed by sea-level rise to both public and private coastal development and infrastructure, and strives to assist governments in determining which tools to employ to meet their unique socio-economic and political contexts\"
Adaptation Tool Kit: Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Land Use
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Communicating climate change risks in a skeptical world
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Communicating climate change risks in a skeptical world
John D. Sterman
This article makes the case for experiential learning and plain language for effective risk communication re: climate change
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Shaping Climate-Resilient Development: A Framework for Decision-Making
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This 2009 report from the Economics of Climate Adaptation Working Group (a consortium that includes SwissRe, GEF, Rockefeller Foundation, and others) focuses on the economic aspects of adaptation, outlining a risk-management approach/framework for national and local decision-makers. The report is based on 8 case studies (including a So. FL case focused on hurricane risk, and a Samoa example focused on SLR risk.)
The \"cost curve\" component of the methodology is interesting -- they did cost-benefit analysis of various adaptation measures for each of their case study locations, and determined which would have benefits outweighing costs. See p.48 for an example cost curve for south FL. -
Inching Forward on ‘Holy Grail’ Of Climate Change/Weather Link?
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Some researchers may be getting closer to ‘attributing’ a global warming/severe weather event connection, Nature reports. But challenges are seen as substantial, and ‘absolute confidence’ in fingerprinting will likely remain elusive.
From: the YALE forum on CLIMATE CHANGE & THE MEDIA
