All Resources Authored by the Georgetown Climate Center
This page includes all resources developed and authored by the Georgetown Climate Center. For more information about the Georgetown Climate Center's adaptation work, visit our webpage by clicking here.
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August 19, 2015
This case study, developed by the Georgetown Climate Center, examines state and local activities in Louisiana to reduce coastal vulnerability from sea level rise, extreme storms, and land subsidence. It focuses on how the state is prioritizing and designing coastal flood protection and restoration projects in consideration of future sea-level rise through the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Jessica Grannis, Vicki Arroyo, Myriam Alexander-Kearns
Resource Category: Solutions
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August 2015
This case study discusses how Washington DC is preparing for the impacts of climate change including sea-level rise, increasing flood risks, and heat waves. The case study explores how District agencies integrated considerations of climate change when developing the city's Sustainable DC plan, which was developed through an interagency working group. This effort spurred the development of a city-wide vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan. The case study also explores the District’s efforts to reduce urban heat islands by making grants to pilot the use of cool roofs, implementing the Smart Roof Initiative to retrofit District-owned buildings, and adopting of a new Green Building Code.
Author or Affiliated User: Sara Hoverter
Resource Category: Solutions
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June 2015
This white paper makes recommendations about how risks disclosures can be used by regulators to ensure that insurance is priced to consider future climate risks, and that insurance is sending accurate price signals about the need to adapt.
Author or Affiliated User: Victor B. Flatt
Resource Category: Solutions
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January 2015
After visiting more than 30 communities across the U.S. that are preparing for climate change, two enterprising young authors identify six big lessons from ongoing adaptation work in this report released by the Georgetown Climate Center.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Allie Goldstein, Kirsten Howard
Resource Category: Solutions
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December 1, 2014
Federal agencies released updated adaptation and sustainability plans on October 31, 2014. The updated plans build and improve upon the first phase of plans released in 2013. For the first time, the plans include discussion of how agencies can leverage existing federal programs to better support and remove barriers to state, local, and tribal adaptation efforts.
Resource Category: Planning
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September 4, 2014
The Georgetown Climate Center released 100 recommendations to improve federal programs that could be used to prepare for climate change. The report will inform the White House State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.
Resource Category: Solutions
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July 9, 2014
In this synthesis report to the Kresge Foundation, the Georgetown Climate Center shares some of the lessons learned from its adaptation work in recent years. The report includes a number of short case studies highlighting successful efforts and barriers to change.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Jessica Grannis, Vicki Arroyo, Sara Hoverter
Resource Category: Solutions
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June 20, 2014
A number of states and local governments are already taking tangible actions to address their growing vulnerability to severe storms, persistent drought, worsening flooding, and devastating wildfires.
Resource Category: Solutions
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April 2014
The purpose of this report is to capture best practices and lessons learned from experts in the field who are contributing to an integrated approach to climate adaptation and mitigation. These best practice and lessons learned are from the “Climate Adaptation + Mitigation Synergies: Pursuing Implementation Pilots” symposium and workshop sessions held at the 14th National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment Conference held in Washington, DC From January 28-30, 2014.
Resource Category: Solutions
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February 5, 2014
This content was prepared by the Georgetown Climate Center and Rutgers Climate Institute to assist decision makers, scientists, and reporters in communicating about climate change in New Jersey.
Resource Category: Assessments
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