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Iowa Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Report

2011

This report presents the findings of a pilot project initiated by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work with stakeholders and governments in Iowa to investigate regional effects of climate change in hazard mitigation planning and other community planning processes. The primary findings and recommendations developed through this project are intended to inform federal and state agencies whose programs influence local land use and hazard mitigation planning, researchers that develop locally focused climate change information and tools, and communities trying to become more sustainable and resilient.

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NASA’s Innovations in Climate Education program (NICE)

2011

NASA Innovations in Climate Education, or NICE, is designed to improve the quality of the nation’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and enhance students’ and teachers’ literacy about global climate and Earth system change.

Resource Category: Education and Outreach

 

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Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS) Tools and Datasets

2011

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Global Change Research Program's Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS) project is developing tools and scenarios which are used by climate change modelers to develop projections of future climate. As a part of the ICLUS project, Geographic Information System (GIS) tools can be used to generate scenarios of housing-density changes and calculate impervious surface cover for the U. S. The ICLUS User’s Guide accompanies the tool. This product distributes the population projections and creates land use data described in the 2009 EPA report "Land-Use Scenarios: National-Scale Housing-Density Scenarios Consistent with Climate Change Storylines.

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Improving Drought Preparedness in the West

January 2011

The Western Governors' Association and Western States Water Council convened a series of workshops to engage constituents in evaluating progress in drought preparedness. The workshops brought together end-users of drought information from a variety of sectors, including agriculture, energy, navigation, water supply, cultural resources, and the environment.   Attendees included representatives of states, federal agencies, tribes, local governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.

Resource Category: Solutions

 

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The Future of Research on Climate Change Impacts on Water

2011

The outcome of a workshop between federal agencies and water industry professionals, this document identifies research needs and decision support tools to help practitioners develop climate change adaptation strategies for water supply, wastewater, and stormwater management. The report summarizes the research and decision tools needed to help develop strategies to adapt the water sector for current and future climate change impacts.

Author or Affiliated User: Robert S. Raucher

Resource Category: Planning

 

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Adapting to Climate Change: A Planning Guide for State Coastal Managers - A Great Lakes Supplement

2011

A supplement to Adapting to Climate Change: A Planning Guide for State Coastal Managers, this report is intended to be used as a companion to the 2010 planning guide. It provides more specificity on climate trends and potential climate change impacts and consequences affecting the Great Lakes coastal region, and it is designed to aid policy makers, coastal managers, and planning professionals as they begin to address the impacts of climate change. This Great Lakes supplemental report provides updated data and information on climate phenomena and the potential climate change impacts and consequences for Great Lakes coastal areas.

Authors or Affiliated Users: Terri L. Cruce, Eric Yurkovich

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Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment for Cities (GLAA-C)

2011

Conducted from 2011-2014, the Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment for Cities (GLAA-C) was an Integrated Assessment project supported by the University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute, the Kresge Foundation, and in collaboration with Great Lakes Integrated Sciences + Assessments (GLISA). The GLAA-C program was designed to work with cities throughout the Great Lakes region to better understand municipal level climate change impacts. The project also helped develop and implement a variety of adaptation measures throughout the region.

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The State of Marine and Coastal Adaptation in North America: A Synthesis of Emerging Ideas

January 2011

This report presents EcoAdapt's synthesis of climate adaptation projects throughout North America's marine and coastal environments. The report provides an overview of key climate change impacts on the natural and built environments in marine and coastal U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and a thorough review of adaptation options available to marine and coastal managers.

Authors or Affiliated Users: Rachel M. Gregg, Lara J. Hansen, Kirsten M. Feifel, Jessica L. Hitt, Jessi M. Kershner, Alex Score, Jennie R. Hoffman

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EPA Knowledge Building Series: Communicating Climate Change

2011

Part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Change Knowledge Building Series, this document provides information and advice on how to communicate climate change to give audiences a better understanding of the issue. The guide includes strategies for a wide range of audiences, from young students to community and business leaders.

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A Guidebook for Sustainability Performance Measurement for Transportation Agencies

2011

The Transportation Research Board’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 708: 'A Guidebook for Sustainability Performance Measurement for Transportation Agencies' describes the underlying principles of sustainability as it relates to transportation, possible goals that can be used to address those principles, and performance measures that can be used to address those goals.

Authors or Affiliated Users: Josias Zietsman, Tara Ramani, Joanne R. Potter, Virginia Reeder, Joshua DeFlorio

Resource Category: Monitoring and Reporting

 

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