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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.

Resource Category: Assessments

 

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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.

Resource Category: Education and Outreach

 

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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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EPA Smart Growth: Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities

2011

EPA's Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities seeks to provide targeted technical assistance to communities to protect the environment, promote equitable development and help address the challenges of climate change using a variety of tools that have demonstrated results and widespread application. This technical assistance is designed to help selected local and/or tribal governments to implement development approaches that improve public health, create jobs, expand economic opportunity, and improve overall quality of life.

Resource Category: Data and tools

 

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America’s Climate Choices: A Conversation on America’s Climate Choices

2011

The report, 'A Conversation on America's Climate Choices,' is the final volume of the America’s Climate Choices suite of activities - a series of five studies requested by Congress.  This report gives an overview of the nation’s options for responding to climate change impacts through broad adaptation strategies. The document offers advice on how to weigh the potential risks and benefits associated with different actions that might be taken to respond to climate change, and how to ensure that actions are as effective as possible.

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Conveying the Human Implications of Climate Change: A Climate Change Communication Primer for Public Health Professionals

2011

This primer was developed to help public health professionals communicate the health implications of climate change to the public, for policy makers, and for other professionals whose work is - or will be - affected by climate change. The report addresses how to "get the message right" on the climate change implications for public health, and how to get the message out. 

Authors or Affiliated Users: Edward Maibach, Matthew Nisbet, Melinda Weathers

Resource Category: Education and Outreach

 

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