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Climate Communication Leadership Series Replication Guide
July 2018
The Climate Communications Leadership Series was created by the Utah Climate Action Network and Utah Clean Energy, in part during a workshop that was held in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2018. The series was further developed from lessons learned in this pilot project, and a guide was developed so the model can be replicated in other communities. The program replication guide offers curriculum suggestions, exercises, design files and recruitment materials that can be used to deliver a locally tailored climate communications program.
Related Organizations: Utah Climate Action Network
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Framework for Engaging Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses in Maryland on Climate Resilience
May 2017
From the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), this Framework provides guidance to state and local governments on how to engage with and assist small- to medium-sized businesses interested in enhancing their resilience to climate change. The report offers recommendations on how governments can address the resources and information needs of these businesses, and highlights four key recommendations for engaging small business on climate resilience. C2ES asserts that assisting small and medium businesses in resilience planning protects local economies and is mutually beneficial for the public and private sectors.
Related Organizations: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Katy Maher, Janet Peace
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Certification Program
2017
The Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP) Certification Program is a voluntary credential for professionals who design, install and maintain sustainable landscapes in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The goal of the certification program is to certify professionals throughout the watershed who can maintain conservation landscapes that help reduce stormwater runoff, in turn benefiting local residents and ecosystems.
Related Organizations: Wetlands Watch, Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, University of Maryland, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Maryland Sea Grant
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Climate Adaptation Workshop for Minnesota Higher Educational Institutions
January 31, 2017
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency worked with a team of college and university representatives to develop a one-day workshop "Climate Adaptation in Minnesota Higher Educational Institutions" to further build climate adaptation leadership on Minnesota campuses. The event was held on January 31st, 2017 at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus. Approximately 130 college and university faculty, staff and students participated in this interactive program. The goals of the workshop were to illustrate how higher educational institutions can recognize the impacts of climate change, develop adaptation strategies, and inspire resilient solutions in Minnesota.
Related Organizations: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, University of Minnesota
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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FEMA: How to Prepare for a Wildfire
This wildfire safety brief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers strategies to help protect yourself before, during, and after a wildfire. It also reviews how to protect your property - describing construction and fire-resistant materials, as well as creating landscaping zones designed for defensible space and reducing flammable vegetation.
Related Organizations: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Professional Societies and Climate Change
January 2017
This report provides an analysis of how urban-focused professional societies are integrating climate change into their member engagement activities. The results indicate that most urban-focused professional societies in the United States are working to educate their members on climate change issues, but few have adopted a holistic approach that includes adaptation, mitigation and the explicit consideration of social justice.
Related Organizations: The Kresge Foundation
Authors or Affiliated Users: Missy Stults, Sara Meerow
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Greening Your Community through Cost-Effective LID
This series of five fact sheets explain Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), and sustainable design in order to help communities understand and adopt smart land use. This information describes how LID and GI not only help to manage stormwater and improve groundwater supplies, but also can reduce flooding, improve water quality, lower maintenance costs, and increase property values. MassAudubon suggests that preserving existing GI is a first line of defense against climate impacts such as increased storm intensities, while achieving long-term cost savings.
Related Organizations: Massachusetts Audubon Society
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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EPA Climate and Health Assessment Kits
December 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed climate communication materials that summarize key points from the USGCRP U.S. Climate and Health Assessment for the different populations that are disproportionately affected by climate-change impacts. The assessment provides a comprehensive analysis of observed and projected health impacts from climate change, and specifies the impacts on a range of vulnerable populations. The eight assessment kits distill this information and focus on the climate impact attributes respective to each population of concern, while offering educational materials and communication strategies.
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Fostering and Communicating Sustainable Lifestyles: Principles and Emerging Practices
December 2016
This report provided by the UN Environment Program outlines operating principles to guide the design, adaptation, and evaluation of “sustainable lifestyle” campaigns and initiatives. The report identifies strategies for developing community level sustainability projects, and provides guidance for effective communication, framing and engagement approaches. It includes 16 unique global case studies that represent various aspects of sustainable living - from compact communities, an agro-ecological marketplace, to a non-profit saving sharks from shark fin soup.
Related Organizations: United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Climate Access
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Rural Climate Dialogues: Minnesota State Convening
September 2016
This brief report summarizes “Dialogues” or discussions between Minnesota state agencies and local community members to begin planning for climate change and resilience in rural Minnesota. The Jefferson Center and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy convened three Rural Climate Dialogues - in Stevens, Itasca, and Winona Counties - generating “deliberative public engagement” and a shared community response to address climate change. A common priority expressed by all three communities was the need to support local initiatives through state agencies and programs.
Related Organizations: Jefferson Center, The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
