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Climate Change and Human Health in New Hampshire: An Impact Assessment
May 2015
Prepared by the Sustainability Institute at the University of New Hampshire, this report provides an assessment of past and projected future climate change in New Hampshire, summarizes current knowledge on the health impacts of climate change, and outlines the potential climate-related human health impacts in New Hampshire in the coming decades.
Related Organizations: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Resource Category: Assessments
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Bounce Forward – Urban Resilience in an Era of Climate Change
May 2015
Island Press launched the Urban Resilience Project in 2013, with support from The Kresge Foundation. An output of the project, this report proposes a framework for planning and taking action on urban resilience - drawing on a literature review and a series of consultations of organizers, researchers, planners, and others actively involved.
Related Organizations: Island Press, The Kresge Foundation
Resource Category: Solutions
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Tracking Coastal Adaptation: Implementing California’s Innovative Sea Level Rise Planning Database
May 2015
Tracking Coastal Adaptation is a policy brief from the UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment regarding A. B. 2516, a 2014 law that requires California to develop a publicly accessible online database of sea-level rise planning actions taken by state agencies and selected other entities. This policy brief provides recommendations to the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), Ocean Protection Council (OPC), and California Legislature regarding how to harness A. B. 2516 to enhance coastal climate change preparedness in California.
Related Organizations: Susanne Moser Research and Consulting, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Megan M. Herzog, Susanne C. Moser, Sarah Newkirk
Resource Category: Solutions
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New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Article 23: Landscape, Stormwater Management, and Screening
May 2015
In 2015, the New Orleans City Council adopted a new Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO). Article 23 of the CZO addresses landscaping and stormwater management with the intended purpose of reducing the urban heat island effect, decreasing flooding and strains on the existing drainage system, improving water conservation, and protecting public health, safety, and welfare. Article 23 of the CZO does not directly mention climate change or climate adaptation, but does specify regulations that can improve the cities ability to manage stormwater in the face of increased precipitation and mitigate heat in the face of rising temperatures though green infrastructure.
Related Organizations: City of New Orleans, Louisiana
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the North-central California Coast and Ocean
May 2015
From the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this vulnerability assessment is a science-based effort to identify how and why focal resources - including habitats, species, and ecosystem services - across the North-central California coast and ocean region are likely to be affected by future climate conditions.
Related Organizations: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Department of the Interior (DOI): California Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Sara Hutto, S.V Hutto, K.D. Higgason, J.M. Kershner, W.A. Reynier, D.S. Gregg
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Game of Floods
May 2015
The County of Marin, California's “Game of Floods” is an interactive game on sea level rise climate adaptation for Marin and the San Francisco Bay Area. The game is a model for public engagement and education on coastal adaptation - with information on climate impacts and adaptation options, encouraging discussions on the benefits and tradeoffs of adaptation measures.
Related Organizations: Marin County Community Development Agency
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal Parks: Estimating the Exposure of Park Assets to 1 meter of Sea-Level Rise - Transportation Assets
May 2015
The National Park Service (NPS) produced this report assessing assets in coastal parks that may be threatened by a future one-meter rise in sea level. Over 10,000 assets were evaluated, including roads and trails, and 39 percent of assets (or $40 billion worth) in 40 coastal parks were designated as “high exposure. ” The report was intended to provide an overview of NPS' exposure to sea-level rise, but was not designed to inform decision-making about specific assets at the park-level. The analysis provides a methodology for assessing exposure of systems at a national or regional scale.
Related Organizations: National Park Service (NPS)
Resource Category: Assessments
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Catalog of Adaptation Techniques for Coastal and Waterfront Businesses: Options to Help Heal with the Impacts of Storms and Sea Level Rise
May 2015
The Rhode Island Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan (Beach SAMP) is a partnership between state agencies and the University of Rhode Island to prepare for climate change in coastal communities. Developed by the Beach SAMP team, this catalog provides guidance to business owners to understand exposure to climate change and safeguard buildings from damage. Tips range from reinforcing roofs and raising utility structures, to installing flood gates and utilizing green infrastructure for stormwater management.
Related Organizations: Rhode Island Sea Grant, University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center
Resource Category: Solutions
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Creating and Maintaining Resilient Forests in Vermont: Adapting Forests to Climate Change
May 2015
The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation assessed the impacts of climate change on forests throughout the state, and developed the state’s first guide to forest adaptation. The report provides forest practitioners with a comprehensive review of adaptation strategies for current and projected climate change, as well as many policy-level strategies have been included in recognition of the connections between statewide policy and forest management.
Related Organizations: Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Authors or Affiliated Users: James Horton, Matthew Langlais, Timothy Morton, David Paganelli, Nancy Patch, Sandra Wilmot
Resource Category: Planning
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New Hampshire Coastal Viewer
2015
The New Hampshire Coastal Viewer is an online mapping tool with coastal resources spatial data, hazards-related spatial data, and other spatial data sets for New Hampshire's 42 coastal watershed communities. Launched in 2015, this tool provides users the ability to access more than 150 spatial data sets, and to make and share their own customized maps.
Related Organizations: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, University of New Hampshire
Resource Category: Data and tools
