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Tabletop Exercise Tool for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
The EPA developed the Tabletop Exercise Tool for Water Systems: Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Climate Resiliency (TTX Tool) to assist those interested in planning and facilitating tabletop exercises that focus on Water Sector-related issues.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Resource Category: Planning
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Integrated Assessment for Effective Climate Change Strategies in New York State
The “Integrated Assessment for Effective Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in New York State" project was undertaken by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) ClimAID science team. The vulnerability assessment considers the effects of climate change on New York, including rising sea levels, increasing temperatures, and changing weather patterns. The project draws upon both local experience and scientific knowledge by involving numerous stakeholders in eight key sectors: agriculture, communications, ecosystems, energy, ocean coastal zones, public health, transportation, and water resources.
Related Organizations: Columbia University, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Cornell University, The City University of New York
Resource Category: Assessments
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U.S. Forest Service (USFS): Climate Change Resource Center
The USFS Climate Change Resource Center (CCRC) is a reference website for resource managers and decision makers who need information and tools to address climate change - regarding both mitigation and adaptation - in planning and implementing projects. The website offers educational information, including basic science modules that explain climate and climate impacts, decision-support models, maps, simulations, case studies, and numerous toolkits and publications.
Related Organizations: Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), U.S. Forest Service Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center (WWETAC), USFS Northern Research Station, USFS Southern Research Station, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
Resource Category: Adaptation Websites
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Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) and Portal
The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) launched in November 2010 as a new National Science Digital Library (NSDL) Pathways project. It builds on the efforts of the Climate Literacy Network and the establishment of the Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science, to steward a broad collection of educational resources that facilitate students, teachers, and citizens in becoming climate literate.
Related Organizations: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Technical Education Research Centers (TERC), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Modeling Bird Distribution Responses to Climate Change: A mapping tool to assist land managers and scientists in California
This site allows users to see current and future maps of bird species distributions, vegetation, or climate variables. Using sophisticated species distribution modeling techniques, this site presents current and potential futures for bird communities in California based on different climate model outputs. Future bird distributions are based on regional climate model projections for the periods 2038-2070 (IPCC Scenario A2) and 2080-2099 (IPCC Scenario A1B). Models were developed for over 80 California Partners in Flight (CalPIF) focal species, of which 60 non-special-status species are represented in this tool.
Related Organizations: California Avian Data Center (CADC)
Resource Category: Monitoring and Reporting
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Chicago Community Climate Action Toolkit
The Field Museum's Chicago Community Climate Action Toolkit includes over 60 multimedia tools to help communities develop and carry out local climate action projects that build on community strengths and improve quality of life. The tools available document the experiences of community partners, present the basics of climate science as they relate to the Chicago, Illinois region, and provide ideas for local climate action.
Related Organizations: The Field Museum
Resource Category: Education and Outreach
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Hazards - United States (Hazus)
Hazards-United States (Hazus) is a nationally applicable standardized methodology that contains models for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. Hazus uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to estimate physical, economic, and social impacts of disasters. It graphically illustrates the limits of identified high-risk locations due to earthquake, hurricane, and floods. Users can then visualize the spatial relationships between populations and other more permanently fixed geographic assets or resources for the specific hazard being modeled, a crucial function in the pre-disaster planning process.
Related Organizations: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Resource Category: Data and tools
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Colorado Climate Preparedness Project Adaptation Database
The Colorado Climate Preparedness Project (CCPP) was initiated to to assist Colorado in continuing to prepare itself for climate variability and change by providing a catalog of climate vulnerabilities and current adaptation activities in the state. The project focuses on five key sectors that were identified by the state advisory team as particularly sensitive to the impacts of climate variability and change including: Water; Wildlife, ecosystems and forests; Electricity; Agriculture; and Climate-sensitive tourism and outdoor recreation.
Related Organizations: University of Colorado at Boulder, Western Water Assessment (WWA) - RISA
Resource Category: Adaptation Websites
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Sustainable Water Infrastructure Program
EPA's Sustainable Water Infrastructure Program provides technical support and financial resources to states to increase water and energy efficiency in water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Resource Category: Adaptation Websites
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EPA Region 5 Water Quality Cooperative Agreements (66.463 grants)
Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), these grants are designed to help states, Indian tribes, interstate agencies, and other public or nonprofit organizations address water pollution. Grant recipients develop, implement, and demonstrate innovative approaches relating to the causes, effects, extent, reduction, and elimination of water pollution.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Resource Category: Funding
