Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Great Basin: A Policy Perspective on Resource Managers and the Use of Science in Decision Making

Eric Lindquist

Posted on: 7/18/2022 - Updated on: 11/07/2023

Sunflower Flats wildflowers, Great Basin - Shanell Owen, USFWS

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Published

2016-11

Abstract

This project aimed to contribute to effective decision making in the region for the scientific community and general public. Resource managers in the Great Basin are dealing with significant questions regarding how best to make decisions in the natural and human systems in response to climate change. Vulnerability assessments and other tools are used for climate change adaptation, but their effectiveness is not widely understood or examined. Assessing these tools for their utility and for their ability to translate science into accessible and available information for users, including the general public, is critical for the future viability and sustainability of the Great Basin. This project applied social and policy methods to these important questions. Findings in scientific and lay terms will be made available to decision makers and the general public in a variety of formats.

Citation

Eric Lindquist. (2016). Assessing climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Great Basin: a policy perspective on resource managers and the use of science in decision making. U.S. Geological Survey. https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/58d2e1cce4b0236b68f84fc0. 

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Affiliated Organizations

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

The USGS is a science organization that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable information.

Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC)

Established in 2010, the Northwest CASC (NW CASC) provides regionally-relevant scientific information, tools, and techniques to resource managers and communities in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Its purpose is to provide scientific information, tools, and techniques that managers and other parties interested in land, water, wildlife and cultural resources can use to anticipate, monitor, and adapt to climate change.

Keywords

Region

Document Type

Environmental Impact Statement or Assessment

Adaptation Phase

Assessment

Habitat/Biome Type

Grassland

Type of Adaptation Action/Strategy

Conduct vulnerability assessments and studies