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Climate Ready Communities Practical Guide to Developing Climate Resilience

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Agriculture

Biodiversity

Conservation / Restoration

Fisheries

Tourism / Recreation

Water Resources

Wildlife

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Conservation / Restoration

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Summary:

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Marine Park Zoning Plan is the primary planning vehicle for conservation and management of the GBR Marine Park. Management is shared between the Australian and Queensland governments, and day-to-day operations are overseen by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.

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Conservation / Restoration

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The British Columbia Government released a Climate Action Plan in 2008. As part of the effort to address climate change, the government is building a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy to address climate change impacts as it continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the province.

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Agriculture

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Education / Outreach

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Forestry

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Public Health

Research

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

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In October 2010, the U.S. Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force released a series of recommendations to President Obama on how federal agencies could coordinate and collaborate on a national adaptation strategy. The Task Force released two progress reports in 2010 and 2011, and plans to continue to support implementation of the recommendations.

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Public Health

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The U.S. Global Change Research Program’s mission is “to build a knowledge base that informs human responses to climate and global change through coordinated and integrated federal programs of research, education, communication, and decision support.” The Program produces assessments of climate change and its implications, participates in the U.S.

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Agriculture

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The Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions (ACASA) Project is a partnership among the provincial governments of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick, and regional stakeholders including nonprofits, tribal governments, and industry.

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Agriculture

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Water Resources

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Summary:

The Clark Fork watershed extends from Butte, MT to Sandpoint, ID and drains nearly the entire western portion of Montana. Based on decades of data and observations, it is clear that the Clark Fork River basin is already experiencing changing climate conditions including droughts, increased wildfires, decreased snowpack, shrinking glaciers, and early runoff.

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Climate Justice

Conservation / Restoration

Development (socioeconomic)

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Fisheries

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Transportation / Infrastructure

Water Resources

Summary:

According to ClimateBC modeling projections, the Clayoquot Sound region can expect the mean annual temperature to increase as much as 4°C by the 2080s under the more extreme scenario (A1F1: increasing emissions).

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Aquaculture

Conservation / Restoration

Development (socioeconomic)

Disaster Risk Management

Fisheries

Forestry

Land Use Planning

Public Health

Tourism / Recreation

Transportation / Infrastructure

Water Resources

Wildlife

Summary:

The Puerto Rico Coastal Management Program (PRCZMP) is conducting a two-year Coastal Adaptation Project. The goal is to develop a coastal zone vulnerability assessment and appropriate adaptation strategies to help Puerto Rico cope with existing coastal hazards and future climate changes.

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Agriculture

Conservation / Restoration

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Energy

Fisheries

Forestry

Land Use Planning

Policy

Public Health

Research

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

Tourism / Recreation

Transportation / Infrastructure

Water Resources

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Summary:

Climate change presents an uncertain future with potentially high costs for Missoula County in western Montana. The area's economy and high quality of life that draw and keep people in the region could be in jeopardy due to changes in average temperature, stream flows, and precipitation.

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Agriculture

Conservation / Restoration

Development (socioeconomic)

Energy

Fisheries

Public Health

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

Tourism / Recreation

Water Resources

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Summary:

The Northern Great Plains stretch 450 miles long and 175 miles wide across Canada and the United States.

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Development (socioeconomic)

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Water Resources

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The Regional Adaptation Collaboratives (RAC) Climate Change Program was designed to help Canadian communities prepare for and adapt to the regional impacts of climate change. The six RACs work with federal, provincial, local, and community partners to identify climate-related issues and develop place-specific solutions to mitigate adverse impacts in the future.

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Agriculture

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Education / Outreach

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Forestry

Land Use Planning

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Public Health

Research

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

Tourism / Recreation

Transportation / Infrastructure

Water Resources

Wildlife

Summary:

The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) was created to support the efforts of multiple stakeholders charged with identifying vulnerabilities to climate change and developing adaptation strategies. WICCI released an impacts and adaptation strategies assessment in 2011 as a first step toward developing a statewide climate change adaptation strategy.

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Sector Addressed:

Conservation / Restoration

Education / Outreach

Fisheries

Research

Tourism / Recreation

Wildlife

Summary:

The Range Extension Database and Mapping project (Redmap) is a citizen science effort to engage fishermen, divers, and other marine enthusiasts and professionals in monitoring for species range shifts through an online “spot, log, and map” tool. It is also being used as a climate change awareness and education tool with those same constituencies.

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Conservation / Restoration

Fisheries

Public Health

Tourism / Recreation

Water Resources

Wildlife

Summary:

A comprehensive watershed management plan has been developed to help guide the restoration of Three Mile Creek, an urban watershed located near Mobile, Alabama. Three Mile Creek suffers significant non-point source pollution and sedimentation issues, and is also vulnerable to climate change impacts, including sea level rise and increasing storm surge.

Sector Addressed:

Aquaculture

Culture/communities

Education / Outreach

Fisheries

Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods

Tourism / Recreation

Water Resources

Sector Addressed:

Agriculture

Aquaculture

Conservation / Restoration

Development (socioeconomic)

Disaster Risk Management

Education / Outreach

Fisheries

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Land Use Planning

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Climate Ready Communities Practical Guide to Developing Climate Resilience

The State of Climate-Informed Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Resources of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

Climate Risk Management Practices

Using climate science to plan for sustainable use of the Great Barrier Reef

British Columbia Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

Creating a National Adaptation Strategy for the United States: The Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force

U.S. Global Change Research Program

Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions (ACASA)

Low Flows and Hot Trout: Dealing with the Effects of Climate Change in the Clark Fork Watershed

Climate Adaptation in the Clayoquot Sound

Puerto Rico Coastal Adaptation Project

Preparing for a Changing Climate in Missoula County and Western Montana

Ocean of Grass: An Ecoregional Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the Northern Great Plains

Canada’s Regional Adaptation Collaboratives Climate Change Program

Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts: A Bottom-Up Approach to Developing Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

Using Citizen Science to Monitor Species Range Shifts in a Changing Climate: Range Extension Database and Mapping Project (Redmap)

Restoring Three Mile Creek via a Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan

Rapid Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Strategies for the National Marine Sanctuary and Territory of American Samoa

Drought Management Database

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