Great Lakes Climate Adaptation Toolkit
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Rachel GreggOverview
EcoAdapt and Freshwater Future are committed to help Great Lakes communities respond to the effects of climate change impacts, and have developed the Great Lakes Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit with funding support from the Kresge Foundation. The toolkit is one component of Freshwater Future’s Great Lakes Community Climate Program, which includes workshops to train community groups on how to consider climate change impacts in their work and a grants program to assist with implementation of on-the-ground projects.
The toolkit is divided in the following six parts:
- Improve Your Project's Success: Consider Climate Change and Adaptation: A primer on climate change and adaptation which includes climate variability and change in the Great Lakes region, climate impacts to plants, animals, and people, and a getting started on climate adaptation section.
- Four case studies on how community groups are incorporating climate change into their work, including the economic impacts and opportunities, community values, community engagement and action, and laws and regulations. (1) Protecting the Local Economy from Climate Impacts; (2) Starting Climate Adaptation Where Community Concerns Exist; (3) Bringing Stormwater Management Down to the Neighborhood; (4) Using Legal Tools to Protect Lakes and Rivers from Climate Impacts
- Talking Climate: 10 Do's and Don'ts of Discussing Climate Change: A communications guidance on issues and success.
- What Does a More Variable Climate Mean for Great Lakes Communities: Why a more variable climate matters to your community.
- Great Lakes Climate Change Fact Sheets: Information on specific Great Lakes climate impacts (air temperature, lake levels, precipitation) and understanding the difference between mitigation and adaptation.
- EcoAdapt's Climate Vulnerability Assessment Quick Guide: A guide to assist with vulnerability assessments.
The toolkit is available for free by contacting Freshwater Future at (231) 348-8200. For more information on the Great Lakes Community Climate Program visit www.freshwaterfuture.org.
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Community groups and planners, local/state/regional planners, water resource managers, educators
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