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Community Level Assessments of Climate Change and Variability Arelia T. Werner and Trevor Q. Murdock and Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium May 28 th 2008 Scientist Involvement in the Decision-Making Process CMOS Kelowna, BC

Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Vision “…to stimulate collaboration between government, academe and industry to reduce vulnerability to extreme weather events, climate variability and the threat of global change. The consortium for climate impacts will bridge the gap between climate research and climate applications and will make practical information available to government, industry, and the public”.

Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Methods Develop publicly available climate impact tools online Make our publications and presentations available online Stay up-to-date on the latest data, analysis techniques and model outputs Apply the latest techniques in our analyses and streamline the process for easy replication Provide R-packages Report at the community level Work to build the capacity of a community climate advocate Create output that are tailored to suit the needs of the community Present results in stand-alone reports with vivid graphics

Community Assessment Projects RaincoastNorth Coast of Vancouver Island Columbia Basin Trust Advisory CommitteeKimberly & Elkford (Columbia Basin) UNBC and City of Prince GeorgePrince George Sustainability GroupCity of Vancouver Northern Climate ExchangeDawson City, YT Integrated Land Management Bureau Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Cariboo-Chilcotin City of Whitehorse & Northern Climate ExchangeWhitehorse, YT Robyn UBCSouth Coast of BC BC Hydro and the Ministry of the EnvironmentOverview for all of BC Metro Vancouver Regional DistrictGreater Vancouver Region Columbia Basin TrustCanadian Portion of the Columbia Basin Affiliated Community GroupProject Area

Climate Assessment Process Retrieve historical data (point and gridded) Evaluate trends Evaluate climate variability Demonstrate the range in GCM results Extract RCM and corresponding GCM data Display trends graphically Map trends, variability and projections Interpret findings Collaborate with climate advocate to write report

Challenges Disconnect between climate science researchers and the engineers and planners who have to apply this information Data on extremes is not readily available at the local level The Regional Analysis Tool (RAT) is currently not easily accessible to planners or engineers The concept of climate change versus climate variability remains hard to communicate due to a lack of unity on the topic in the scientific community

Future Directions Workshop with engineers and planners House and manage RCM outputs to assess uncertainty Hire a staff person at PCIC who will be responsible for downscaling Add functionality to RAT that reduces choices on scenarios and is more user-friendly Stay plugged in to work being done on selecting climate models (RCMs) that can replicate climate variability

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