Decision Support and Practice-Relevant Research: The View from the User Side Joseph F. Bouchard, PhD Fellow, blue moon fund Coastal Virginia Climate Change.

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Decision Support and Practice-Relevant Research: The View from the User Side Joseph F. Bouchard, PhD Fellow, blue moon fund Coastal Virginia Climate Change Adaptation Program August 12, 2015

Your Challenge: A Plethora of Users And they have needs that vary widely “All climate change is local” Government: Federal, state, local, tribal, regional bodies Geographic scope of their responsibilities Functions fragmented across departments and agencies Overlapping responsibilities Different needs for different “customers” Professionals: engineers, planners, front-line managers Elected/appointed officials and legislators The public Politics can drive data and analysis requirements Remember Appomattox Don’t forget other important users Business and industry Advocacy organizations and other non-profits

What Users Want – And What Makes Them Froggy What they want: CERTAINTY DON’T GIVE IT TO THEM! Consistency and knowing who to turn to for information and advice Most users are not good at planning under uncertainty Quantifying risk is critical, but extraordinarily difficult Prioritizing vulnerabilities is essential, but also very difficult Under conditions of uncertainty politics skews the process One of the most pressing needs: Assessment methodologies, planning tools and management approaches

A Few Specific Needs Local relative sea level rise projections Highly accurate, highly granular subsidence rates Impact of sea level rise on other physical processes The interaction of climate change and other environmental concerns The role of natural infrastructure (green vs. gray infrastructure) Better storm surge predictions Impact on vulnerable populations Can adaptation and resilience measures mitigate public health concerns?

A Couple Final Thoughts How Not to Adapt to Sea Level Rise Joe’s Retirement Home Listen to your users Users are not interested in your academic careers Beware debating demagogues Do not underestimate the difficulty of educating the public Understand the timeframes within which users think Persevere!

Questions, Comments, Sage Advice, Wild Applause? Ready for Sea Level Rise