Helping Gulf Coast Communities Navigate Climate Considerations Ann Weaver March 6, 2012
Overview NOAA Coastal Services Center Climate Focus Data, Tools, Training Collaborative Efforts
NOAA Coastal Services Center Climate Commitment The Center provides the data, tools, and information coastal communities need: To understand the impacts of climate variability and change To take the steps necessary to plan for, respond to, and adapt to climate risks
Digital Coast
“ Snapshots” of Your County Coastal County Snapshots
“Snapshots” of County Flood Hazards
“Snapshots” of County Flood Hazards Jackson County, Mississippi
“Snapshots” of County Economic Data
“Snapshots” of County Wetland Data
CanVis Visualization Software
CanVis Visualization Software Easy to Use No Geographic Information System (GIS) Required Present Day / Current Conditions Simulation Approximately 1.5 meters (~5 feet) above Mean High Water
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer
Sea Level Rise Impacts 1 ft. SLR Current
Visualizing Confidence
Marsh Impacts Current
Marsh Impacts 1 ft. SLR
Social and Economic Vulnerability
Coastal Climate Adaptation Resources
Sea Level Rise Exercise Training 1.Coastal Community Planning and Development 2.Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risks 3.Coastal Inundation Mapping 4.CanVis 5.Project Design and Evaluation 6.Public Issues and Conflict Management
Climate Community of Practice (CoP) What is a Climate CoP? EOE professionals working together to: Achieve common outcomes; Learn from each other; and, Develop a set of effective common approaches that can be refined over time. Objective To create a climate-literate public that: Understands its vulnerabilities to a changing climate and Makes informed decisions. April at Bourbon Orleans Partners NERRs NEPs Sea Grant Programs CZMPs CSC National Marine Sanctuaries NMFS USGS IOOS RISAs
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