1. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Planning in Wisconsin's Great Lakes Coastal Communities Angela Pierce Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission Green Bay, Wisconsin
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2. Outline
Brief Overview of the Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission (Bay-Lake RPC)
Wisconsin’s Efforts towards Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Coastal Community Climate Change Planning Challenges, Goals and Objectives, and Needed Resources
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3. Wisconsin RPCs
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4. 590,000 people in the Region (2009 Estimate)
Bay-Lake Region
Lake
Superior
Wisconsin
Lake
Michigan
590,000 people in the Region (2009 Estimate)
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5. Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission
Established in 1972 to Assist County and Local Government
Resources
Staff of 9 employees
Annual Budget of approx. $1 million
Eight Counties
185 Units of Government (including one Tribe)
Areas of Work
Local Planning Assistance
Natural Resources/Hazard Mitigation
Economic Development
Transportation
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Florence
Marinette
Oconto
Door
Kewaunee
Manitowoc
Sheboygan
Brown
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6. Wisconsin’s Efforts towards Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Mitigation = Energy Independent Communities Program (“25x25” Initiative)
Effort to partner with communities to work toward Wisconsin’s goal of generating 25% of electricity and transportation fuels from renewable resources by 2025.
Adaptation = Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI)
Network of scientists working to measure impacts and develop adaptation strategies.
Status of Coastal Communities Climate Change Efforts in Wisconsin (Lake Superior vs. Lake Michigan)
Challenges
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7. Goals and Objectives for Climate Change Planning for WI Coastal Communities
Inform coastal communities about climate change and provide regional support for climate change planning.
Objectives:
Provide education to coastal communities about climate change.
Inform local officials about the effects of climate change on municipal governments.
Provide information about the benefits of reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Encourage and assist communities with planning for climate change.
Incorporate climate policy into current planning efforts.
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8. Climate Change Planning for WI Coastal Communities
Proposed Action:
Work with a coastal community to develop climate change mitigation and adaptation goals, objectives, and an action plan to provide an example and template to further assist other coastal communities.
Needs:
Information about the anticipated climate change impacts to municipal government.
Recommendations for specific climate change adaptation actions for Wisconsin’s coastal communities.
Information about the economic benefits of climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Outreach assistance to inform local officials and citizens about the effects of climate change in Wisconsin and encourage action to mitigate and adapt.
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9. Suggested Publications:
Kling, George W. et al. Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
Wittman, Stephen. Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region: Starting a Public Discussion. University of Wisconsin Sea Grant/University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Suggested Websites:
Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI):
Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence:
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10. Natural Resources Planner Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission
Thank you.
Angela Pierce
Natural Resources Planner
Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission
Green Bay, Wisconsin
(920)
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