1. Collaborating for Climate Adaptation in Communities New Hampshire Sea Grant On Deck With the Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) Northeast Sea Grant Biennial Meeting November 2013 Chris Keeley & Julia Peterson, NH Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension

2. What CCAI Has Done For NH Sea Grant NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW)

3. What CAW Has Done With NH’s Coastal Communities – ENGAGED!

4. Sea Grant Contributions to CAW Participate in developing coalition mission and methods Develop and track shared outcomes Led NH-ME climate adaptation network sharing Assist with planning, delivering and evaluating workshop series (7 since 2010) Communicate with lay audiences – Develop factsheet on regional climate assessment – Produce quarterly newsletter for CAW friends – Manage “The Crow’s Nest” blog and NH StormSmart Contribute to leveraged projects – Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Coastal Communities – Role Play Simulations for Climate Adaptation in Dover – A Climate Adaptation Plan for Exeter (CAPE) – Modified NOAA Roadmap for Small NH Communities – New 100-year floodplain maps for Lamprey River Watershed

5. Results of CAW Engagement with Communities Since 2010 Over 250 community leaders participating Workshop participants – three states and over 50 different towns and cities. – Largest representation comes from local governments and includes volunteer board members, municipal staff members and elected officials. Workshop participants indicate that as a result of the workshops at least 80% are: – gaining knowledge about climate adaptation topics, – increasing in motivation to do something to address climate impacts, – reporting improved capacity and planning to apply what they have learned. Between 30-50% of workshop respondents intend to change: – A plan, policy, regulation or practice based on what they learned. Over 15 communities increased their capacity to adapt by: – Receiving technical assistance, engaging with others, improving plans, changing regulations or on-the-ground action.

6. Leveraging Expertise (19 members of CAW… so far!) Informational, technical and human resources Funding (>$2.5M in additional grants since 2011) – Supporting partner projects, and developing robust proposals

7. On the Horizon Evaluation of coalition model to support community adaptation: Is it effective? Why? Transferable?