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Needs Assessments on Climate Change??
Have any of you been involved or know about needs assessment in you state or region, on climate change adaptation. I am trying to evaluate different processes for undertaking a full needs assessment so if you have an example or case studies, especially of those done at a larger scale, like at a state level, please let me know. I'm looking for specific examples of those that either took place recently or are ongoing.
Thanks,
Vicky
Maryland Sea Grant Extension
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Permalink Reply by Jessica Whitehead on
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Hi Vicky,
I'd like to add to this that Adrienne Antoine at NOAA is also looking for needs assessments on sea level rise for the National Climate Assessment. You may want to contact her - and other network folks, if you have any to add please send them to both Vicky and Adrienne!
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Permalink Reply by Pam Rubinoff on
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Kat and others - It would be good if people could post them here, so that we all can see them.
Here is one that might be useful as well from the Great Lakes. http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ftp/publications/tech_reports/glerl-153/t...
Kat - I did look at the Coastal Training Program Assessment from Padilla Bay, but the links are broken for the survey
thanks all.
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Permalink Reply by Rochelle Sturtevant on -
Two Great Lakes needs assessments....
Research -
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GREAT LAKES ECOSYSTEM
A NOAA SCIENCE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP
TO MEET EMERGING CHALLENGES - SUMMARY REPORTS.T. Joseph1, L.A. Chaimowitz2, , R.A. Sturtevant1, D.M. Mason2,
C.E. Sellinger2, J. Wang2, and C. DeMarchi3, and S.B. Brandt2NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-147b
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ftp/publications/tech_reports/glerl-147/t...
Training -
LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES BASIN
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
Dawn Nelson1, Heather Elmer2, Rebecca Held1, Danielle Forsythe1, and Shauna Casey1
in consultation with
Heather Stirratt3, Dale Bergeron4, Frank Lichtkoppler5, Jesse Schomberg6, and Marvourneen Dolor7NOAA Technical Memorandum GLERL-153
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ftp/publications/tech_reports/glerl-153/t...
Education/Literacy pending...probably a February 2012 publication date.
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