Adaptation Network

Building Resilience in a Changing Climate

Resources

Plan to Protect Workshop: April 8, 2009

How Communities Can Prepare for Climate Change

Description: The Plan to Protect workshop was designed to offer guidance to decision-makers on how to prepare for climate change. Case studies demonstrating how different communities have approached adaptation planning were presented with a view to extracting transferable lessons and practices from these models. The workshop also kicked-off an opportunity for towns on Cape Cod and the Islands to begin to incorporate climate adaptation into their hazard planning efforts.

• Agenda
• Climate Change is Here: Adapt or React
  Dr. Lynne Carter, Director, Adaptation Network
  Summary, Powerpoint
• Getting Ready for Changes in Precipitation: A City’s Approach to Identifying Risks and Costs for Culvert Infrastructure
  Michael Simpson, Director, Resource Management and Conservation Program, Antioch University New England
  Summary, Powerpoint
• Early Experiences in Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons from Deer Island WWT Plant
  Stephen Estes-Smargiassi, Director of Planning, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
  Powerpoint
• Planning for Fires: Using Firewise to Adapt to Future Climate Conditions
  Michele Steinberg, Communities Support Manager, National Firewise Communities Program
  Summary, Powerpoint
• Planning for Shoreline Change and Sea Level Rise
  Rob Thieler, Research Geologist, United States Geological Survey
  Summary, Powerpoint
• Sea Level Rise Adaptation & Response Planning in Maryland
  Gwen Shaughnessy, Coastal Planner, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  Summary, Powerpoint
• Linking Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Planning in the Cape and Islands Region
  Stacey Justus, Coastal Resources Specialist, Cape Cod Commission
  Summary, Powerpoint
• Available Tools and Resources
  Tonna-Marie Rogers, Waquoit Bay Research Reserve