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How Are Local Communities Adapting?. LaDon Swann and Tracie Sempier Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium February 24, 2010. Barriers Communities Face. Cost/Resources Changing Political Environment Education-convincing others SLR and CC are real - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
LaDon Swann and Tracie SempierMississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
February 24, 2010
Barriers Communities FaceCost/ResourcesChanging Political EnvironmentEducation-convincing others SLR and CC are realDisconnect between information and end users
Needs Need for consistent messageNeed for confidence intervals/risk analysisTools that provide a scale to street levelTools that incorporate several layers into one useful
viewer
Tools: Resilience IndexUses information that is
readily available
Six tables in the eight page document
Mainly yes or no questions
Complete in less than three hours
Florida Pilot Tests
PilotsFlorida
Ft. Myers Beach Marco Island Sarasota Cedar Key Steinhatchee
Alabama Orange Beach Gulf Shores Dauphin Island Bayou La Batre
Mississippi Pascagoula Ocean Springs Biloxi Pass Christian
Louisiana St. Tammany Parish Cameron Parish
Texas Port Arthur
Resilience Index Companion Tool of Critical Facilities
Joint project by the USGS, NOAA, and USACEhttp://gom.usgs.gov/slr/index.html
Risk Communication & Community Based Social
Marketing Skills
Technical InfoFrom Experts
Knowledgeof Tools
CaseStudies
IncreasedCompetencyIn Sea Level
RiseOutreach
Education and Outreach with
Coastal Communities
EnhancedResilience
to Sea Level Rise, Storm Surge, etc.
Feedback, Dialogue,
Refinement of Outreach
Flow Diagram of Actions, Outputs and Outcomes for the Gulf of Mexico Outreach Project
April Workshop
Outcome
Begin Summer
2010
Climate CoP Measures of SuccessExtension, outreach and education professionals from around the
Gulf will increase their competency in providing assistance to local communities in preparing for the impacts of sea level rise.
Local elected officials become better informed about potential impacts of sea level rise on their communities.
Community planners will become better informed about tools that are available from NOAA to adapt to SLR.
Coastal communities will incorporate SLR into comprehensive plans.
Coastal communities will become more resilient to SLR and related natural hazards including floods and storm surge.
Climate Resilience Engagement Panel (C-REP)The NOAA Gulf of Mexico Regional Collaboration Team
(GoMRCT) recognizes the need to identify priorities and improve the responsiveness to local and regional climate-related priorities through stronger engagement with constituents
Gulf-wide panel of more than 30 membersIndustryFederal and State Agencies (GOMA)Non-profitsUniversities
C-REP serves as the primary mechanism for the NOAA GoMRCT to receive regional input
C-REP FunctionThe Panel will meet annually and through regular
communications using various electronic methods.
Broad objectives of C-REPwork with GoMRCT to improve the relevance of NOAA’s climate
and resilience work in the Gulf of Mexico;serve as the transferring mechanism that links local and regional
needs with NOAA products and services; provide guidance to NOAA climate scientists and extension,
outreach and education specialists on effective methods to locally implement climate and resiliency programming within regions; and
interact with GoMRCT on a regular basis to develop new, collaborative opportunities and projects of direct benefit to coastal businesses, residents, and the environment.
QuestionsLaDon Swann, Ph.D.DirectorMississippi-Alabama Sea Grant ConsortiumAuburn University Marine Extension and Research Center(251) [email protected]
Tracie Sempier, Ph.D.Coastal Storms Outreach CoordinatorMississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium(228) [email protected]