presenters: david m. kennedy, director, noaa office of ocean & coastal resource management...
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Presenters:
David M. Kennedy, Director, NOAA Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management
Margaret A. Davidson, Director, NOAA Coastal Services Center
May 20, 20091
Climate Change and the Coasts:
Impacts on Coastal Communities
57% of U.S. national GDP is contributed by coastal watershed counties.
Coastal counties contain 53% of the Nation’s population – but account for only 17% of U.S. land area (excludes Alaska).
Waterborne commerce along the Nation’s seaports is a $1 trillion industry supporting more than 13 million U.S. jobs.
Coastal habitats help reduce impacts of floods, storms, and climate change on coastal communities by absorbing water, wave energy, and other stressors.
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Coastal Communities:VITAL TO U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIES
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NOAA’s tool box
NOAA: Understanding Changing Climate For Climate Risk
Management
Observations ModelingPlatforms:Satellites, ships, buoys, stationsGeospatial mapping
Earth System Models,Climate Predictions/ProjectionsHigh Resolution Regional Models
Energy Transportation
SocietyWater
Energy Transportation
SocietyWater
AgricultureCoastal Systems
HealthLiving Marine
Resources
AgricultureCoastal Systems
HealthLiving Marine
Resources
National Security and
Economy
National Security and
EconomyEcosystems and
BiodiversityEcosystems and
Biodiversity
Capabilities
Living marine resource management Data and InformationLand acquisition and restorationSupport direct resource management and policy development Training, outreach, capacity buildingValue-added tools and assessmentsFundamental geospatial infrastructure
PartnersGovernment cooperation: Local, State, Federal, Tribal, Territories
Regional Governors’ Associations/Alliances
Academia
Coastal mapping community
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Regional Associations
Non-governmental organizations
Trade associations
Chambers of Commerce
Regional Climate Centers
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Expressed Needs:
A Federal resource/tool box to support adaptation strategies at multiple scales
Enhanced coordination among Federal agencies
Guidance for developing State adaptation plans
A better understanding of State requirements
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Coastal Coordination CommitteeClimate Working Group
NOAA’s Role in Climate Services, Adaptation, and Applications - February 23, 2009
Improving Awareness of Climate Change Risks: NOAA’s Climate Change Portal
A “one-stop” Web portal for discovery & delivery of NOAA’s climate information & resources
Improving Awareness of Climate Change Risks: NOAA’s Climate Change Portal
A “one-stop” Web portal for discovery & delivery of NOAA’s climate information & resources
Improving Analytic Capacity: Integrated Ocean & Coastal Mapping/Digital Coast
Provides a coordinated approach to mapping/GIS & visualization tools to help users understand impacts of changing climate conditions
Example (Left) – data simulation of inundation on Charleston, SC
Improving Analytic Capacity: Integrated Ocean & Coastal Mapping/Digital Coast
Provides a coordinated approach to mapping/GIS & visualization tools to help users understand impacts of changing climate conditions
Example (Left) – data simulation of inundation on Charleston, SC
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Implementing Adaptation Actions: NOAA’s Coastal StrategyTo increase the resilience of coastal environments and communities by protecting and restoring coastal ecosystems and their services and ensuring sustainable coastal communities.
Implementing Adaptation Actions: NOAA’s Coastal StrategyTo increase the resilience of coastal environments and communities by protecting and restoring coastal ecosystems and their services and ensuring sustainable coastal communities.
Climate Services for the Nation’s Coastal Communities
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Improving Awareness of Climate Change Risks
Coastal Storms Program – Gulf pilot
RiskWise partnership
Improving Analytic Capacity
Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise (EESLR)
Program
NOAA-USGS coastal climate partnership
Integrated Ecosystem Assessments
Implementing Adaptation Actions
Community and Regional Resilience Initiative
(CARRI)
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) and Community Based Restoration Program
Satellite-based coral bleaching warning system and Reef Manager’s Guide
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Improving Awareness of Climate Change Risks
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission- international design competition for innovative coastal adaptation strategies
WA: Climate Change Adaptation Tools Workshops. Coastal & Infrastructure Preparation Adaptation Working Group.
Improving Analytic Capacity
Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC)
Pacific Region Integrated Climatology
Information Products (PRICIP)
Climate Change and Intertidal Risk Analysis
Ocean Acidification – ecological forecasting
Pacific Risk Management Ohana (PRiMO)
California Seafloor Mapping Project (CSMP)
Implementing Adaptation Actions
AK: Immediate Action Work Group
WA: Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments (above)- NOAA RISA (Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments) program/King County/ICLEI.
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Improving Awareness of Climate Change Risks
U.S. Climate Change Science Program SAP 4.1: Sea level rise in Mid-Atlantic
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program regional trainings on A Reef Manager’s Guide to Coral Bleaching
Improving Analytic Capacity
NC: Sea Level Risk Management Study
FL, USVI, others: Reef resilience programs
MD: Chesapeake Bay Inundation Prediction
System (CIPS)
Implementing Adaptation Actions
MD: Coast-Smart Communities Initiative
DE Coastal Management Program: sea level rise
adaptation plan
Coastal habitat restoration
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