Friday, June 10, 2011
West Palm Beach, Florida
Building on existing work in developing climate scenarios and adaptations, this workshop covered the decisions necessary for water utility expansion, rehabilitation and adaptation planning in the context of climate change.
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Welcome
Bevin Beaudet, PE, Director of Palm Beach County Water Utilities Kenan Ozekin, PhD, Water Research Foundation |
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Workshop Overview and Status of Climate Change Adaptation in Florida
(Information on Four County Compact, South Florida Regional Planning Council, etc.) Dr. Leonard Berry, Florida Atlantic University |
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Current Climate Science and Climate Scenarios for Florida
Dr. Vivien Gornitz and Dan Bader, Columbia University [ download presentation ] |
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Utility presentations - Problems and Opportunities
Alison Adams, PE, PhD, Tampa Bay Water [ download presentation ] |
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Adaptation Assessment and Planning
Dr. David Major, Columbia University |
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Adaptations for Operations, Infrastructure and Policy
Dr. David Major, Columbia University [ download presentation ] |
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Evaluation of Adaptations
Dr. Frederick Bloetscher, Florida Atlantic University |
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Identifying Barriers and Opportunities
Panel Reflections and Discussion (Palm Beach County, Broward County, Miami-Dade, Tampa Bay) Moderated by Dr. Leonard Berry, Florida Atlantic University |
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Next Steps, WRF Report Outline and Adjourn
Dr. David Major, Columbia University |
GENERAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION RESOURCES | ||
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Four Case Studies of Water Utility PracticesEPA - prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment's Global Climate Research Staff in the Office of Research and Development |
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Climate Change Adaptation in New York City: Building a Risk Management Response
New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC). (2010). Climate change adaptation in New York City: building a risk management response, C. Rosenzweig and W. Solecki (eds.), New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY.
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List of State and Local Adaptation PlansThe Georgetown Climate Center provides states and local governments with best-practice models, legal analysis, policy work and legislative tracking, and seeks to maximize the federal, state, regional, and local collaborations that are needed to implement new approaches to adaptation. |
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A Survey of Climate Change Adaptation PlanningThe H. John Heinz lll Center for Science, Economics and the Environment |
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Shaping Climate-Resilient Development: A Framework for Decision-makingClimate Works Foundation, Global Environmental Facility, European Commission, McKinsey & Company, The Rockefeller Foundation, Standard Chartered Bank and Swiss Re |
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Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Maryland's Vulnerability to Climate Change |
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Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) |
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Adapting to the Impacts of Climate ChangeNational Academy of Sciences |
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FLORIDA-SPECIFIC CLIMATE ADAPTATION RESOURCES |
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Lee County Climate Change Vulnerability AssessmentSouthwest Florida Regional Planning Council |
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Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change CompactFour-county agreement |
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Local Strategies for Addressing Climate ChangeNOAA Coastal Services Center |
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First Annual Report, February 2011 - Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact |
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A Unified Sea Level Rise Projection for Southeast FloridaClick Here |
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Analysis of the Vulnerability of Southeast Florida to Sea Level RiseClick Here |
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Southeast Florida's Resilient Water Resources: Adaptation to Sea Level Rise and Other Impacts of Climate ChangeClick Here |
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Coastal Climate Adaptation Library
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Collaborative Development of Public Water Supply Utility Relevant Climate Information for Improved Operations and Planning
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