EcoAdapt -::- Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change

This 3-part workshop focuses on understanding community vulnerabilities to climate change in Johnson County, Iowa, and then developing adaptation strategies to address those vulnerabilities. Participants will also learn how to use some tools that are available for commun... [show full overview]

This 3-part workshop focuses on understanding community vulnerabilities to climate change in Johnson County, Iowa, and then developing adaptation strategies to address those vulnerabilities. Participants will also learn how to use some tools that are available for communities to enable climate-savvy decision making to continue into the future.

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Workshop Agenda

Presentations

Overview of Adaptation Planning Process and Case Studies (Jessi Kershner, EcoAdapt)
Climate Change Projections and Impacts in Johnson County (Laura Hilberg, EcoAdapt)
Introduction to Adaptation Strategies (Jessi Kershner, EcoAdapt)
Including Climate Change in Planning and Beyond (Lara Hansen, EcoAdapt)

Rapid Vulnerability & Adaptation Tool (RVAT)

Climate Change Adaptation Certification (CCAC) Tool

Tutorial for the Climate Change Adaptation Certification (CCAC) Tool

Projected Climate Changes and Associated Impacts for Johnson County (2-page factsheet)

Johnson County Network Map

Data Sources and More Information:

U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Climate Explorer
Midwest chapter of the Fourth National Climate Change Assessment
Iowa City Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
An Uncertain Future: The Outlook for Iowa Communities and Flooding as our Climate Changes (2019 report by the Iowa Policy Project)

This workshop is part of a larger study designed to identify adaptation workshop "best practices" that support effective learning and post-workshop action. For information about the study, visit the project page.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1811534. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.