This
community forum will offer a chance to review the basics of climate change with
fellow citizens, explore your concerns and community needs, and dialogue with others
about what we can do individually and collectively. We
will explore topics such as drought, increased fire, insect and disease
outbreaks, and changes in water supply and what these mean for natural
resources, agriculture, and the community.
The
forum will consist of short presentations about climate impacts and what we can
do about them, case studies from other communities and how they have responded
to climate challenges, facilitated small-group discussions regarding community needs
and concerns, and a community listening session to share concerns. We
hope this forum will be first step in opening up the climate dialogue and will
help us all be more effective in whatever actions we choose to take.
The goal of this workshop is to evaluate potential vulnerabilities of current natural resource management projects and activities in the region to climate change, and to collaboratively identify climate adaptation options for reducing these vulnerabilities.This workshop will be very interactive and participants will contribute input via small working groups. This workshop is co-hosted by EcoAdapt and Salmon Valley Stewardship.
Workshop activities include an overview of historical and projected climate changes and impacts for natural resources of the region; an introduction to climate change adaptation, including several case studies demonstrating on-the-ground adaptation actions; and small working group activities to evaluate vulnerabilities of current projects and identify climate adaptation options for reducing project vulnerabilities and/or increasing resilience.
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