Helping Gulf Coast Communities Navigate Climate Considerations

Helping Gulf Coast Communities Navigate Climate Considerations

Ann WeaverMarch 6, 2012

Overview

• NOAA Coastal Services Center Climate Focus• Data, Tools, Training• Collaborative Efforts

NOAA Coastal Services Center Climate Commitment

The Center provides the data, tools, and information coastal communities need:

• To understand the impacts of climate variability and change

• To take the steps necessary to plan for, respond to, and adapt to climate risks

Digital Coasthttp://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/

“Snapshots” of Your County Coastal County Snapshots

www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/snapshots/

“Snapshots” of County Flood Hazards

“Snapshots” of County Flood HazardsJackson County, Mississippi

“Snapshots” of County Economic Data

“Snapshots” of County Wetland Data

CanVis Visualization Software www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/canvis/

CanVis Visualization Software

• Easy to Use• No Geographic Information System (GIS) Required

Present Day / Current Conditions

SimulationApproximately 1.5 meters (~5 feet) above Mean High Water

Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer

www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slrviewer/

Sea Level Rise Impacts

1 ft. SLR

Current

Visualizing Confidence

Marsh ImpactsCurrent

Marsh Impacts1 ft. SLR

Social and Economic Vulnerability

Coastal Climate Adaptation Resources

Sea Level Rise Exercise Training1. Coastal Community Planning and Development2. Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risks3. Coastal Inundation Mapping4. CanVis5. Project Design and Evaluation6. Public Issues and Conflict Management

Climate Community of Practice (CoP)What is a Climate CoP?

EOE professionals working together to:

• Achieve common outcomes;• Learn from each other; and,• Develop a set of effective common

approaches that can be refined over time.

Objective

To create a climate-literate public that:

• Understands its vulnerabilities to a changing climate and

• Makes informed decisions. • April 16-18 at Bourbon Orleans

Partners• NERRs• NEPs• Sea Grant Programs• CZMPs• CSC• National Marine Sanctuaries• NMFS• USGS• IOOS• RISAs

Ann WeaverAnn.Weaver@noaa.gov

(228-688-2061)or

Marian HaniskoMarian.Hanisko@noaa.gov

(228) 818-8840

Questions?