Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation

Program Chairs: Lisa Dilling , University of Colorado ; Lee M. Tryhorn , Cornell University ; Lynne M. Carter , Louisiana State University

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Sunday, 17 July 2011

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5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 17 July 2011


Registration Opens
Location: Ballroom Foyer (Asheville Renaissance)

Monday, 18 July 2011

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7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 18 July 2011


Registration Continues Throughout the Conference
Location: Ballroom Foyer (Asheville Renaissance)

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 18 July 2011

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Plenary Session 1
Plenary Session
Location: Salon A (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Lynne M. Carter, Louisiana State University
9:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Recorded Presentation

9:10 AM
Tom Wilbanks, Group Leader, Global Change and Developing Countries Programs, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Chair, Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change, America's Climate Choices, National Research Council
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
Respondent: Linda Mearns, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, NCAR, and Director, Institute for the Study of Society and Environment
Recorded Presentation

9:40 AM
Cathleen Kelly: Federal actions to build a climate resilient nation
Recorded Presentation

9:50 AM
Suraje Dessai: Practical solutions for a warming world
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 18 July 2011


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 18 July 2011

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Session 1
The Landscape of Adaptation
Location: Salon A (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Lisa Dilling, University of Colorado
10:30 AM
1.1
Climate Change Adaptation Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Joel B. Smith, Stratus Consulting Inc., Boulder, CO; and R. S. Raucher, J. M. Vogel, and K. Raucher
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
1.2
Extreme weather and community-based climate adaptation: An integrated framework with an application to extreme heat
Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and O. Wilhelmi, L. Dilling, M. H. Hayden, and G. Meehl
Recorded Presentation

1.2
Prioritizing climate change adaptation options: reality vs. theory

11:00 AM
1.3
“Wicked” uncertainties in the development of coastal climate change adaptation plans
Nathan Kettle, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, Fairbanks, AK

11:15 AM
1.4
Learning and flexibility in water governance for preparing for climate change
Shannon McNeeley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and K. Miller and P. Romero Lankao
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
1.5
Multiple adaptation types with mitigation: a framework for policy analysis
Tyler Felgenhauer, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and M. Webster
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
1.6
The Spatial Scale of Climate Scenarios for Adaptation Planning: What do we really need?
Linda O. Mearns, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 18 July 2011


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 18 July 2011

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Session 2A
Public Lands and Species Conservation
Location: Salon A (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Ronald D. Brunner, University of Colorado, Boulder
1:30 PM
2A.1
Scenario planning: from construction of narratives to evaluation of alternatives
Holly C. Hartmann, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
2A.2
The Role of Information in Climate Change Adaptation on Western Public Lands
Kelli Archie, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and L. Dilling
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
2A.3
Climate adaptation on National Forests: A case study on the Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming
Janine M. Rice, USDA, Fort Collins, CO; and L. Joyce, B. Armel, G. Bevenger, and L. S. Baggett
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
2A.4
Building climate change resilience into a coastal habitat complex, Albemarle Peninsula, NC
Brian Boutin, The Nature Conservancy, Kill Devil Hills, NC; and C. E. Burns
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
2A.5
Using species-level vulnerability assessments to inform conservation planning under climate change
Natalie S. Dubois, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC; and A. DeWan, J. Boshoven, and D. C. Parsons
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
2A.6
Changing Climate, Challenging Communities: A Democratic Approach to Adaptive Planning
Andrew George, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Recorded Presentation

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Session 2B
State and Regional Scales
Location: Swannanoa (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Lynne M. Carter, Louisiana State University
1:30 PM
2B.1
Barriers to Adaptation: Testing a Diagnostic Framework in Coastal California
Susanne Moser, Susanne Moser Research and Consulting, Santa Cruz, CA
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
2B.2
The Colorado Climate Preparedness Project: A Systematic Approach to Assessing State-Level Adaptation
Eric S. Gordon, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Klein
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
2B.3
Linking the Oregon Climate Assessment Report to the Oregon Climate Adaptation Framework: successes, challenges and lessons learned
Kathie D. Dello, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and P. W. Mote
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
2B.4
Science Informing Policy? Understanding Drivers and Constraints to Improved Water Management in a Changing Climate
Christine J. Kirchhoff, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and L. Dilling
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
2B.5
From Drought to Deluge: How do we Cope with these Extremes?
Grace Koshida, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and E. Wheaton, V. Wittrock, E. Siemens, and D. Smeh

2:45 PM
2B.6
An assessment of perception, use, need for, and capacity to integrate climate information among water managers in the ACF Basin
Jessica Bolson, University of Florida, Miami, FL; and N. E. Breuer, C. J. Martinez, P. Srivastava, N. L. Engle, T. Borisova, and P. N. Knox
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 18 July 2011


Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 18 July 2011

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Session 3B
Future Impacts
Location: Swannanoa (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Benjamin Lee Preston, ORNL
3:30 PM
3B.1
Strategies for development of time-varying intensity-duration-frequency curves
Kelly T. Redmond, DRI, Reno, NV
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
3B.2
Potential impacts of climate change on estimates of probable maximum precipitation
Kenneth E. Kunkel, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, Asheville, NC; and D. R. Easterling
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
3B.3
Migration of agriculture to the Southeast as an adaptation to regional climate change
Richard T. McNider, Earth System Science Center, Huntsville, AL; and J. R. Christy
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
3B.4
Looking for analogues of future drought in the northern Chihuahuan Desert
John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and D. B. McRoberts
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
3B.5
The effects of global climate change on the landscape: the role of landscape architecture in adaptation strategies
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. McGuirk and D. Tuch
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (309.1 kB)

4:45 PM
3B.6
Perfect Adaptation in Climate Change
James I. MacLellan, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; and G. Koshida and I. Burton

3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 18 July 2011

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Session 3A
Engagement and Collaborative Processes
Location: Salon A (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Susanne Moser, Susanne Moser Research and Consulting
3:30 PM
3A.1
Monitoring, evaluating, and explaining progress in climate change adaptation
Ronald D. Brunner, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
3A.2
Niagara climate change project- a collaborative participatory approach to climate change adaptation
Kerrie T. Pickering, Brock University, St Catharines, ON, Canada; and R. Plummer and B. May
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (89.3 kB)

4:00 PM
3A.3
An engagement strategy and framework for conducting regional climate assessments
J. Greg Dobson, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC; and J. F. Fox, M. Hutchins, and K. Lichtenstein
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
3A.4
Preparing through simulation: Using role-play exercises to incorporate climate risks into decision-making
Todd Schenk, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and D. Plumb and E. T. Paul
Recorded Presentation

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 18 July 2011

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Panel Discussion
Local Adaptation Leaders
Location: Salon A (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Panelists: Ulla Reeves, Souther Alliance for Clean Energy; Derek Brockbank, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign; Bart Melton, National Parks Conservation Association
Moderator: Caitlin Buzzas, AMS
6:00 PM
Derek Brockbank: Climate Adaptation in the Mississippi river delta
Recorded Presentation

6:15 PM
Ulla-Britt Reeves: Sustainable climate adaptation and the energy sector
Recorded Presentation

6:30 PM
Bart Melton: National parks conservation association

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

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9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 19 July 2011


Plenary Session 2
Plenary Session
Location: Salon A (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Lisa Dilling, University of Colorado
9:00 AM
Introductory Remarks

9:10 AM
Speaker: Cathleen Kelly, Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, White House Council on Environmental Quality

9:40 AM
Respondent: Suraje Dessai, Lecturer in Climate Science at the Department of Geography, University of Exeter

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 19 July 2011


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 July 2011

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Session 4
Science across boundaries and disciplines: The RISA program.
Location: Salon A (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Kirstin Dow, Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments
10:30 AM
4.1
Usable science: case studies in support of climate change adaptation
Holly C. Hartmann, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
4.2
Findings of the Gulf coast climate information needs assessment
Lynne M. Carter, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; and H. F. Needham
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
4.3
From data to knowledge in climate science, adaptation, and policy: scientist perception of stakeholder knowledge and implications for science communication
Sarah Trainor, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK; and S. Paquette
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
4.4
An assessment of the climate-related needs of stakeholders in Oklahoma
Rachel E. Riley, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. L. Nemunaitis-Monroe and J. E. Hocker
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
4.5
Regional Climate Services: Taking advantage of climate events to advance climate literacy and inform decisions
Zack S. Guido, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and D. Ferguson
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
4.6
Climate information flow: Testing methods for continuous climate assessment
Mason Matthews, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and N. E. Breuer
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 July 2011


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 July 2011

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Session 5B
Regional understandings of climate variability and change: A cross-RISA dialogue
Location: Swannanoa (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey
1:30 PM
5B.1
Assessing climate-sensitive sectors, decisions, and peoples in the Carolinas
Kirsten Lackstrom, Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments, Columbia, SC; and B. Haywood, K. Dow, S. Ferguson, D. Foster, N. Kettle, C. Rappold, and E. Weeks
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
5B.2
Analyzing expressed stakeholder needs in the Western Water Assessment RISA
John Berggren, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and L. Dilling
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
5B.3
Integrating climate knowledge and decision-making in the Great Lakes: building a stakeholder database
Maria Carmen Lemos, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and S. Kalafatis and R. Henry
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
5B.4
Building and comparing stakeholder databases and networks across RISAs
Lisa Dilling, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and K. Dow and M. C. Lemos
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
Discussion

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 July 2011

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Session 5A
Climate information and decision support tools. Part I.
Location: Salon A (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Kelly T. Redmond, DRI
1:30 PM
5A.1
Providing Tools To Help Communities Address Coastal Inundation And Sea Level Rise
Jodie Sprayberry, NOAA, Charleston, SC
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
5A.2
Tools for integrating climate change and community disaster risk management in Canada
A. Chynoweth, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and B. May, A. Fenech, J. I. MacLellan, N. Comer, and D. MacIver
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (557.4 kB)

2:00 PM
5A.3
From tree-rings to GCMs: A new methodology for water resources planning and reservoir management at the Salt River Project in Arizona
Jon A. Skindlov, Salt River Project, Phoenix, AZ; and D. H. Phillips, Y. Reinink, T. E. Skarupa, and C. E. Ester III
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
5A.4
The global drought monitor portal—a climate information and decision support tool with global applications
Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. J. Brewer, W. Pozzi, D. Cripe, and J. Sheffield
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
5A.5
Integrating and Mainstreaming Adaptation Planning: Seattle's Climate Impacts Planning Tool
Alexander (Sascha) Petersen, Adaptation International, Austin, TX; and W. S. Reeder
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
5A.6
Comparing British streamflow scenarios with recent observations: a tool to monitor climate impacts and adaptation?
Suraje Dessai, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom; and S. Lee-Gammage
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 19 July 2011


Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 July 2011

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Joint Session 1
Crossover Themes Between Adaptation and Applied Climatology
Location: Salon C (Asheville Renaissance)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation )
Cochairs: Sarah Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
3:30 PM
J1.1
Choosing and using climate scenarios for climate impacts assessment and adaptation planning: helping users navigate the thicket
Amy K. Snover, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and N. J. Mantua and J. S. Littell
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
J1.2
Producing usable climate science for climate services: what your research organization needs to know
Elizabeth C. McNie, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
J1.3
Climate science and water utility adaptation: Neither necessary nor sufficient?
Jason M. Vogel, Stratus Consulting, Inc, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
J1.4
Drought as a focal point for climate services
Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and M. J. Hayes
Recorded Presentation

J1.4
A National Climate Adaptation Curriculum

4:30 PM
J1.5
Climate Change, Social Vulnerability to Disasters, and Adaptation: Social Dissatisfaction, Displacement, and Migration
Jenniffer M. Santos-Hernandez, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and B. Bhaduri, B. L. Preston, X. Cui, R. Medina, and J. Schryver
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
J1.6
Committed Climate Vulnerability and its Implications for Adaptation Demand
Benjamin Lee Preston, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 19 July 2011


Formal Poster Viewing with Icebreaker Reception
Location: Salon B (Asheville Renaissance)

Poster Session 1
Climate Adaptation Poster Session
Location: Salon B (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
45
Evaluating Interactions of Drought and Climate Change Adaptation Policy for Urban Water Resource Management
Meaghan Daly, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Klein, L. Dilling, W. Travis, D. Kenney, O. Wilhelmi, K. Miller, and A. J. Ray

46
Does farming organically reduce climate vulnerability?
Carrie A. Furman, University of Georgia / Southeast Climate Consortium, Griffin, GA; and M. Boudreau, C. Roncoli, and G. Hoogenboom

47
An organized toolbox: choosing the appropriate tools and methods to support climate change adaptation
Holly C. Hartmann, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and K. Morino

48
Adapting to climate change: stormwater mitigation under enhanced rainfall scenarios
Joanne Logan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; and T. G. Prather, G. Bennett, and S. Benge

49
Investigating the Effects of Agent Rationality Assumptions on Models of Agricultural Adaptation
Frances C. Moore, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Poster 50 has been moved. New paper number 1.2A

51
Responding to evolving stakeholder needs for 21st century hydrologic scenarios: the Pacific Northwest/Columbia River basin climate change scenarios project
Amy K. Snover, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. F. Hamlet, M. M. Elsner, J. S. Littell, and I. M. Tohver

52
The past is no longer a good guide for the future: Assessing adaptation information needs, barriers, and opportunities at the community level
Lee M. Tryhorn, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. T. DeGaetano

53
Assessment of Exposure and Vulnerability to Accelerated Sea Level Rise in New York City
Lesley Patrick, The Institute for Sustainable Cities/CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY; and W. Solecki and A. Maroko

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

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9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 20 July 2011

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Plenary Session 3
Plenary Session
Location: Swannanoa (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Lynne M. Carter, Louisiana State University
9:00 AM
Introductory Remarks

9:10 AM
Speaker: Missy Stults, Climate Director, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability USA (INVITED)
Recorded Presentation

9:40 AM
Respondent: Susi Moser, Director and Principal Researcher of Susanne Moser Research & Consulting (INVITED)
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 20 July 2011


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 20 July 2011

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Session 6
Climate information and decision support tools. Part II.
Location: Swannanoa (Asheville Renaissance)
Host: Practical Solutions for a Warming World: AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation
Chair: Holly C. Hartmann, Univ. of Arizona
10:30 AM
6.1
Tracking Climate Service Requests and Needs in the Southeast
Kirstin Dow, Carolinas Integrated Sciences & Assessments, Columbia, SC; and R. Boyles, M. Brooks, C. E. Konrad, P. Knox, and D. F. Zierden

10:45 AM
6.2
Integrated marine protected area climate tools: a resource for effective communication of climate information to marine ecosystem managers
Karsten Shein, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and C. Marzin, D. Pirhalla, J. Hendee, and T. B. Brandon
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
6.3
Pairing Science and Stories to Highlight Local Approaches to Climate Change Impacts
Stephanie Fauver, NOAA, Charleston, SC; and J. Sprayberry
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
6.4
Using climate extension to support adaptation: The Carolinas Coastal Climate Outreach Initiative
Jessica C. Whitehead, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC; and G. Carbone, K. Dow, D. L. Tufford, R. H. Bacon, and J. F. Thigpen III
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
6.5
The regional U.S. climate extremes index
Karin Gleason, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI, Asheville, NC; and D. S. Arndt
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (770.7 kB)

11:45 AM
6.6
Delivering climate projections at regional scales to support adaptation planning: a new NOAA effort
Andrea J. Ray, NOAA, Boulder, CO; and D. Anderson, R. B. Rood, and J. J. Barsugli
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 20 July 2011


Luncheon
Location: Salon B (Asheville Renaissance)
12:00 PM
Speaker Nolan Doesken, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado

Concluding Remarks

1:30 PM-1:35 PM: Wednesday, 20 July 2011


Conference Adjourns
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