Kalamazoo Climate Change Adaptation Workshop
February 8th, 10th, and 14th, 2022 • Virtual Series
Overview
This 3-part workshop focuses on understanding community vulnerabilities to climate change in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and developing adaptation
strategies to address those vulnerabilities. Participants will also learn how to use tools that are available for communities to enable
climate-savvy decision making to continue into the future.
Read the final report.
Agenda & Speakers
Presentations
- Overview of Adaptation Planning Process and Case Studies Eric Mielbrecht, EcoAdapt
- Climate Change Projections and Impacts for Kalamazoo Laura Hilberg, EcoAdapt
- Introduction to Adaptation Strategies Laura Hilberg, EcoAdapt
- Including Climate Change in Planning and Beyond Lara Hansen, EcoAdapt
Reading & Resources
- Projected Climate Changes and Associated Impacts for Kalamazoo (2-page factsheet)
Data Sources and More Information:
- U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Climate Explorer
- Flood Factor - Flood Risk Overview for Kalamazoo
- Midwest chapter of the Fourth National Climate Change Assessment (also see chapters on specific topics such as Agriculture & Human Health)
- The State of Climate Change Adaptation in the Great Lakes Region
- Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the United States: A Focus on Six Impacts (includes factsheets that summarize impacts for specific communities)
- Cleveland Racial Equity Tool (an accessible screening tool to help people assess whether adaptation strategies they are considering will be equitable)
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.