Canton and Potsdam Climate Change Adaptation Workshop
March 7, 9, and 14, 2023 • online
Overview
This workshop focuses on understanding community vulnerabilities to climate change in communities of Canton and Potsdam, NY, 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.
Agenda & Speakers
Presentations
- An Overview of Adaptation Planning for Canton & Potsdam Lara Hansen, EcoAdapt
- Climate Change Projections & Vulnerability for Canton & Potsdam Laura Hillberg, EcoAdapt
- Directions for Completing the Climate Change Adaptation and Certification Tool (CCAC) Lara Hansen, EcoAdapt
Reading & Resources
Data Sources & More Information
- U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Climate Explorer
- Northeast Chapter of the 4th National Climate Assessment
- FEMA's National Flood Map Hazard Viewer
- EPA's Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
- What Will Climate Look Like in 60 Years? climate analogue tool
- Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the United States: A Focus on Six Impacts includes fact sheets 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
- Fact Sheet: The Great Lakes and Climate-Induced Human Migration
- Planning for Climate Migration in Great Lakes Legacy Cities