Butte-Silver Bow Climate Change Adaptation Workshop
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June 8th and 9th, 2022 • Butte, MT • Montana Technical University, Student Union Building
Overview
This workshop focuses on understanding community vulnerabilities to climate change in Butte-Silver Bow, 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
- Introduction to climate change projections and vulnerability assessment Laura Hilberg, EcoAdapt
- Introduction to Adaptation Strategies Eric Mielbrecht, EcoAdapt
Reading & Resources
Data Sources and More Information:
- U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Climate Explorer
- Risk Factor - Flood and Wildfire Risk Overview for Butte
- Northern Great Plains Chapter of the Fourth National Climate Change Assessment
- 2017 Montana Climate Assessment
- Climate Change and Human Health in Montana: A Special Report of the Montana Climate Assessment
- Montana Wildfire Risk Assessment
- 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.