Hawai‘i Climate Adaptation Workshop


Overview
The goal of this workshop is to gather land managers and decision-makers to discuss options for managing resources in the face of climate change, and improve understanding of how vulnerability and adaptation information can be integrated into management and planning. Participants will develop climate-informed adaptation strategies and actions for priority habitats and ecosystem services (Day 1) and island-wide conservation activities (Day 2), and will leave with a prioritized list of actions that can be integrated into current and future management activities across agencies and organizations on the island of Hawai‘i.
Agenda & Speakers
Jeff Burgett, Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative: Opening Comments
Rachel M. Gregg, EcoAdapt: Introduction to the Hawaiian Islands Climate Synthesis Project and Climate Adaptation Planning
Whitney Reynier, EcoAdapt: Hawai'i Vulnerability Assessment Results
Rachel M. Gregg, EcoAdapt: Practical Applications of Climate Adaptation in Conservation Activities
Reading & Resources
Related Resources
Stein, B.A., P. Glick, N. Edelson, and A. Staudt (eds). 2014. Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaptation Principles into Practice. National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.
Heller, N.E. and E.S. Zavaleta. 2009. Biodiversity management in the face of climate change: A review of 22 years of recommendations. Biological Conservation 142: 14-32.
Millar, C.I., Stephenson, N.L., and S.L. Stephens. Re-Framing Forest and Resource Management Strategies for a Climate Change Context. 2008. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station.