Indian River County Climate Change Adaptation Workshop
October 26th, 28th, and November 3rd, 2021 • Virtual Series
Overview
This 3-part workshop focuses on understanding community vulnerabilities to climate change in Indian River County, Iowa, and then developing adaptation strategies to address those vulnerabilities. Participants will also learn how to use some 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 in Indian River County 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 Indian River County (2-page factsheet)
Data Sources and More Information:
- U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Climate Explorer
- NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer
- Southeast chapter of the Fourth National Climate Change Assessment
- Florida resources on CAKE: Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
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.