Salisbury Climate Change Adaptation Workshop

April 24th and 25th, 2023 • Salisbury University, MD

Overview

This workshop focuses on understanding community vulnerabilities to climate change in Salisbury, MD, 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

Workshop Agenda

Presentations

Overview of Climate Change Projections and Impacts for Salisbury, MD Laura Hilberg, Ecoadapt

Adaptation Planning Overview for Salisbury Eric Mielbrecht, Ecoadapt

Introduction to Adaptation Strategies for Salisbury Eric Mielbrecht, Ecoadapt

Reading & Resources

Data sources and more information:

U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Climate Explorer
Northeast Chapter of the 4th National Climate Assessment
FEMA's National Flood Map Hazard Viewer
Wicomico County Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Plan
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)

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.