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R8 Methodology to Identify and Prioritize Climate Change Adaptation Activities

R8 Methodology to Identify and Prioritize Climate Change Adaptation Activities. " Avoiding the unmanageable, managing the unavoidable ." Center for Clean Air Policy. Background.

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R8 Methodology to Identify and Prioritize Climate Change Adaptation Activities

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  1. R8 Methodology to Identify and Prioritize Climate Change Adaptation Activities "Avoiding the unmanageable, managing the unavoidable." Center for Clean Air Policy

  2. Background “The impacts of climate change are already being felt across the United States and the entire world. It is therefore imperative to take action now to adapt to a changing climate. Both domestically and internationally, the U.S. government must better understand how to build resilience to climate change risks, and adapt to its effects.” Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force March 15, 2010 CEQ NOAA OSTP USGCRP

  3. Background 3

  4. Steps In the Methodology • Identify Climate Change Impacts for EPA Region 8 • Determine the Region’s Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts • Develop a Flowchart to Identify Adaptation Activities • Prioritize the Activities Based on Ranking Criteria

  5. Step 1 - Identify Climate Change Impacts for EPA Region 8 Impacts were identified using the US Global Change Research Program’s document, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. June 16, 2009

  6. Step 1 - Identify Climate Change Impacts for EPA Region 8 Impact Sectors General Region 8 Impacts Impacts Forests Drought Decreased Forest Health

  7. Step 2 – Determine the Region’s Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts Vulnerability Ranking Criteria • EPA’s Role in Addressing the Impact • Immediacy of the Threat • Co-Benefits of Addressing the Impact • Partnering Potential • Magnitude/Scope of the Threat • Consequences of Impact • Probability of Impact • Inability of Systems to Accommodate to Projected Impacts

  8. Step 2 – Determine the Region’s Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts Vulnerability Results: Top 5 Region 8 Impacts • Decreased Water Availability due to Drought • Decreased Forest Health • Limited Water Supply for Agriculture • Decreased Air Quality • Loss of Wetlands

  9. REGIONALLY • Figure U-15 from Hoerling and Eischeid, 2006 for BOR

  10. Step 3 – Develop a Flowchart to Identify Adaptation Activities

  11. Current Adaptation Activities In Region 8 EPA Region 8 Climate Change Strategic Plan – Adaptation C. Identify and implement goals and priority activities that have the highest potential to increase our capacity to adapt to climate variability. Goal C.1 Support and initiate forums to consider holistic and comprehensive approaches to the management of our water resources to protect water quality and human health in response to the negative effects of climate change. Goal C.2 Promote the management of storm water to reduce runoff in urban areas from high intensity storm events.

  12. Regional Water Usage

  13. Risk continuum - Regulatory options and U.S. environmental laws Certification/ Registration Disincentives Standards Incentives Information/ Education Permits Mandatory Cleanup Voluntary Prohibition

  14. Next Steps Thank You! Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ceq/20100315-interagency-adaptation-progress-report.pdf Methodology to Identify and Prioritize Climate Change Adaptation Activities: I:\30 Day Share\Farris This Methodology was developed as a tool to assist Region 8 programs in the identification and ranking of climate change adaptation activities. Climate Change Workgroup Members will follow-up with their programs to apply this Methodology. Applying the Methodology in the region is a RAC10 measure.

  15. What can I do?

  16. Climate Change and Water http://www.ipcc.ch/

  17. The American West was won by water management. What happens when there's no water left to manage? National Geographic, Feb. 2008

  18. Boulder Glacier Glacier National Park Both photos were taken from the same vantage point and the same time of year Left 1932, Right 1988

  19. Climate Change and Water Denver

  20. Water Wars

  21. Surf Your Watershed State ProfileColorado Use the state map or watershed links to zoom in to find more information about your watershed. www.epa.gov/surf/

  22. Water Usage

  23. Calculate you water footprint • Blue • Green • Gray http://www.waterfootprint.org

  24. Water required to Generate One Megawatt-hour of Electricity • Gas/steam combined cycle 7,400-20,000 gal • Coal and oil 21,000 - 50,000 gal • Nuclear 25,000-60,000 Scientific American - Earth 3.0, 2008

  25. Alternative vehicles: They use less petroleum but producing their fuel guzzzles more water • Gasoline Vehicle 7-14 to travel 100 miles • Plug-in hybrid electric 24 gal • Hydrogen fuel-cell 42 gal • Ethanol Vehicle 130 - 6,200 gal Scientific American - Earth 3.0, 2008

  26. WaterSense http://www.epa.gov/watersense/ http://www.h2ouse.org/

  27. The Three Rs of Water Conservation

  28. What can you do? • Fix that leak • Shower power • Turn it off • Water wisely • Make it a full load • Don’t flush your money down the drain • http://ans.engr.wisc.edu/eic/WaterForm.html

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