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CLIMATE CHANGE

CLIMATE CHANGE. AT THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. Climate Change Adaptation Across the Landscape Michelle Selmon Regional Climate Change Specialist June 2013. California Water Plan. 12 Regional Reports 32 Resource Management Strategies (2013 draft report)

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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  1. CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Climate Change Adaptation Across the Landscape Michelle Selmon Regional Climate Change Specialist June 2013

  2. California Water Plan 12 Regional Reports 32 Resource Management Strategies (2013 draft report) Extensive public input process Climate change and environmental stewardship througout the plan www.waterplan.water.ca.gov

  3. IRWM provides a critical framework for actions to address the uncertainties presented by climate change as well as other risks to California’s water future. -Water Plan Update 2009

  4. All IRWM plans should include the following elements to help their region adapt to a changing climate: • •water conservation • • conjunctive management • • integrated flood management • • drought contingency • • An assessment of the region’s vulnerability to the long-term risk and associated uncertainty associated with climate change -Water Plan Update 2009

  5. CC Handbook for Regional Water PlanningVulnerability Assessment Checklist • Water Demand • Water Supply • Water Quality • Sea Level Rise • Flooding • Hydropower • Ecosystem and Habitat Vulnerability

  6. CC Handbook for Regional Water PlanningVulnerability Assessment Checklist • Launches key discussions about climate change • Allows early identification of vulnerabilities to inform planning and project selection • Brings issues such as species and habitat protection to the table • Informs all IRWM "interested parties" of implications of climate change in their region • Potentially spurs additional research and action

  7. Climate Change and Water Management Adaptation Strategies • Urban infrastructure upgrades • Water use efficiency • Groundwater recharge • Watershed restoration • Floodplain restoration to improve hydrologic function • Wetland, vernal pool, riparian restoration • Invasive species management • Native plant revegetation

  8. California Landscape Conservation Cooperative California supports diverse and thriving ecosystems through lasting cooperative conservation partnerships LCC Network Sec Order 3289. Addressing Impacts of Climate Change on Americas Water, Land, and Other Natural and Cultural Resources; LCC, CSC, Energy and Climate Change Council

  9. California Landscape Conservation Cooperative California supports diverse and thriving ecosystems through lasting cooperative conservation partnerships. Vision

  10. California Landscape Conservation Cooperative A growing community of resource managers, scientists, conservation practitioners, and others that are successfully collaborating to advance and implement actions that promote resilient and adaptable ecosystems across the landscape in the face of environmental change. Five year Goal

  11. California Landscape Conservation Cooperative • CA LCC Alliance mailing list- sign up on the main page of the website to stay informed about: • webinars • conferences/meetings • data products and tools • regional LCC activities • CaliforniaLCC.org Join Us

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