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ADAPTATION to CLIMATE CHANGE

ADAPTATION to CLIMATE CHANGE. Kick-Off Meeting March 24, 2010 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Slide 1. Agenda. Opening Remarks Speaker Presentations Q & A Road Mapping Working Groups Desired Outcomes for 2010 Q & A. Slide 2. Opening Remarks. Secretary John Hanger,

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ADAPTATION to CLIMATE CHANGE

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  1. ADAPTATION to CLIMATE CHANGE Kick-Off Meeting March 24, 2010 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Slide 1

  2. Agenda • Opening Remarks • Speaker Presentations • Q & A • Road Mapping • Working Groups • Desired Outcomes for 2010 • Q & A Slide 2

  3. Opening Remarks • Secretary John Hanger, Department of Environmental Protection • Acting Secretary John Quigley, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

  4. Global Temperature Trend

  5. United States Surface Temperature Trends • Over the past century, there has been a gradual increase in temperature at an average rate of 0.11 degrees F per decade for contiguous US. • Average temperatures rose at 5 times this rate (0.56 degrees F per decade) from 1979 to 2005. • The most recent eight-, nine-, and ten-year periods were the warmest on record. -Observations compiled by NOAA National Climatic Data Center for slides 4 and 5 Slide 4

  6. US Annual Mean Temperature Anomalies (1901-2005) Slide 5

  7. PA Precipitation Data:The chart shows above average precipitation since 1980 Slide 6

  8. Shifting climate zones Slide 7

  9. Global sea level is rising and will very likely continue to rise Slide 8 Rahmstorf (2007)

  10. www.wikipedia.org www.invasive.org www.bugwood.org “PA Assessment of Impacts”Speaker: James Shortle, Ph.D. Slide 9

  11. Risks and Impacts for the Insurance Industry Speaker: Kyle Beatty, Willis Re Inc. Slide 10

  12. Delaware River Basin Case Study Speaker: Jessica Sanchez Delaware River Basin Commission Slide 11

  13. Q & A • What is Adaptation? Adaptation is enhancing the resilience of the natural environment, the built environment and human institutions to climate change. Slide 12

  14. Road Mapping • PA Climate Change Act (Act 70 of 2008) • Climate Change Advisory Committee • Climate Change Action Plan details 52 mitigation recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. • Published in December 2009 and updated every three years. Slide 13

  15. Need to Address Adaptation • Analysis of impacts is a requirement for federal funding from US Fish & Wildlife Service, USGS Center for Wildlife and Climate Change, US Forest Service and Farm Bill. • “[We] must adapt and improve resilience to minimize risk to people, natural places, and key infrastructure.   Adaptation will require thoughtful, preventative actions and investments, and demand new approaches and preparation from nonprofit, private and government entities.” - Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Interim Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, 3/16/10.

  16. States with Adaptation Plans Source: Pew Center on Global Climate Change

  17. Working Groups • Establish working groups to bring together key stakeholders to provide practical recommendations for these broad categories: • Natural resources (forests, wildlife, agriculture, surface water) • Public Health and Safety (public health, emergency response, economically depressed communities) • Infrastructure (transportation, buildings, water-related, energy, land use, insurance) • Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (regional tourism, hunting and fishing organizations, ski resorts) Slide 15

  18. Climate Change Adaptation Working Group Flow Diagram Slide 16

  19. Statewide Adaptation Process DEP will guide the agendas for the working group meetings and coordinate with the Climate Change Advisory Committee. • Timeframe is 9 to 10 months • Approximately 5 bimonthly meetings • Last meeting is for all participants to share key outcomes and keep the process evolving (not once and done). Slide 17

  20. “Weathering Climate Change: Suggestions for a Statewide Planning Process” Speaker: Nels Johnson, The Nature Conservancy Slide 14

  21. Desired Outcomes • Stakeholders to provide input by participating in working groups; there is overlap. • Meetings will be announced via email from distribution list and today’s sign-in sheets. • Chairs are envisioned to lead each of the 4 working groups. • 2 Co-chairs, ideally one from state agency and one from non-government organization Slide 18

  22. Desired Outcomes: Priorities, Needs and Barriers • A white paper from each working group will answer these questions: • What are the key focus areas for vulnerability and risk caused by climate change? • What efforts are currently addressing the key focus areas? • What practical actions can we recommend with the resources that are available? • What information is missing that needs to be addressed? Identify opportunities for collaboration. Slide 19

  23. Next Steps • This challenge to develop adaptation strategies goes beyond one organization or one area of expertise. Collaboration and sharing information across all boundaries is necessary. • Fluid, ongoing process will focus on adaptation measures that are proactive and practical. Slide 20

  24. Q & A • Contact Information Department of Environmental Protection Climate Change Program Phone 717.783.8411 Online: www.depweb.state.pa.us Keyword: Climate Change Joseph Sherrick, Program Manager josherrick@state.pa.us Kim Hoover, Energy Program Specialist khoover@state.pa.us Slide 21

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