Climate Change Response Framework projects Presentation to the Forest Community Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in the Context of Climate Change Workshop November 8, 2011 Missoula Montana
Jan 12, 2016
Climate Change Response Framework projects
Presentation to the Forest Community
Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in the Context of Climate Change Workshop
November 8, 2011Missoula Montana
Summary: A collaborative approach among scientists,
managers, and landowners to incorporate climate change considerations into forest management.
Outcomes:An integrated set of tools, partnerships, and actions
to support “climate smart” conservation and management.
Climate Change Response Framework
Key Components: Vulnerability Assessment Partnerships Science Applications and Needs Adaptation Resources
Climate Change Response Framework
Climate Change Response Framework
The framework is a process for engagement, assessment, and management in pursuit of climate change adaptation.
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1. Identify location, ecosystems, & time frame
2. Establish partnerships
3. Assess vulnerabilities & mitigation potential
4. Develop strategies & approaches
5. Implement at appropriate scales
6. Integrate monitoring & evaluate effectiveness
Climate Change Response Framework Projects
3 National Forests
MO, IL, IN
2 National ForestsOH, WV
6 National Forests
MN, WI, MI
CCRF Progress in WisconsinEcosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis (EVAS):
Evaluate key ecosystem vulnerabilities under a range of future climate uncertainty using existing models and information.
Primary focus on forest ecosystems.
Hot off the presses! www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/38255
CCRF Progress in WisconsinPartnerships – Shared Landscapes Initiative: Foster dialogue about climate change impacts on
ecosystems, management responses, and cooperative activities across a variety of organizations
Sub-teams on specific topics: ecosystems, communication, economics, human dimensions, etc. Pursuing multi-landowner demonstration projects for climate
change adaptation
CCRF Progress in WisconsinScience Applications and Needs: Identify the science needs, monitoring infrastructure,
and applications necessary for making science-based management decisions within the context of uncertainty
Original focus was on Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest; currently evaluating ways to expand scope and participation.
CCRF Progress in WisconsinForest Adaptation Resources: Provides a “menu” of adaptation actions Information and considerations specific
to regional forest types
Options
Foundational adaptation
concepts, i.e., resistance,
resilience, and response
StrategiesBroad
adaptation responses that
consider ecological and
managerial conditions
Approaches
More detailed adaptation responses
selected based on specific site conditions and management
objectives
Tactics
Prescriptive actions designed
for individual site conditions
and management objectives
Broad Application Implementation
Forest Adaptation Resources: Workbook incorporates climate change into management Flexibility to fit into existing decision-making processes
1. DEFINE area of interest,
management goals and
objectives, and time frames.
2. ASSESS climate change
impacts and vulnerabilities for
the area of interest.
3. EVALUATE management
objectives given projected impacts
and vulnerabilities.
4. IDENTIFY and adaptation
approaches and tactics for
implementation.
5. MONITOR and evaluate
effectiveness of implemented
actions.
EVAS and other
resources
Adaptation Strategies
and Approaches
CCRF Progress in Wisconsin