Addressing Climate Change Impacts in California: 4th Assessment Overview
Purpose:
Provide context for a new OPC-SAT Working
Group to write a Statewide Ocean and Coastal
“Roadmap” Report to inform California’s 4
th
Climate Change Assessment.
Setting the Stage: California’s 4
th
Climate
Change Assessment and Request
Jenn Phillips
Adaptation Planning in two main steps:
The Science:
Assess impacts across sectors
and regions.
The Policy:
Develop and update a Statewide
Adaptation Plan.
Setting the Stage: California’s 4
th
Climate
Change Assessment and Request
Jenn Phillips
Deep process involved:
State Decision-makers:
Interagency effort to write
Adaptation Plans.
Local Decision-makers:
Plans must be relevant at
multiple scales.
Scientific Community:
Many scientists engaged in
research projects.
The Public:
We incorporate public input and
comment.
Setting the Stage: California’s 4
th
Climate
Change Assessment and Request
Jenn Phillips
Status:
Safeguarding California:
Current plan that
was just updated.
4
th
Climate Assessment:
Research projects
now underway through 2017.
New science and synthesis projects.
Funded projects and external projects.
Setting the Stage: California’s 4
th
Climate
Change Assessment and Request
Jenn Phillips
Jenn Phillips
Jenn Phillips
To strengthen the 4
th
Assessment:
Regional “Assessment” Reports.
Statewide Ocean and Coastal Report.
The Reports should:
Synthesize the most cutting edge science.
Support science-based solutions.
Identify knowledge
gaps and science needs.
Setting the Stage: California’s 4
th
Climate
Change Assessment and Request
Jenn Phillips
CA Pacific Ocean “Region”
Ocean and Coastal Report produced by:
An OPC-SAT Working Group convened by Ocean
Science Trust.
Co-Chairs are lead authors, Ocean Science Trust are
coordinating authors, and 6 to 8 interdisciplinary
co-authors.
Completed by the fall early summer of 2018.
Setting the Stage: California’s 4
th
Climate
Change Assessment and Request
Jenn Phillips
Insights on what we’re looking for:
State goals are evolving, and science should also
inform that.
Less synthesis and more roadmap.
We care about ecological and social resilience.
We need a holistic picture.
Setting the Stage: California’s 4
th
Climate
Change Assessment and Request
Jenn Phillips
I am Jennifer Phillips, Policy Advisor for the Ocean Protection Council - I manage OPC’s programmatic areas related to ocean acidification and hypoxia, and climate adaptation. I joined the OPC in 2015 in the West Coast Panel’s last year in order to build the OPC’s OA program to respond to the Panel’s recommendations and actions. I also serve as the OPC’s liaison to the State’s efforts to develop climate change adaptation plans and policies, which is why we’re here today.
The purpose of my presentation is to provide some background and context for our new request for Ocean Science Trust to convene a new OPC-SAT Working Group to write a Statewide Ocean and Coastal “Roadmap” Report to inform CA’s 4th Climate Assessment.
The California's 4th Climate Change Assessment aims to inform a Statewide Ocean and Coastal Roadmap Report. The process involves assessing impacts, developing adaptation plans, engaging decision-makers, scientists, and the public. Ongoing research projects and funded initiatives focus on understanding and communicating the effects of climate change on California's coast. External projects explore strategies for adapting to sea-level rise and enhancing coastal resilience.
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Setting the Stage: Californias 4thClimate Change Assessment and Request Jenn Phillips Purpose: Provide context for a new OPC-SAT Working Group to write a Statewide Ocean and Coastal Roadmap Report to inform California s 4th Climate Change Assessment.
Setting the Stage: Californias 4th Climate Change Assessment and Request Jenn Phillips Adaptation Planning in two main steps: The Science: Assess impacts across sectors and regions. The Policy: Develop and update a Statewide Adaptation Plan.
Setting the Stage: Californias 4th Climate Change Assessment and Request Jenn Phillips Deep process involved: State Decision-makers: Interagency effort to write Adaptation Plans. Local Decision-makers: Plans must be relevant at multiple scales. Scientific Community: Many scientists engaged in research projects. The Public: We incorporate public input and comment.
Setting the Stage: Californias 4th Climate Change Assessment and Request Jenn Phillips Status: Safeguarding California: Current plan that was just updated. 4th Climate Assessment: Research projects now underway through 2017. New science and synthesis projects. Funded projects and external projects.
Funded Projects Author(s) Jenn Phillips Assessing and Communicating the Impacts of Climate Change on the California Coast Patrick Barnard, USGS Identification of Natural Infrastructure Options for Adapting to Sea Level Rise Sarah Newkirk, TNC California Mussels as Bio-Indicators of the Ecological Consequences of Global Change: Temperature, Ocean Acidification, and Hypoxia Brian Gaylord, Tessa Hill, USD
External Projects Author(s) Multi-Scale Infrastructure Interactions with Intermittent Disruptions: Coastal Flood Protection Infrastructure, Transportation, and Government Networks Mark Stacey, UCB, Bruce Riordan, Climate Readiness Institute Jenn Phillips Strategies for Adapting to Long-term Sea Level Rise in the San Francisco Bay Area Kristina Hill, UCB, Bruce Riordan, Climate Readiness Institute The Role of California State Agencies in Facilitating Local Adaptation to Sea Level Rise Hilda Blanco, USC Assessment of the State of Coastal Adaptation in California-- The 2016 Update Susanne Moser, Research & Consulting
Setting the Stage: Californias 4th Climate Change Assessment and Request Jenn Phillips To strengthen the 4th Assessment: Regional Assessment Reports. Statewide Ocean and Coastal Report. The Reports should: Synthesize the most cutting edge science. Support science-based solutions. Identify knowledge gaps and science needs.
Setting the Stage: Californias 4th Climate Change Assessment and Request Jenn Phillips Ocean and Coastal Report produced by: An OPC-SAT Working Group convened by Ocean Science Trust. Co-Chairs are lead authors, Ocean Science Trust are coordinating authors, and 6 to 8 interdisciplinary co-authors. Completed by the fall early summer of 2018.
Setting the Stage: Californias 4th Climate Change Assessment and Request Jenn Phillips Insights on what we re looking for: State goals are evolving, and science should also inform that. Less synthesis and more roadmap. We care about ecological and social resilience. We need a holistic picture.
