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Clima te Cha ng e Ada pta tio n

Ba c kg ro und & Ne xt Ste ps fo r the No rthwe st Hills

Jo a nna Wo znia k-Bro wn, NHCOG 5th T hursda ys F

• rum o n Re ne wa b le E

ne rg y a nd Clima te Cha ng e Ada pta tio n in No rthwe st Co nne c tic ut, 9/ 29/ 16

Pr e se ntation Outline

Quic k I

ntro duc tio n o f my b a c kg ro und

Diffe re nc e b e twe e n Ada pta tio n & Mitig a tio n Curre nt e ffo rts in Co nne c tic ut Pro je c te d I

mpa c ts in NW CT

Ac tio n Ste ps

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ne rg y a nd Clima te Cha ng e Ada pta tio n in No rthwe st Co nne c tic ut, 9/ 29/ 16

ADAPT AT I ON MI T I GAT I ON

Ac tio ns that re duc e the human c o ntrib utio n to the plane tary g re e nho use e ffe c t Adjustme nt in natural o r human syste ms to a ne w o r c hang ing e nviro nme nt

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ne rg y a nd Clima te Cha ng e Ada pta tio n in No rthwe st Co nne c tic ut, 9/ 29/ 16

Cur r e nt State E ffor ts on Adaptation

 Sta te ha s a mb itio us mitig a tio n g o a l, no sta te -wide c o o rdina tio n

• n a da pta tio n

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xisting e ffo rts fo c us o n c o a sta l c o mmunitie s, e spe c ia lly a ffe c te d b y Hurric a ne Sa ndy.

 Sc a tte re d a da pta tio n re se a rc h a nd pro je c ts so fa r b ut do

inc lude flo o ding mo de ls, munic ipa l inte rvie ws, a nd CI RCA g ra nts

 “Co nne c tic ut Clima te Cha ng e Pre pa re dne ss Pla n” 2011

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Pr

• je c te d Impac ts

Mo re fre q ue nt da ys with te mpe ra ture a b o ve 90◦F He a twa ve s inc re a se in fre q ue nc y, dura tio n, a nd inte nsity L

• ng e r g ro wing se a so n

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e ss sno w, mo re ra in in winte r

Re duc e d sno wpa c k  inc re a se d sno w de nsity E

a rlie r b re a kup o f ic e o n la ke s a nd rive rs

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a rlie r spring sno w me lt  e a rlie r pe a k rive r flo ws

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Ag ric ulture Na tura l Re sourc e s

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Public He alth

Infra struc ture

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ne rg y a nd Clima te Cha ng e Ada pta tio n in No rthwe st Co nne c tic ut, 9/ 29/ 16

Ac tio n Ste ps

Jo a nna Wo znia k-Bro wn, NHCOG 5th T hursda ys F

• rum o n Re ne wa b le E

ne rg y a nd Clima te Cha ng e Ada pta tio n in No rthwe st Co nne c tic ut, 9/ 29/ 16