Workshop #9, June 26, 2013 Orlando, Florida to increase the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Workshop #9, June 26, 2013 Orlando, Florida to increase the regional relevance and usability of climate science, data, models, and tools for water http://FloridaWCA.org suppliers and resources managers FloridaWCA is partially funded
FloridaWCA is partially funded under a grant from the Sectoral Applications Research Program (SARP) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office.
Utilities Water Management Districts Researchers Government
social scientist hydrologic scientist climate scientist educator utility operation manager utility administration water resource manager researcher student climate modeler hydrologic modeler model user local government employee county planner information specialist
Learning together
Based on: Wenger, Etienne, Communities of Practice presentation at UF, May 2009
Actionable climate science - tools relevant to water supply operations and management Workshops, projects, research, website, reports, emails, personal communication, outreach Public water suppliers and resource managers, climate, social and hydrologic scientists, local planners
Diagnose seasonal predictability and forecast skill in Florida
Evaluate the ability of downscaled reanalysis data on climate and hydrologic patterns in Florida
Improve access to existing information
Sept. 2010
Jan 2011
May 2011
May 2012
Feb 2013
Introductions Motivations & Expectations Diverse Needs Learning from other Coalitions Collaborative Visioning / Goal setting What’s in a name? Science Workshop -- Linking needs & science Science Workshop Collaborative Planning: NOAA project Science Workshop Revisiting vision of the group Collaborative Planning: NOAA Research Communicating about Climate Change User Perspective Utilities: Planning & Operations (KMS) Knowledge Management System Research results: Seasonal Scale
What does that mean for me?
Knowledge Management System (KMS)
Research results: LT Climate KMS
1. Advance FloridaWCA learning network interests/ website/sustainability 2. Understand different styles of thinking, learning and communication and why they matter. 3. Share research results of NOAA project focused on use
supply and ecosystem restoration. 4. Explore practical applications of seasonal data - where does it fit in helping with decision making? 5. Determine FloridaWCA next steps.