Groton, Connecticut Coastal Climate Adaptation Workshop: Meeting Notes and Presentations

View or download the final report, presentations, and videos from the three-part 2010 Groton Coastal Climate Adaptation Workshop, which brought together local, state, and federal representations to discuss climate adaptation issues. 

With support from the EPA's Climate Ready Estuaries program -- which builds capacity for climate change adaptation within the National Estuary Program -- ICLEI and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection's Long Island Sound Program facilitated a three-part workshop series designed to help engage representatives from federal, state, and municipal governments in climate adaptation efforts and to begin defining strategies for maximizing resilience to coastal impacts throughout Connecticut and the Northeast.

The three workshops were structured as follows:

• Workshop One oriented participants to the adaptation planning process and discussed projected regional climate impacts with a specific focus on sea level rise.
• Workshop Two focused on vulnerabilities and identifying appropriate adaptation actions.
• Workshop Three brought together federal, state, and local stakeholders to answer the question, “How do we collaborate across political boundaries to prepare for climate change impacts and identify strategies for implementing adaptation actions?”

Use the links below to download free presentations from the Workshops. If you attended the Workshops, please take a few moments to give us your feedback by downloading and filling out this evaluation form.

Final Report (pdf)
Download this report for an overview of the project and its process, outcomes, and lessons learned.

Workshop Three Presentations View or download these files from the June 18, 2010 workshop. Workshop One and Two Review Jennifer Pagach, CT DEP Modeling Potential Adaptation Actions for Groton Paul Kirshen, Battelle      Sam Merill, New England Environmental          Finance Center Existing and Future Adaptation Efforts in the Town of Groton Rick Norris, Town of Groton

Workshop Videos Groton Municipal Television recorded the Jan. 27 and Mar. 31 workshops and posted videos to the Groton Public Library website.   Workshop Notes (doc, 129KB)