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CAA Agenda

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Climate Adaptation Academy Agenda & Presentations

Held on 5/2014

CAA is a one-day session for municipal commission members (Planning and Zoning, Inland Wetlands, Conservation), municipal officials, coastal engineers and other interested professionals. The Academy will be held twice a year, and is modeled after the highly successful UConn CLEAR Land Use Academy.

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8:30-9:00 a.m.

 Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:30

 Introduction

  • Introduction to Academy and Role as part of CT Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation - Juliana Barrett, UConn CT Sea Grant/CLEAR (5 minutes)
  • Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation - James O’Donnell, UConn Dept of Marine Sciences and CIRCA (5 min)

9:30-11:10

 Session I: Major Threats of Climate Change (95 min)

    • Coastal Threats - Jennifer O’Donnell, UConn Dept of Marine Sciences (20 min)

SLR, surge, predictions, effects of shoreline development and hardening

  • Flooding - Chet Arnold UConn CLEAR (15 min)

Stormwater, changing storm regime; Climate change projection effects on flood frequency and severity

Impacts of climate change on coastal and inland wetlands

  • Power - Mark Rudnicki, UConn Dept of Natural Resources and the Environment (15 min)

Power outages from tree-hazards

  • Q&A and Feedback (15 min)

11:10-11:20

 Break

11:20-12:20

 Session II:  Climate Change & Your Town  (60 min)

12:20-1:15

 Lunch (provided)

1:15-2:05

 Session III: Flooding and Emergency Response (50 min)

2:05-2:35

 Session IV: Resilience and Climate Adaptation Initiatives and Resources (30 min)

2:35-3:00

 Session V: Municipal Priorities

Bruce Hyde & Juliana Barrett to MC (25 min)

Discussion:  What are your biggest climate related problems and priorities to date; What information do you need for your community to adapt?

3:00

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