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 | Agricultural Water Conservation Clearinghouse The below agencies are instrumental in providing the best resources and assitance for the broad-scale implementation of agricultural water conservation programs. In addition to programs, each website contains information regarding: past, present and future projects, experts, new... Sector(s): |
 | Center for Energy and Environmental Security (CEES) : Colorado Energy Profile (CEP) The Colorado Energy Profile (CEP) was developed by the Center for Energy and Environmental Security (CEES) at the University of Colorado Law School with funding from the Governor’s Energy Office. The impetus for CEP comes from Colorado House Bill 1203 (2007), a legislative... Sector(s): |
 | City of Aspen : Canary Initiative The City of Aspen’s Canary Initiative was created in 2005 to address the climate challenge and provide leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions locally. Through policy, research, education and community engagement, the Canary Initiative is helping Aspen transform itself... Sector(s): |
 | City of Boulder : Climate Adaptation As the climate changes, so must Boulder. To effectively address the challenges that a changing climate will bring, climate adaptation and mitigation (i.e., reducing local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions) policies must complement each other and efforts within and across sectors... Sector(s): |
 | City of New York : Plan NYC Scientists have predicted that unless greenhouse gas emissions are substantially stemmed by the end othe century, climate change will become irreversible. Almost every action we take has an impact on the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. As a result, out... Sector(s): |
 | Climate Wizard ClimateWizard is an easy-to-use internet-based tool for analyzing and mapping climate change at specific areas of interest globally, regionally and locally. This tool--developed by Evan Givetz (University of Washington), Chris Zganjar (The Nature Consevancy) and George Raber ... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Department of Agriculture : Salinity Control Program The Basin States Parallel Program offers financial assistance of up to 75% to landowners in order to improve the efficiency of irrigation systems on their land in western Colorado. It is estimated that over 1,000,000 tons of salt were entering the Colorado River each year from... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) : Climate Change Program Colorado is in the process of developing a strategic plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is working with the Governor's Policy Office, the Governor's Energy Office, and the Department of Natural Resources to identify... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Governor's Office of Policy and Initiatives : Climate Gov. Ritter released the state's first Climate Action Plan in November 2007 as a call to action to address global warming and the environmental challenges facing our state. The plan sets out strategies we can adopt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020, and... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Governor's Office of Policy and Initiatives : Sustainable Main Streets Limited financial resources at all levels of government create a challenge for many programs and services. Understanding the need to be more efficient and innovative in how the state works with communities in identifying needs and solutions, Governor Bill Ritter has directed... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado River Basin Water Supply & Demand Study The Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado and Lower Colorado Regions, in collaboration with representatives of the seven Colorado River Basin States, submitted a Proposal in June 2009 to fund the "Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study" under Reclamation's Basin... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado State University (CSU) : Colorado Climate Center The Colorado Climate Center was established by the state in 1974, through the Colorado State University Agricultural Experiment Station, to provide information and expertise on Colorado's complex climate. Through its threefold program of Climate Monitoring (data acquisition,... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) : Colorado River Water Availability Study (CRWAS) Over the last decade Colorado has seen rapidly increasing demands placed on our water supply by both traditional consumptive and more recent non-consumptive (recreational and environmental) uses. By the year 2030 Colorado's population is expected to grow to about 7.1 million... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) : Colorado Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) In 2003, the Colorado legislature recognized the critical need to understand and better prepare for our long-term water needs, and authorized the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) to implement the Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI). The overall objective of SWSI is... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) : Drought & Water Supply Assessment (DWSA) The Colorado Drought & Water Supply Assessment 2004 (DWSA) is the first statewide project to determine how prepared Colorado has been prepared for drought and identify measures that will better prepare us for the next drought. The DWSA was implemented to ascertain the opinions... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) : Front Range Drought Response Task Force The Front Range Drought Response Task Force consists of Front Range water providers and cities in the Denver media shed. The group recently met to discuss Drought responses for systems, and to coordinate information for the public and media in anticipation for a potential... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) : Joint Front Range Climate Change Vulnerability Study (JFRCCVS) There is increasing concern among metropolitan water providers in Colorado’s Front Range regarding the possible impacts of on their future water supply. A group of Front Range water agencies are working together on a study intended to provide the education, tools, and... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) : Water Availability Task Force Colorado drought planning has been developed through the preparation and implementation of the Colorado Drought Mitigation and Response Plan. The plan consists of four components: monitoring, assessment, mitigation, and response. Monitoring is ongoing and accomplished, at a... Sector(s): |
 | Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) : Water Conservation Planning Water conservation is a key element of overall water resources planning. Long-term water conservation planning is needed to extend Colorado’s water supply as demands on it increase from a growing population. The Office of Water Conservation & Drought Planning (OWCDP) has been... Sector(s): |
 | Denver Water : Planning for an Uncertain Future Denver Water’s Planning Division focuses on water adaptation activities to identify potential impacts, access vulnerability and plan for potential changes. Activities include: Vulnerability Assessment; Tree Ring Analysis/Past Variability; Water Utility Climate Alliance; Joint... Sector(s): |
Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) : Colorado Local Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plans Linked list of Plans at the City, County, and Regional level. This project operates in Colorado. Sector(s): |
Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) : Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan 2008 for the State of Colorado State and local governments must continue to improve their ability to respond to natural hazards. To that end, it is imperative that different levels of government be able to cooperate with one another in developing approaches and responses that mitigate hazards. In Colorado,... Sector(s): |
Department of the Interior (DOI) : Climate Change At the U.S. Department of the Interior, we manage one-fifth of the land in the country, 35,000 miles of coastline, and 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf. We also uphold the federal government’s trust responsibilities to 562 Indian tribes; conserve fish,... Sector(s): |
Energy Institute at Haas The Energy Institute at Haas is a joint venture of the Haas School of Business and the UC Energy Institute that brings together research and curricular programs on energy business, policy and technology commercialization. The goal of EI @ Haas is to bridge the gap between the... Sector(s): |
Greenprint Denver In the summer of 2005, Mayor John W. Hickenlooper joined 49 other mayors nationwide in a U.S. Conference of Mayors pledge to improve the environment of their cities and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The pledge was one of the first actions taken by Mayor Hickenlooper after... Sector(s): |
ICLEI Resilient Cities 2010 Adapting to the dramatic implications of climate change is a monumental challenge facing cities of the 21st century. The first-ever global forum on this topic, Resilient Cities 2010, ran 28-30 May in Bonn, Germany. Cities - where half the world population lives and where... Sector(s): |
ICLEI World Mayors Council on Climate Change The World Mayors Council on Climate Change is an alliance of committed local government leaders advocating an enhanced recognition and involvement of Mayors in multilateral efforts addressing climate change and related issues of global sustainability. The Council was founded... Sector(s): |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) : Climate Portal Addresses the needs of five broadly-defined user groups: decision makers and policy leaders, scientists and applications-oriented data users, educators, business users and the public. Highlights of the portal include an interactive “climate dashboard” that shows a range... Sector(s): |
NOROCK : Climate Change & Ecosystem Science Climate change is widely acknowledged to be having a profound effect on the biosphere with diverse impacts on global resources. Global warming is of particular concern in the western U.S. because associated climate change is likely to increase air and water temperatures,... Sector(s): |
NOROCK : Climate Change and Native Salmonids Developed by a cooperative research project team consisting of fisheries researchers from USGS, US Forest Service, and Trout Unlimited, the goal of the Climate Change and Native Salmonids collaborative research site is to host a dynamic array of resources for stakeholders... Sector(s): |
NOROCK : Wildlife as Indicators of Climate Change Two studies funded by a new USGS initiative on Global Climate Change and Wildlife Science are underway to examine how climate change may be impacting the habitats of native fish and ungulate species. The goal of both projects is to provide tools that will help wildlife managers... Sector(s): |
Northern Arizona University (NAU) : Tribes and Climate Change Earth's climate is changing as a result of human practices-that fact is no longer in dispute. Climate change is impacting people and ecosystems around the world. What does this mean for tribes and Native American communities who have for centuries relied on the bounty of the... Sector(s): |
Pew Center on Global Climate Change : Adapation The Earth’s climate is rapidly changing. In the United States and other nations, people are seeing how the impacts of rising global temperatures affect their communities, their livelihoods, and the natural environment. Substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions is... Sector(s): |
Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) : Colorado Climate Network Ten local governments, the Colorado Municipal League (CML), and the Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST), on May 25, 2009, launched the Colorado Climate Network, a new group to support programs by local governments to address climate change. The mission of the Network is... Sector(s): |
Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) : Colorado Climate Project (CCP) The Colorado Climate Project was convened by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization to bring Coloradans together to reduce the state’s contribution and vulnerability to climate change. In the first phase of the project, a blue-ribbon Climate Action Panel worked for a year to... Sector(s): |
Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) : Colorado Climate Project (CCP) : Climate Action Panel (CAP) The Climate Action Panel is charged to develop recommendations for actions that can be taken in Colorado to reduce the state’s contribution and vulnerability to a changed climate. Those recommendations are to include goals that can be adopted consistent with the goal of an... Sector(s): |
State of Alaska : Adaptation Advisory Group The Sub-Cabinet formed the Adaptation Advisory Group to focus on areas such as how to address present and future impacts on infrastructure, human health, and ecosystems. The Advisory Group will evaluate recommendations from the Adaptation Technical Workgroups regarding how... Sector(s): |
State of Alaska : Climate Change The Climate Change Sub-Cabinet advises the Office of the Governor on the preparation and implementation of an Alaska climate change strategy. The Sub-Cabinet was created in 2007 under Administrative Order 238. Sector(s): |
State of the Rockies Project Building upon 130 years of service to the region, the Rockies Project conducts state-of-the-art research helping Rockies residents clearly see our communities, our environment and our economy so we can better shape our future. Sector(s): |
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) : New Mexico Climate Change Adaptation Project Reports We are assessing the impacts of climate change on New Mexico's biodiversity and identifying local level adaptation strategies that can help build ecological resilience to ongoing climate change. The Nature Conservancy initiated the SWCCI in 2008 to provide guidance to... Sector(s): |
Trout Unlimited (TU) : Western Water Project In the semi-arid West, coldwater fish and the rivers they swim are in trouble. Trout require clean, cold water to survive. In the West, every native species of trout has been listed or proposed for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act. These fish suffer from water... Sector(s): |
UNFCCC Database on Local Coping Strategies This database is intended to facilitate the transfer of long-standing coping strategies/mechanisms, knowledge and experience from communities that have had to adapt to specific hazards or climatic conditions to communities that may just be starting to experience such conditions,... Sector(s): |
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) : Climate Change The Climate Change Program Office (CCPO) operates within the Office of the Chief Economist and functions as the Department-wide coordinator of agriculture, rural and forestry-related global change program and policy issues facing USDA. The Office ensures that USDA is a source of... Sector(s): |
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) : Helping Agriculture Adapt to a Changing Climate Workshop The impacts of changing weather and climate are projected to be significant for U.S. farmers and ranchers. Impacts already are being felt across the country and around the world. In 2009 the U.S. Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force at the White House Council on... Sector(s): |
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) : Water Resource Adaptation Program In this new program, scientists and engineers investigate the potential effects of climate change on the nation’s watersheds and water infrastructure. Based on the results of these investigations, practical and effective adaptation solutions are being developed. The... Sector(s): |
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) : Water Resource Adaptation Program : Stakeholder Workshop What does the future hold for our water supplies? How can we adapt our water resources to secure water availability and protect water quality in a sustainable environment? The Water Resource Adaptation Program (WRAP) contributes to EPA’s efforts to provide water resource... Sector(s): |
United States Fish and Wildlife Service : Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Landscape Conservation Cooperatives are management-science partnerships that inform integrated resource management actions addressing climate change and other stressors within and across landscapes. They will link science and conservation delivery. LCCs are true cooperatives,... Sector(s): |
United States Forest Service (USFS) : Office of the Climate Change Advisor Through the Climate Change Advisor’s office in the Chief’s Office, we are working to bring climate change knowledge into our organizational expectations and actions. We will be learning by doing and learning from each other as we work to connect the strong fibers of this... Sector(s): |
University of Arizona : Southwest Climate Change Initiative CLIMAS is a partner The Nature Conservancy’s Southwest Climate Change Initiative (SWCCI). SWCCI was initiated in 2008 to engage conservation practitioners and land managers in local-scale climate change adaptation planning and implementation. This project specifically aims to:... Sector(s): |
University of Washington : Climate Impacts Group The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary research group studying the impacts of natural climate variability and global climate change (“global warming”). Research at the CIG considers climate impacts at spatial scales ranging from... Sector(s): |
Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) : Climate Change Committee In January 2009 WAFWA approved the creation of a climate change committee under the leadership of Director Koch. WAFWA is the first regional association with a climate committee and other regional associations are following suite. Regional climate change committees offer... Sector(s): |
Western Governors' Association (WGA) : Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative Emerging scientific research indicates that the Western U.S. will be disproportionately impacted by climactic variability and change. This is due to the natural topographical and geographical diversity of the region combined with increased population growth and a changing... Sector(s): |
Western Governors' Association (WGA) : Forest Health Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Climate Change & Adaptation The Forest Health Advisory Committee membership includes non-governmental entities representing a variety of interests, including communities, environmental conservation groups and international organizations. Governmental representation includes federal, state and county level... Sector(s): |
Western Governors' Association (WGA) : Wildlife Corridors and Crucial Habitat Initiative In June, 2010, the Governors adopted a policy resolution that committed their state agencies to complete their decisionsupport systems within three years. Through the Wildlife Council, established in 2008, each participating state is coordinating its wildlife data with... Sector(s): |
Western Water Assessment (WWA) : Climate and Tourism Workshop This workshop will focus on the development of a strategic research agenda to assess the economic, socio-cultural and environmental implications of climate extremes, variability and change for sustainable tourism. It will identify the key informational needs of tourism decision... Sector(s): |
Western Water Assessment (WWA) : Climate Assessment Clearing House Climate assessments are collaborative processes where experts summarize and evaluate the current state of knowledge about variability and changes in the physical climate system and reach consensus conclusions that include confidence statements regarding these... Sector(s): |
White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) : Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force In 2009, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) initiated the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, which includes representatives from... Sector(s): |
World Resources Institute (WRI) : Vulnerability & Adaptation Database This tool brings together 135 examples of adaptation projects, policies, and other initiatives from the developing world. The cases included here form the basis for our report Weathering the Storm: Framing for Adaptation and Development. This data is also available in Excel... Sector(s): |
Yampa/White River Basins Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Learning and Flexibility in Water Governance for Preparing for Climate Change Shannon McNeeley, Kathleen Miller, Paty Romero-Lankao NCAR, Boulder, CO ... Sector(s): |
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