Communicating Climate and Climate Change Information for Integrated Decision Support at the County and Regional Level Greg Dobson and Jim Fox October 2009.

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Communicating Climate and Climate Change Information for Integrated Decision Support at the County and Regional Level Greg Dobson and Jim Fox October 2009

RENCI Statewide Mission - “To deliver technology and research from the UNC campuses to the people of the state of North Carolina.” RENCI at UNC Asheville Engagement Center – “Decision Support tools for Flood Mitigation, Emergency Response and Water Resource Issues” What is RENCI?

Our County and Region are Facing many Difficult Decisions Water Resource issues – Floods of 2004 – Frequent Drought Multiple hazards that require climate information Integrating decision tools with existing data to make broader decisions

To deal with these issues, decision makers face many challenges Diversity of stakeholder values, especially across different sectors Decisions are based on a combination of factors and not a single driver Data is often not at the proper scale Who is a trusted source of information? Understanding uncertainty with data How can users understand the science? Predicting the range of outcomes resulting from different actions - scenarios Identifying “win-win” and “no regrets” solutions Do we know who is empowered to make the decision?

Decision Support Tool Activities Science communications Explaining information Web tools Distributing information Facilitation Using information GIS/Visualization Visualizing information Technical Expertise Data AccessibilityTechnical ExpertiseCollaborations

Technical Expertise Facilities: VizWall, A-G Node, GeoDome, TouchTable Staff Expertise: Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Web programming Visualization Science communications Multimedia arts Group facilitation Environmental sciences

Flood Damage Reduction Task Force Purpose of study: Flood mitigation in Swannanoa watershed following following severe flooding from 2004 Hurricanes Decision: Integrated solutions that consider other factors including economic development, transportation, landuse, etc. Scale: Swannanoa Watershed, Buncombe Co. Use of Climate Data: balance between flooding and drought

GIS/Visualization Visualizing Information data visualization techniques 3D visual, Biltmore Village flooding

GIS/Visualization Visualizing Information data visualization techniques show new visuals and movies... 3D visuals, Swannanoa River

Web Tools Distributing Information incorporate data visualization Regional Climate Data Viewer with Multigraph

Web Tools Distributing Information incorporate data visualization movies for flat screen and Geodome

Science communications Explaining Information outreach and education methods Swannanoa Watershed Floodplain Driving Tour

Land of Sky Linking Lands Project Purpose of study: Future land use planning Decision: Integrated solutions that consider other factors including economic development, transportation, landuse etc. Scale: Four county region Use of Climate Data: Regional climate impact on land use issues and water resources

Facilitation Using Information collaboration/group engagement Land of Sky web portal

Facilitation Using Information collaboration/group engagement Land of Sky web portal

Multi-Hazard Risk Tool Purpose of study: Tool for Emergency Managers that integrates Decision: How to plan for multiple risks including flooding, wildfire, landslides, winter storms, dam failure, etc. Scale: Buncombe County Use of Climate Data: Drought, flooding, precipitation, winter storm occurrence

Web Tools Distributing Information integrate multiple data sources Buncombe County Multi-hazard Risk Tool Value driven, considering a combination of factors and users

Web Tools Distributing Information integrate multiple data sources Tool tied to individual parcels – integration with City of Asheville and Buncombe County GIS Databases Buncombe County Multi-hazard Risk Tool

Web Tools Distributing Information integrate multiple data sources Buncombe County Multi-hazard Risk Tool Summary reports available by area and hazard

New CLEaR Grant Purpose of study: Climate Literacy Education and Research Grant – development of web tools and seminars Decision: Application of Climate Data for Decision Support across Multiple Sectors Climate change Climate variability Scale: Nationwide Use of Climate Data: Multiple data feeds through NCDC Climate Monitoring Branch

Using Information Workshops

Tool development is based on four activities – Visualizing information (GIS and other tools) – Distributing information (Web based tools) – Explaining information (Communication tools) – Using information (Facilitation process tools) Tool development informed by advantages of – Data accessibility – Technical expertise – Collaborations with community RENCI at UNC Asheville Decision Support Tools: Summary GIS/Visualization Web tools Science communications Facilitation