Collaborating for Climate Adaptation in Communities New Hampshire Sea Grant On Deck With the Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) Northeast Sea Grant Biennial Meeting November 2013 Chris Keeley & Julia Peterson, NH Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension

What CCAI Has Done For NH Sea Grant NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW)

What CAW Has Done With NH’s Coastal Communities – ENGAGED!

Sea Grant Contributions to CAW Participate in developing coalition mission and methods Develop and track shared outcomes Led NH-ME climate adaptation network sharing Assist with planning, delivering and evaluating workshop series (7 since 2010) Communicate with lay audiences – Develop factsheet on regional climate assessment – Produce quarterly newsletter for CAW friends – Manage “The Crow’s Nest” blog and NH StormSmart Contribute to leveraged projects – Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Coastal Communities – Role Play Simulations for Climate Adaptation in Dover – A Climate Adaptation Plan for Exeter (CAPE) – Modified NOAA Roadmap for Small NH Communities – New 100-year floodplain maps for Lamprey River Watershed

Results of CAW Engagement with Communities Since 2010 Over 250 community leaders participating Workshop participants – three states and over 50 different towns and cities. – Largest representation comes from local governments and includes volunteer board members, municipal staff members and elected officials. Workshop participants indicate that as a result of the workshops at least 80% are: – gaining knowledge about climate adaptation topics, – increasing in motivation to do something to address climate impacts, – reporting improved capacity and planning to apply what they have learned. Between 30-50% of workshop respondents intend to change: – A plan, policy, regulation or practice based on what they learned. Over 15 communities increased their capacity to adapt by: – Receiving technical assistance, engaging with others, improving plans, changing regulations or on-the-ground action.

Leveraging Expertise (19 members of CAW… so far!) Informational, technical and human resources Funding (>$2.5M in additional grants since 2011) – Supporting partner projects, and developing robust proposals

On the Horizon Evaluation of coalition model to support community adaptation: Is it effective? Why? Transferable?