1. 1 Ellen L. Mecray NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC Regional Climate Services Director, Eastern Region

2. 2 Discussion Points Who are the different players? Who should serve as reps on both sides for GOMC? Are there common goals and common structures in any existing groups? Higher-level efforts, and how do we fit? Opportunities to compliment one another and increase efficiency?

3. 3 THE PLAYERS: COMMON GOALS AND COMMON STRUCTURES

4. 4 Research, Modeling & Assessments Observations & Monitoring Adaptation & Mitigation Resource Risk Management Climate Services (Feds, Provinces/States, Academia, NGO’s) 4 No single entity can provide the answers

5. 5 Provincial/State coordination needed Governors’ Task Forces? State climatologists? Provincial reps to RAC? Fish and Wildlife Parks and Recreation TransportationAgriculture Emergency Management Health and Human Services Public Safety Energy Environmental Management and Protection

6. 6 NGO coordination needed NWF, WWF (wildlife) TNC (nat resources, biodiversity) NESCAUM (air and environment) NEIWPCC (rivers and water) NEAFWA (fish and wildlife) NERACOOS MACOORA (ocean obs)

7. 7 WHERE DOES IT ALL GO? HIGHER LEVEL EFFORTS

8. 8 Canada Atlantic Regional Adaptation Collaborative ECP workgroups Climate adaptation planning within each province

9. 9 United States National Climate Assessment White House Climate Change Adaptation Task Force U.S. Global Change Research Program and GCIS New England Federal Partners, climate workgroup NEG work groups Fed agency/state agency partnerships (LCC, CSC, NROC, AdaptNE) Climate adaptation planning within each state

10. 10 Issues Inland and coastal water risk and vulnerability Sea level rise Transportation and infrastructure Habitat change and migratory species (forests, wildlife, fresh and saltwater fish, insects and pests) Human health Urban environments Agriculture Adaptation planning

11. 11 OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCY AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD

12. 12 Discussion Ideas Unify with regional steering groups? – Federal Partners (all agencies, climate sub-team) – State Partners (all agencies, governor’s support) Sub-committees by sector? – agriculture, wildlife, coastal, urban, health, infrastructure, fisheries, others… Role of NGO’s? – Pull together by sector? Role of academia? – Address regional and sectoral research needs Role of non-traditional partners? – Industry – Tribes

13. 13 Roll up, Starting by sector Feds States Partners Regional and National Assessment by Region National Assessment Multi-sector Fed Partners State Roundtables By Sector Feds and NGOState agency For example: Natural and Cultural Resources LCC Partnership: NEAFWA, NWF, State F&W, Feds, industry, tribes CSC partnership: Academia Lead Fed Agency(- ies): DOI (USFWS, USGS, NPS) Concurrent: State Consortium: NEAFWA Concurrent: Fed Consortium: NEFP Climate WG Natl Assessment: Sectoral Chapter Natl Assessment: Regional Chapter Natl Level: USGCRP and CEQ

14. 14 BACK-UP SLIDES

15. 15 Feds States Partners Roll up, Starting by Sub-Geography Upland- forests, headwaters, agric., wildlife, land cover, impervious surfaces Rivers/mainstem- anad. fish, water quantity/quality, riparian buffers Estuarine- anad. fish, coastal communities, runoff, sea level rise, sw intrusion, wetlands Blue water- marine fisheries, CMSP, energy siting, leasing rights Sort players by jurisdiction, management authorities (states-3-7mi; Feds- 200mi) FedPartners, State Roundtables, NGO/Academia/Tribes/Industry join groups as interested.

16. 16 Regional maps are different