Ci#es  Impact  &  Adapta#on  Tool  (CIAT)  

Ashlee  Grace  &  Evan  Mallen  June  25,  2014  

Agenda  

•  GLAA-­‐C  Overview    •  What  is  CIAT  

•  Walk-­‐through  Tutorial  

•  CIAT  Next  Steps  •  Individual  ExploraJon  of  CIAT  •  QuesJons  and  Answer  

GLAA-­‐C  

•  Focus  –  AdaptaJon  strategies  and  policies  –  Mid-­‐size  ciJes  

•  Method:  Integrated  Assessment  –  MulJ-­‐disciplinary,  iteraJve  approach  

–  Faculty/research  +  city  pracJJoners/decision  makers  

•  Outcome:  Share  resources  among  and  build  network  between  ci#es  –  Provide  robust,  data  driven  peer-­‐to-­‐peer  experience:  CIAT!  

Integrated  Assessment  Approach  to  Climate  Change  AdaptaJon  

•  IA is a process that works on multiple scales.

•  IA often has unexpected outcomes: •  IA is a malleable process; •  IA “meets the problem where it is” •  IA builds coalitions, alliances

Introduction of Integrated Assessments

•  Facilitate peer to peer learning and networking

•  Information and knowledge broker

The Role of GLAA-C in this process

Low Impact Development

Stormwater Management

Natural Areas Restoration

Climate Impacts Assessments

Climate Plan Awareness

Key  Findings  from  GLAA-­‐C    

Collaborations are crucial

•  Ann Arbor, MI •  Flint, MI •  Dayton, OH •  Kingston, ON •  Thunder Bay, ON •  Toledo, OH

Internal education •  What is already taking place •  Where can interdepartmental collaboration

happen

City practitioners want to know what other cities are doing •  Political cover •  Creates a road map for action •  Builds a network of local colleagues

Cities need local services and local data •  Climate data •  Exposure data •  Management approaches

CiJes  Impacts  &  AdaptaJon  Tool  

CIAT:  Goals  

•  Help  advance  adaptaJon  to  be  faster  implemented!  –  AdaptaJon  is  a  collaboraJve,  iteraJve  process  

•  Address  downscaled  data  demand  –  Provide  date  at  appropriate  level  without  warping  science  (v.  global  

scale  resources)  

•  Strategically  sort  resources  

•  Encourage  peer-­‐to-­‐peer  sharing  of  resources  and  experJse/lessons  learned  

CIAT:  Components  

•  Locally  relevant  climate  data  and  informaJon  

•  Peer-­‐to-­‐peer  networking  (Map)  

•  AdaptaJon  strategy  database  

•  500  +  adapta#on  ac#ons  

•  53  plans  •  24  ciJes  •  24  departments  associated  as  primary  or  secondary  implementers  

•  11  Types  of  plans  reviewed  

AdaptaJon  Strategy  Database  

1.  AviaJon  2.  Buildings  Code  and  Permi_ng  3.  Economic  Development  4.  Engineering  Department  5.  Finance  Department  6.  Forestry  and  Parks  7.  Health  Department  8.  Procurement  Services  9.  TransportaJon  Department  10.  UJliJes  Department  11.  Zoning  Board  of  Appeal    

Actors  and  Categories  

!  Infrastructure  Upgrade    !  New  Standard  or  Bylaw  

!  Capacity  Building  for  Staff/EducaJon    

!  New  InformaJon  GeneraJon/Research    

!  Planning  Process,  Programs,  and  Services    

! MulJple  Strategies  

•  Infrastructure:  90  strategies    •  Planning/Services:  72  strategies    •  New  Standard/Bylaw:  50  strategies    •  Research:  34  strategies    •  Outreach/External  EducaJon:    

23  strategies  

•  Capacity  Building/Internal  EducaJon:  6  strategies    

•  MulJple  AcJons:  48  strategies    –  Infrastructure  is  a  component  in  23  

–  Research  is  a  component  in  17  

Summary  of  AcJons  Across  Categories  

Walk  Through  Tutorial  

CIAT:  Next  Steps  

•  Phase  I:  Current  version  public  by  the  end  of  July  

•  Phase  II:  – Understand  how  people  intend  to  use  so  we  can  enhance  those  features  

– Link  strategy  database  to  peer  matching  

Individual  ExploraJon  of  Tool  

QuesJon  and  Answer  

•  What  do  you  see  as  this  tool’s  strongest  benefit?  

•  How  would  you  use  this?  •  Would  you  want  to  contribute  content  to  this  tool?  – AdaptaJon  strategies  – Contact  informaJon  – Other?