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Stakeholder Participation for
Climate Adaptation
The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
Northeast Climate Science Center Colloquium
April 18, 2012
David S. Liebl
Wisconsin Initiativeon Climate Change Impacts (WICCI)
Organization:UW-Nelson Institute andWI –DNR
Funding bootstrapped from existing programs
Participants contributing in-kind effort
Objectives:Assess and anticipate climate change impacts on specific Wisconsin natural resources, ecosystems and regions
WICCI Goal - Build Stakeholder Capacity
- See the impacts of climate- Understand the science - Appreciate the time scale- Discover adaptation strategies- Implement and manage adaptation
Seeing and adapting to change requires
time and attention
WICCI Chronology
2007 – WI-DNR and UW-Nelson Institute collaborate to organize WICCI
WICCI climate change briefing to Wisconsin LegislatureFeedback: “What does this mean for Wisconsin? “
“What am I supposed to tell my constituents?”
Chris Kucharik conducts analysis of Wisconsin Cooperative Weather Stations data
WICCI Science Council organized
WICCI Stakeholder Interaction
2008 – WICCI working groups organized
WICCI Climate Working Group begins development of GCM downscaling methodology
2011 – Release of Wisconsin’s Changing Climate
2009 – WICCI Advisory Committee convened
First all-Working Group workshop
WICCI Outreach Roundtable organized
State-wide broadcast of Bracing for Impacts lecture series
Climate Change Stakeholders?
WICCI Message
Our climate has, and will continue to change
Are we prepared to adapt?
It’s about people
WICCI Stakeholders
Decision Makers: - Scientists: UW-System, State and federal agencies- Local, state and tribal government- Natural resource and infrastructure managers
People affecting other people’s lives
Identify critical or emerging scientific questions related to WICCI’s mission
Organize and coordinate Working Groups
Provide leadership on climate change impact issues in Wisconsin
WICCI Science Council
Members from an array of disciplines and expertise within the UW System, WDNR ,other state and federal agencies, universities and institutions.
WICCI Advisory Committee1000 Friends of WisconsinAlliant EnergyAmerican Birkebeiner Ski FoundationApostle Islands National LakeshoreCitizen-Based Monitoring Network of WisconsinClean WisconsinCool ChoicesDepartment of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ProtectionGreat Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife CommissionGrow North Regional Economic Development CorporationLeague of Wisconsin MunicipalitiesMadison & Dane County Public Health Dept.Natural Areas Preservation CouncilNew North, Inc.Professional Dairy Producers of WisconsinSC JohnsonSecond Look HolsteinsWe EnergiesWisconsin Association for Floodplain Stormwater & Coastal ManagementWisconsin Basin Education InitiativeWisconsin Bioenergy InitiativeWisconsin Conservation CongressWisconsin Council on ForestryWisconsin Dept. of TransportationWisconsin Environmental InitiativeWisconsin Paper CouncilWisconsin Public Service CommissionWisconsin Senate Committee on Environment & Natural ResourcesWisconsin Towns AssociationWisconsin Wetlands AssociationWisconsin Wildlife Federation
Representing stakeholder organizations
WICCI Working Groups
Water Resources
SoilConservation
Agriculture
Adaptation
Plants & NaturalCommunities
Central SandsHydrology
Forestry
CoastalCommunities
Green Bay
Wildlife
Stormwater
ColdwaterFish
Milwaukee
HumanHealth
WisconsinClimate
Identify potential risks and vulnerabilities pertinent to working group topic or geographic region
Summarize existing information on climate change impacts
Identify data and research needed to assess future impacts
Recommend adaptation strategies
Working Groups (i.e. learning communities)
Working Group Objectives:
Working Groups are a statewide mix of researchers, managers, and practitioners with expertise in the topic area or geographic region being assessed. Members come from WDNR, other state and federal agencies, UW system, non-profit organizations, and private sector.
WICCI Working Group CollaboratorsFederal U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation ServiceU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceU.S. Forest ServiceU.S. Geological Survey
State State of Wisconsin Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsin Coastal Management ProgramWisconsin Conservation CongressWisconsin Council on Forestry Wisconsin Department of TransportationWisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer ProtectionWisconsin Department of Health and Family ServicesWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesWisconsin Emergency ManagementWisconsin Geological and Natural History SurveyWisconsin Public Service CommissionWisconsin State Climatology OfficeWisconsin State Legislature
Tribal GroupsGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Local/MunicipalCity of Fitchburg EngineeringCity of Madison Storm Water UtilityCity of Racine Water & Wastewater UtilityColumbia County Land & Water ConservationDane County Land Conservation DivisionGreater Milwaukee CommitteeLeague of Wisconsin Municipalities Madison & Dane County Public Health DepartmentMadison Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictMilwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictSoutheast Wisconsin Regional Planning CommissionWisconsin Towns Association
UniversitiesLakehead UniversityUW ExtensionUW Sea GrantUW-Engineering Professional DevelopmentUW-Green BayUW-La CrosseUW-MadisonUW-MilwaukeeUW-Milwaukee Great Lakes WATER InstituteUW-Stevens Point
NGO's1000 Friends of Wisconsin American Birkebeiner Ski FoundationClean WisconsinEducation Communications Board Fox-Wolf Rivers Environmental History ProjectGrow North Regional Economic Development Corporation, Inc.Natural Areas Preservation Council Nature NetNew North, Inc. Professional Dairy Producers of WisconsinSecond Look HolsteinsThe Association of State Floodplain ManagersThe Nature ConservancyTrout UnlimitedWisconsin Citizen-Based Monitoring NetworkWisconsin Environmental InitiativeWisconsin River AllianceWisconsin Paper CouncilWisconsin Wetlands AssociationWisconsin Wildlife Federation
Private SectorAECOMAlliant Energy HNTB CorporationMontgomery Associates-Resource SolutionsMSA Professional Services, Inc.S.C. JohnsonShort Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.We Energies
Establishing Stakeholder RelationshipsWICCI Stormwater Working Group - Ken Potter, David Liebl
2006 - Connecting Hydrologic Research With Water Resource Practice
2008-2009 NOAA-SARP Developing Tools and Long-Term Strategies to Allow Water Resources Managers to Respond Effectively to Climatic Variability
Workshop 1: Orientation to Climate Change; Identifying Implications of ClimaticVariability for Water Resource Management, July 10, 2008
Workshop 2: Responding Effectively to Climatic Variability: Understanding Impacts and Response, January 15, 2009
Workshop 3: Multi-sensor Measurement of Precipitation, August 11, 2009
2009-2010 WICCI Stormwater Working GroupStormwater Management in a Changing Climate: Managing High Flow and High Water Levels in Wisconsin
Process: • Engage stakeholder groups in meaningful work• Continue valuable stakeholder relationships• Include new stakeholders over time
Fosteringcollaboration
Outcomes of collaboration
www.wicci.wisc.edu
Changes: Climate Trends in Wisconsin Understanding Adaptation
Impacts: Water Resources Natural Habitat and Biodiversity Agriculture and the Soil Resource Coastal Resources People and their Environment
Actions: Implementing Adaptation Moving Forward
WICCI Outreach RoundtableAcademicUW-Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
UW-Center for Biology Education
UW-Engineering Professional Development
UW-Environmental Resources Center
UW-Journalism & Mass Communication
UW-Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
UW-Soil Sciences
UW-Space Science & Engineering Center
UW-Wildlife Ecology
ExtensionAshland and Bayfield County UW-Extension
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center
St. Croix River Basin UW-Extension
Shawano County UW-Extension
UW-Extension STEM
WI Educational Communications Board
Wisconsin Geologic and Natural History Survey
Wisconsin Sea Grant
AgencyNorthern Institute of Applied Climate Science
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
NGOAldo Leopold Foundation
Aldo Leopold Nature Center
Clean Wisconsin
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Representing education providers
International Science Wisconsin ScienceWICCI Working Groups
Science Council
WICCI Outreach and Communications
WICCIAdvisory
Committee
WICCIWebsite
WICCIPublications
WICCIWorking Groups
WICCIBriefings
NewWorking Groups
WICCIPartners
DNRAldo LeopoldNature Center
NOAA,OSU
Lake Superior
Bi-NationalProgram
CleanWisconsin
UWMSchool of
Freshwater Science
USGS
ManitowocMaritimeMuseum
UW-Extension
NorthernGreat Lakes
Visitor Center
EducationalCommunications
Board
WI GeologicalNatural History
Survey
NCSARE
Institute forTribal Environmental
Professionals
Great LakesRegional
Water Program
Co-Op ExtensionClimate Literacy
Team
Nelson Institute
UW-Madison
Center for Biology
Education
School ofPublic health
Sea GrantCivil &Environmental
Engineering
StateClimatologist
CALSCenter forClimate Research,
CISMSS
Impact:WisconsinRegional
WICCIOutreach
Roundtable
WICCI Information Flow
Climate Change Outreach Challenges
“Climate change? What climate change?”The historical record can be convincing…But climate projections may not persuade
“How hot? When?”Long projected dates vs. short planning horizons
“Between 4” and 9” of rainfall?”Model uncertainty + climate variability vs. municipal budgets
“OK, so what do we do now?”More adaptation strategies are needed
WICCI Stakeholder Outreach Strategies
Integration of climate into ongoing outreach programs
Develop standardized climate outreach materials
Climate literacy for UW-Extension, DNR staff and other partners
Feedback to WICCI on information and research needs
Communicating with stakeholders
Not everyone learns by reading
climatewisconsin.org “Gikinoo’wizhiwe Onji Waaban (Guiding for Tomorrow) Culture and Climate Change Initiative
http://fyi.uwex.edu/nglvc/cool-coasts/
Dolly LedinUW-Institute for Biology Education
Workshops
Attendees = 126 49% thought that information from WICCI that was used to describe projected climate impacts and adaption strategies was the most useful.
79% believed that the information presented was applicable to future decision making.
93% will share workshop information with colleagues that could not attend.
Becky Sapper
DNR Adaptation Workshops
142 DNR program mangers and supervisors
Internal team guided development and promoted workshop
Significant individual time commitment
(moderate)(avoidance)(minimal)(none)
Pre-survey:- knowledge - attitude - implementation - public interaction
Post-workshop feedback
Increased knowledge of climate’s impact on resource management
Understanding that adaptation is necessary to resource management
Communication of climate concepts to staff
Integration of climate into planning activities
Identified adaptation research needs
Legitimized “changing climate” within the organizational culture
Program Areas• 4-H/Youth Development• Agriculture and Natural Resources• Community, Natural Resources and Economic Development• Family Living Programs• Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
72 County offices9 UW campuses~600 faculty & staff
Clients• Local Government• Ag Producers• Small Business• Families
UW-Cooperative Extension Training
Post-pilot Feedback
Lead with concrete examples of climate's relevance to Extension outreach programs
Weave climate science into a narrative that leads to present understanding
Utilize more video material to illustrate key concepts
Avoid polarizing social references (e.g. politics, gender
Translation:“We’d like to understand this well enough to engage in dialog with community leaders (BTW, can we have your slides?)
Stakeholder EngagementLessons Learned
Climate change is a really big conceptWICCI chose adaptation as a focus
Everything/everybody is stakeholder WICCI’s message is aimed at decision makers
People learn from their peers Be strategic in your choice of stakeholder representatives
The discussion has been co-opted by competing interests Keep it science based (i.e. stay out of the controversy)
Stakeholder relationships are essentialSpend time and energy developing and maintaining them
Audiences can be huge Leverage your effectiveness by working with other providers
Continuously improve your approach Evaluate – modify – evaluate
Don’t expect the world (or people) to change overnight Provide realistic achievable options
Stakeholder EngagementLessons Learned
Climate changes over long periods of time (hopefully) Adapting to historic change is easy to understandAnticipating the future is challenging
We all learn in our own way Use multiple ways of getting your message across
Science literacy is not widespread Be clear, but avoid “dumbing down” the data
Stakeholder EngagementLessons Learned
These figures represent the same concept
Both are mysteriousto a nontechnical audience
Take-home message:Wetter - Not drier
Vavrus
Climate changes over long periods of time (hopefully) Adapting to historic change is easy to understandAnticipating the future is challenging
We all learn in our own way Use multiple ways of getting your message across
Science literacy is not widespread Be clear, but avoid “dumbing down” the data
We all have different sets of shared valuesConnect your message with all of your audience
Stakeholder EngagementLessons Learned
Temperature Impacts on Wildlife
Winners:• Short generation times• Wide distributions• Move easily across landscape• General habitat requirements • Not sensitive to human activity
Losers:• Long generation times • Narrow distributions• Poor dispersal ability • Special habitat requirements • Sensitive to human activity
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
American Marten Prairie Chicken
Karner Blue Butterfly
Temperature Impacts on Humans
Higher summer daytime temperature = increases in ozone
Source: Holloway et al. 2008
Chicago
More high dewpoint days and nights= heat stress
Mark Seeley, UMn
Stakeholder Participation for
Climate Adaptation
The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
Northeast Climate Science Center Colloquium
April 18, 2012
David S. Liebl