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Climate Change Preparation and Adaptation Planning:

CLI has developed a framework for climate change preparation and adaptation by public agencies, non-profits and private companies in the Pacific Northwest.  This framework is the result of our research as well as meetings with and feedback from experts and interested parties in four defined sectors projected to be affected in various ways and degrees by climate change.

The four sectors are:

1) natural systems, defined for the purposes of this project as ecosystems and biodiversity;

2) built systems, defined as buildings, road, energy and water systems and other critical infrastructure;

3) human systems, defined as public health, emergency management, and social service functions; and

4) economic systems, defined as forestry, agriculture, high tech and other industries. 

Preparation activities in one sector will affect activities in others. A series of "Climate Future Forums" are planned in different climate and ecological zones. The goal is to test, refine and finalize the preparation framework and develop policy and programmatic recommendations for specific localities. 

Click here to see our report: Climate Change Preparation Strategies for the Pacific Northwest.

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