climate change & chesapeake bay a stac workshop report
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Climate Change & Chesapeake Bay
A STAC Workshop Report
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STAC WorkshopMarch 15-16th, EPA Region 3 Offices1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA33 core participants
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• Chris Pyke (US Green Building Council)• Kevin Sellner (Chesapeake Research
Consortium)• Marel Raub (Chesapeake Bay Commission),
Denice Wardrop (Pennsylvania State University)• Raymond Najjar (Pennsylvania State University)• Skip Stiles (Wetlands Watch)• Mark Bennett (USGS)• Matthew Johnston (Chesapeake Research
Consortium)
Steering Committee
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• STAC has repeatedly identified the need to consider climate change in the operations and decision-making processes of the Partnership
• Little tangible progress has occurred (despite high-level gains)
• STAC convened the workshop to envision an effective, state-of-the-art response to climate change
Purpose & Scope
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2006 Initial (informal)
request from the Bay Program
2008 Climate Change and Chesapeake Bay report
2009 Interim STAC
climate change
workshop
2010 Najjar et al.
Updated literature review
2011 STAC climate change
workshop, Philadelphia,
PA
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1. Jim McElfish (ELI)
2. Todd La Porte (GMU)
3. Scott Phillips (USGS)
4. Skip Stiles (Wetlands Watch)
5. Glen Abrams (City of Philadelphia)
6. Zoe Johnson (MD DNR)
7. Chris Pyke (USGBC)
8. Debra Ballen (IBHS)
9. Joe Manko (PENNVEST)
10.Denice Wardrop (PSU)
11. Susan Julis (PSU)
12.Lewis Linker (EPA)
13.Dana Dolan (GMU)
14.Raymond Najjar (PSU)
15.Rich Batiuck (EPA)
Speakers
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Conclusions
1. Embed climate change in Bay Program decision making
2. Focus on solutions to specific problems
3. Identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and opportunities for adaptation
4. Build capacity
5. Research priorities
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Next Steps
On-going: • PSU/USGS/EPA watershed modeling
Next:• Integrate with estuarine model• WIP-focused decision assessment• Develop professional education curriculum
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