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Stakeholder Participation for Climate Adaptation

The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts

Northeast Climate Science Center ColloquiumApril 18, 2012

David S. Liebl

1Wisconsin Initiativeon Climate Change Impacts (WICCI)Organization:UW-Nelson Institute andWI DNR

Funding bootstrapped from existing programs

Participants contributing in-kind effortObjectives:Assess and anticipate climate change impacts on specific Wisconsin natural resources, ecosystems and regions

2WICCI 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 requirestime and attention3WICCI Chronology2007 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 42008 WICCI working groups organized WICCI Climate Working Group begins development of GCM downscaling methodology

2011 Release of Wisconsins 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

5Climate Change Stakeholders?

6WICCI MessageOur climate has, and will continue to change Are we prepared to adapt?

Its about people7WICCI StakeholdersDecision Makers: - Scientists: UW-System, State and federal agencies- Local, state and tribal government- Natural resource and infrastructure managers

People affecting other peoples lives8

Identify critical or emerging scientific questions related to WICCIs mission

Organize and coordinate Working Groups

Provide leadership on climate change impact issues in WisconsinWICCI Science Council

Members from an array of disciplines and expertise within the UW System, WDNR ,other state and federal agencies, universities and institutions.

9WICCI Advisory Committee

1000 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 organizations10

WICCI Working GroupsWater Resources

SoilConservation

AgricultureAdaptationPlants & NaturalCommunitiesCentral SandsHydrologyForestryCoastalCommunitiesGreen BayWildlifeStormwaterColdwaterFish MilwaukeeHumanHealth WisconsinClimate

11Identify 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 strategiesWorking 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. 12WICCI Working Group Collaborators

Federal U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation ServiceU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceU.S. Forest ServiceU.S. Geological SurveyState 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 LegislatureTribal GroupsGreat Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife CommissionLocal/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 AssociationUniversitiesLakehead UniversityUW ExtensionUW Sea GrantUW-Engineering Professional DevelopmentUW-Green BayUW-La CrosseUW-MadisonUW-MilwaukeeUW-Milwaukee Great Lakes WATER InstituteUW-Stevens PointNGO'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 FederationPrivate SectorAECOMAlliant Energy HNTB CorporationMontgomery Associates-Resource SolutionsMSA Professional Services, Inc.S.C. JohnsonShort Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.We Energies 13Over 200 participantsEstablishing 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 VariabilityWorkshop 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 workContinue valuable stakeholder relationshipsInclude new stakeholders over time

FosteringcollaborationStormwater WG =2614Outcomes of collaborationwww.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 Forward15WICCI Outreach RoundtableAcademicUW-Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesUW-Center for Biology EducationUW-Engineering Professional DevelopmentUW-Environmental Resources CenterUW-Journalism & Mass CommunicationUW-Nelson Institute for Environmental StudiesUW-Soil SciencesUW-Space Science & Engineering CenterUW-Wildlife Ecology

ExtensionAshland and Bayfield County UW-ExtensionNorthern Great Lakes Visitor CenterSt. Croix River Basin UW-ExtensionShawano County UW-Extension UW-Extension STEMWI Educational Communications BoardWisconsin Geologic and Natural History SurveyWisconsin Sea Grant

AgencyNorthern Institute of Applied Climate ScienceWisconsin Department of Natural Resources

NGOAldo Leopold FoundationAldo Leopold Nature Center Clean WisconsinWisconsin Maritime Museum

Representing education providers16International ScienceWisconsin ScienceWICCI Working GroupsScience CouncilWICCI Outreach and CommunicationsWICCIAdvisoryCommitteeWICCIWebsiteWICCIPublicationsWICCIWorking GroupsWICCIBriefingsNewWorking GroupsWICCIPartnersDNRAldo LeopoldNature CenterNOAA,OSULake SuperiorBi-NationalProgramCleanWisconsinUWMSchool of Freshwater ScienceUSGSManitowocMaritimeMuseumUW-ExtensionNorthernGreat LakesVisitor CenterEducationalCommunications BoardWI GeologicalNatural HistorySurveyNCSAREInstitute forTribal EnvironmentalProfessionalsGreat LakesRegionalWater ProgramCo-Op ExtensionClimate LiteracyTeamNelson InstituteUW-MadisonCenter for BiologyEducationSchool ofPublic healthSea GrantCivil &EnvironmentalEngineeringStateClimatologistCALSCenter forClimate Research,CISMSSImpact:WisconsinRegionalWICCIOutreachRoundtableWICCI Information FlowUW-Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CISMSS)17Climate Change Outreach ChallengesClimate change? What climate change?The historical record can be convincingBut 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 needed18WICCI Stakeholder Outreach StrategiesIntegration 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

19Communicating with stakeholders

Not everyone learns by reading

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climatewisconsin.org

Gikinoowizhiwe Onji Waaban (Guiding for Tomorrow) Culture and Climate Change Initiativehttp://fyi.uwex.edu/nglvc/cool-coasts/

Dolly LedinUW-Institute for Biology Education21

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 Sapper22DNR 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 interaction23

Post-workshop feedback

Increased knowledge of climates 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

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Program Areas4-H/Youth DevelopmentAgriculture and Natural ResourcesCommunity, Natural Resources and Economic DevelopmentFamily Living ProgramsWisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey72 County offices9 UW campuses~600 faculty & staffClientsLocal GovernmentAg ProducersSmall BusinessFamiliesUW-Cooperative Extension TrainingDescribe community attitudesEducators as stakeholders

25Post-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:Wed like to understand this well enough to engage in dialog with community leaders (BTW, can we have your slides?)26Stakeholder EngagementLessons LearnedClimate change is a really big conceptWICCI chose adaptation as a focus

Everything/everybody is stakeholder WICCIs 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)

27Stakeholder 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

Dont expect the world (or people) to change overnight Provide realistic achievable optionsStakeholder EngagementLessons Learned28Climate 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 Learned29

These figures represent the same conceptBoth are mysteriousto a nontechnical audience

Take-home message:Wetter - Not drierVavrus30Climate 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 Learned31Temperature Impacts on WildlifeWinners: Short generation times Wide distributions Move easily across landscape General habitat requirements Not sensitive to human activityLosers: Long generation times Narrow distributions Poor dispersal ability Special habitat requirements Sensitive to human activity

Eastern Red-backed SalamanderAmerican Marten

Prairie ChickenKarner Blue Butterfly3232Temperature Impacts on Humans

Higher summer daytime temperature = increases in ozoneSource: Holloway et al. 2008Chicago

More high dewpoint days and nights= heat stress Mark Seeley, UMn

33Most heat stress due to high humidity

Climate benefit: Lymes tick moving north out of Wisconsin

- Citation Holloway T, Spak SN, Barker D, Bretl M, Moberg C, Hayhoe K, Van Dorn J, Wuebbles D. Change in ozone air pollution over Chicago associated with global climate change. Journal of Geophysical Research. 2008;113:D22306, doi:10.1029/2007JD009775.

Stakeholder Participation for Climate Adaptation

The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts

Northeast Climate Science Center ColloquiumApril 18, 2012

David S. Liebl

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