NOAA Sea Grant and Climate Change: Helping the Nation Prepare

One of NOAA Sea Grant's four national strategic priorities through 2013 is to improve the resilience of coastal communities to hazards, including effects of climate change.

Local credibility ... That’s a distinctive strength of the National Sea Grant College Program

As a network of university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes state, NOAA Sea Grant has earned a reputation as a trusted source of science in coastal communities. NOAA Sea Grant funds competitive scientific research of the highest caliber and also helps coastal knowledge-users make timely use of research results. Now, recognizing the local diversity and complexity of issues associated with coastal climate change, Sea Grant has emerged as a national leader in preparing for its effects.

One of four national strategic priorities through 2013 is to improve the resilience of coastal communities to hazards, including the effects of climate change.

For examples of some of the projects undertaken by the nation's Sea Grant programs, check out NOAA Sea Grant's four-page fact sheet, "NOAA Sea Grant and Climate Change: Helping the Nation Prepare" (pdf).

This report highlights three crucial roles that NOAA Sea Grant plays locally and nationally—Informing Policy and Management, Helping Communities Prepare, and Supporting Economic Resilience and Opportunity—and outlines the resulting benefits.

For more information on any of the items mentioned in the fact sheet, contact your local Sea Grant program (click here) or the National Sea Grant Office (click here).


Related Resources: Sea Grant and Climate Change


Sea Grant Press Releases/News

• We're partnering with Long Island Sound Study on a sea level rise educational photo contest to "Capture the King Tide" (October 2011)
  

• LI Sound's Sentinel Monitoring for Climate Change Program Launches (July 2011)
  
  
• SBU Researcher Talks Sea Level Rise in NYC (February 2011)
  
  
• NYSG Hosts Climate Science Workshop for Extension Educators (Fall 2010, NY Coastlines)
  
  
• “No Regrets” Climate Communication (September 2010)
  
  
• NOAA Sea Grant Initiates $1.2 Million Community Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (September 2010)
  
  
• NYSG Hosts Workshop on Communicating Climate Science (August 2010)
  
  
• Web Site Helps Managers Deal with Nor’easters (Spring 2010)
  
  
• NYSG Part of Multi-State NOAA Education Climate Change Project (March 2010)
  
  
• Rising Seas in a Warming World (January 2009)

Other NOAA-Related Resources

• NOAA Sea Grant and Climate Change: Helping the Nation Prepare (PDF)
  
  
• NOAA's Coastal Climate Adaptation Resources Web Site
  Features easy-to-understand climate change science information, as well as examples of the various strategies communities are employing and plans and policies that have been developed to address climate change impacts. Also include functionality for uploading and locating resources for your state and additional opportunities to engage in discussions about climate-related solutions.
  
  
• NOAA Climate Services Web Site
  Includes topical climate news, educational resources, NOAA's ClimateWatch magazine, and more.
  
  
• NOAA Coastal Services Center Web Site
  The Coastal Services Center was established in 1994 as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service.
  
  Featured publications include:
  
  Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change (February 2009, PDF, 1.12MB)
  
  Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change Vol 2 (June 2010, PDF, 4.27MB)
  
  These are special editions of the Coastal Services magazine.