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  • Date: Wednesday, April 2
  • Time: 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.
  • Location: NOAA Beaufort Lab Auditorium
  • Registration: Coming Soon
  • Cost: Free!
  • Agenda: Coming Soon
  • Target Audience: The course is designed for planners, public works staff, floodplain managers, hazard mitigation planners, sustainability managers, emergency managers, community groups, members of civic organizations, and coastal resource managers.
  • Continuing Education Credits: 
  • Overview: Coastal communities increasingly realize the need for adaptation strategies, but many are unsure where to begin. Attend this course to gain a thorough grounding and practical skills for incorporating adaptation strategies into planning processes. Time in class is provided to practice applying what you’ve learned, and opportunities for local collaboration and next steps are emphasized through discussion, participant activities, and local speakers and examples.
  • Learning Objectives: 
    • Apply the basic elements of an adaptation planning framework to organize future preparedness efforts
    • Translate climate science into impacts on local community assets
    • Determine local vulnerabilities based on an existing assessment or hazard visualization tool
    • Interpret and apply results of a vulnerability assessment to inform adaptation priorities
    • Identify, compare, and prioritize locally relevant adaptation strategies and actions
    • Organize adaptation options into a cohesive long-term strategy using an adaptation pathways approach