Southeast and Caribbean Climate Community of Practice Meeting
April 24-26, 2017
Hilton Garden Inn Charleston Waterfront/Downtown
Charleston, SC
Monday, April 24
1:00-1:30 Registration
1:30-2:15 Welcome and Introductions
2:15-2:30 Overview of the Southeast & Caribbean Climate Community of Practice
Who we are and what we’re all about
- Geno Olmi, NOAA Southeast and Caribbean Regional Team- Overview of the CCoP
Relevance for the Southeast and how stakeholders can help to shape the Sustained
Assessment Process
- David Reidmiller, Director, National Climate Assessment, U.S. Global Change
Research Program- Fourth National Climate Assessment
- Jessica Whitehead, North Carolina Sea Grant and Federal Advisory Committee
for Sustained Assessment Process
Networking opportunities to share climate adaptation activities in the region
- Blaik Keppler, ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve and South
Carolina Department of Natural Resources - Madeleine Russell, University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea
Grant
4:50-5:00 Day 1 Wrap Up
5:30-7:30 Reception at Hilton Garden Inn
Tuesday, April 25
8:00-8:30 Coffee and Breakfast
8:30-9:15 Extreme Events in the Face of a Changing Climate
Experts will share information and resources developed to help improve understanding of the potential for future extreme events in the region
- Michael Kruk, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information- Overview of Climate and Weather Extreme in the Southeast and Caribbean
Small groups will discuss impacts of the storm to their region and the successes and challenges of recovery
- Holly Abeels, University of Florida IFAS Extension
- Emily Timte, National Weather Service Charleston- Hurricane Matthew Review
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Bridging Climate Resilience and Disaster Planning
A discussion about how disaster recovery and response can help to inform longer term planning and increase resilience to future events
- Jennifer Kline, Georgia Department of Natural Resources- Core Concepts of Disaster: Resilience, Response, Mitigation, Recovery, and Redevelopment
- Bethney Ward, NOAA Office for Coastal Management
- Amanda Martin, Southeast Disaster Recovery Partnership- Disaster Recovery Planning
12:00-1:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:30 Public Information and Communications during Extreme Events
Hear lessons learned from communications challenges during Hurricane Matthew and best practices to implement during future events
- Jill Gambill, University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
- Madeleine Russell, University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea
Grant - Brian McCallum, USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center- USGS Monitoring for Regional Studies and Critical Events
- Ron Morales, National Weather Service Charleston- Communications and Lessons Learned from Hurricane Matthew
- Laura Ginn, Glynn County, GA
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-5:00 Field Trip Opportunities
Wednesday, April 26
Examples of other resilience partnerships that engage a variety of organizations, agencies, and businesses in collaborative resilience projects
- Charleston Resilience Network: Mark Wilbert, City of Charleston
- SE Florida Regional Climate Compact: Samantha Danchuk, Broward County, FL- Southeast Florida Regional Compact Climate Change
- GA Coastal Hazards Community of Practice: Jennifer Kline, Georgia Department
of Natural Resources - SE Disaster Recovery Partnership: Amanda Martin- Enhancing Resilience and Long-Term Planning Through Multi-State Regional Partnership
9:40-9:55 Break
9:55-11:15 Making the CCoP Work for You- Project Ideas and Funding Brainstorming
Brainstorming session on regional projects and funding opportunities
- Blaik Keppler, ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve and South
Carolina Department of Natural Resources - Kerry Guiseppe, Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments
11:15-12:00 Keynote speakers
- Jason Hurdich, Certified Deaf Interpreter & Shonna Magee, S.C. Association of the Deaf (sign language interpreters for SC Gov. Nikki Haley during Hurricane Matthew) – Emergency Services in the Deaf Community
12:00-12:15 Meeting Wrap up
