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Communicating Climate and Communicating Climate and Climate Change Information for Climate Change Information for
Integrated Decision Support at the Integrated Decision Support at the County and Regional LevelCounty and Regional Level
Greg Dobson and Jim Fox
October 2009
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• RENCI Statewide Mission - “To deliver technology and research from the UNC campuses to the people of the state of North Carolina.”
• RENCI at UNC Asheville Engagement Center– “Decision Support tools for Flood Mitigation,
Emergency Response and Water Resource Issues”
What is RENCI?
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Our County and Region are Facing many Difficult Decisions
• Water Resource issues– Floods of 2004– Frequent Drought
• Multiple hazards that require climate information
• Integrating decision tools with existing data to make broader decisions
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To deal with these issues, decision makers face many challenges
www.interfacesouth.org
• Diversity of stakeholder values, especially across different sectors• Decisions are based on a combination of factors and not a single driver• Data is often not at the proper scale• Who is a trusted source of information?• Understanding uncertainty with data• How can users understand the science?• Predicting the range of outcomes resulting from different actions - scenarios• Identifying “win-win” and “no regrets” solutions• Do we know who is empowered to make the decision?
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Decision Support Tool Activities
Science communications
Explaininginformation
Web tools
Distributinginformation
Facilitation
Usinginformation
GIS/Visualization
Visualizinginformation
Technical Expertise
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Technical Expertise
Facilities:VizWall, A-G Node, GeoDome, TouchTable
Staff Expertise:Geographical Information Systems (GIS)Web programmingVisualizationScience communicationsMultimedia artsGroup facilitationEnvironmental sciences
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Flood Damage Reduction Task Force
• Purpose of study: Flood mitigation in Swannanoa watershed following following severe flooding from 2004 Hurricanes
• Decision: Integrated solutions that consider other factors including economic development, transportation, landuse, etc.
• Scale: Swannanoa Watershed, Buncombe Co.• Use of Climate Data: balance between flooding
and drought
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GIS/Visualization
Visualizing Information
data visualization techniques
3D visual, Biltmore Village flooding
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GIS/Visualization
Visualizing Information
data visualization techniques
show new visuals and movies...
3D visuals, Swannanoa River
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Web Tools
Distributing Information
incorporate data visualization
Regional Climate Data Viewer with Multigraph
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Web Tools
Distributing Information
incorporate data visualization
movies for flat screen and Geodome
www.youtube.com/user/RENCIAsheville
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Science communications
Explaining Information
outreach and education methods
Swannanoa Watershed Floodplain Driving Tour
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Land of Sky Linking Lands Project
• Purpose of study: Future land use planning• Decision: Integrated solutions that consider
other factors including economic development, transportation, landuse etc.
• Scale: Four county region• Use of Climate Data: Regional climate impact
on land use issues and water resources
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Facilitation
Using Information
collaboration/group engagement
Land of Sky web portal
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Facilitation
Using Information
collaboration/group engagement
Land of Sky web portal
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Multi-Hazard Risk Tool
• Purpose of study: Tool for Emergency Managers that integrates
• Decision: How to plan for multiple risks including flooding, wildfire, landslides, winter storms, dam failure, etc.
• Scale: Buncombe County• Use of Climate Data: Drought, flooding,
precipitation, winter storm occurrence
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Web Tools
Distributing Information
integrate multiple data sources
Buncombe County Multi-hazard Risk Tool
Value driven, considering a combination of factors and users
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Web Tools
Distributing Information
integrate multiple data sources
Tool tied to individual parcels – integration with City of Asheville and Buncombe County GIS Databases
Buncombe County Multi-hazard Risk Tool
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Web Tools
Distributing Information
integrate multiple data sources
Buncombe County Multi-hazard Risk Tool
Summary reports available by area and hazard
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New CLEaR Grant
• Purpose of study: Climate Literacy Education and Research Grant – development of web tools and seminars
• Decision: Application of Climate Data for Decision Support across Multiple Sectors• Climate change• Climate variability
• Scale: Nationwide• Use of Climate Data: Multiple data feeds through
NCDC Climate Monitoring Branch
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Using Information
Workshops
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• Tool development is based on four activities– Visualizing information (GIS and other tools)– Distributing information (Web based tools)– Explaining information (Communication tools)– Using information (Facilitation process tools)
• Tool development informed by advantages of– Data accessibility– Technical expertise– Collaborations with community
RENCI at UNC Asheville Decision Support Tools: Summary