Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
Course Announcement ALC3184
March 20]22, 2012 Fort Collins, Colorado
April 10]12, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona
June 19]21, 2012 Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Course Description: This course is based on
January 2011 publication "Scanning the Conservation Horizon
- A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability
Assessment" (www.nwf.org/vulnerabilityguide). The guidance
document is a product of an expert workgroup on
climate change vulnerability assessment convened by the
National Wildlife Federation in collaboration
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey,
U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research
Station, National Park Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation, and the Department of Defense Legacy
Resource Management Program. This course is
designed to guide conservation and resource management
practitioners in two essential elements in the
design of climate adaptation plans. Specifically, it will provide
guidance in identifying which species or habitats
are likely to be most strongly affected by projected changes;
and understanding why these resources are likely
to be vulnerable. Vulnerability Assessments are a critical
tool in undertaking any climate change planning or implementation.
Target Audience:
The target audience includes conservation
practitioners from Federal and State fish and wildlife agencies and
other conservation managers who work on natural
resource issues and need to determine which resources are
most vulnerable when setting priorities for conservation action.
Objectives:
Participants will understand how to design and
interpret natural resource related climate management actions
to help build resiliency and adaption.
Specifically, participants completing the course will be able to:
Understand vulnerability assessment in the
broader context of adaptation planning,
Evaluate the different factors influencing
vulnerability and how they can affect the outcome of
vulnerability assessments,
Identify and evaluate approaches for conducting
vulnerability assessments and choose among options
Design a vulnerability assessment applicable to their needs,
Evaluate and interpret the results of
vulnerability assessments and recognize next steps,
Communicate the purposes, methods, and results of
vulnerability assessments to others,
Develop (elements of) a vulnerability assessment
workplan/statement of work, including level of effort.
How to register: Registration is open to all
applicants through the FWSs National Conservation Training
Center. Please check
https://gm2.geolearning.com/geonext/doi/login.geo
for details as space availability and
fees vary. The posted number of open seats is not
accurate; we add students manually from the wait list.
If requesting a new DOI Learn account, in the Add
Reason box, type CCVA and the course location.
Contact: Michelle Haynes at michelle_hay...@fws.gov (304-876-7652)
