JANUARY 29, 2016--On January 26-28, 2016, the NOAA Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center hosted the “Discovering Steps to Safeguard our People and the Places They Live: A Climate Adaptation Training for Coastal Communities” workshop.

This workshop provides audiences with strategies, actions, and tools to help adapt to a dynamic climate. Participants learn ways to protect their community and citizens from potential problems caused by a changing climate. They gain information, tools, and strategies to help their areas successfully plan for a resilient future. Participants learn how to identify new or strengthen existing partnerships to take the necessary steps to safeguard the people and the places they live.

“A Climate Adaptation Training for Coastal Communities” is an interactive three-day training course providing attendees with the skills and tools to identify and address planning priorities for meeting the needs of the community and its residents. Skilled instructors from NOAA Office for Coastal Management led all training sessions.

A related activity (pictured here) for the participants involves small groups tasked with planning, designing, and purchasing the materials needed to protect a raw egg symbolizing a community threatened by a coastal hazard. Members of the team assume different roles that are commonly found in the local planning process. Participants, assume their distinct roles and work together to make decisions in this hypothetical situation. Eggs are protected and dropped from a distance. Some eggs break and some do not. The activity helps students understand the process of planning with other stakeholders with different positions working toward a common goal.

For further information, please contact Katherine.Krushinski@noaa.gov.

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