FREE WEBINAR!  

Part of the Social-Ecological Resilience and Changing Landscapes series.

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Presented by: Laurie Yung (University of Montana) and Katie Clifford (University of Colorado)

Next week’s webinar (Wednesday, February 22nd, Noon-1:00 PM (MST)) will focus on Understanding the Views of Decision-Makers on Climate Adaptation.  Effective adaptation at the landscape-scale requires action on the part of a range of decision-makers, from agency staff to local ranchers and tourism operators.  This webinar will describe social science tools that can be employed to better understand what decision-makers think about projected climate impacts and the opportunities and challenges that they face with regard to adaptation.  As an example, we will discuss how we used landscape-scale climate scenarios in Southwest Colorado to engage decision-makers in thinking about potential responses to climate change, variability and uncertainty, barriers to effective adaptation, and engaging the public.  In addition, the webinar will examine how to identify decision-makers in different contexts and what can be learned from different methods.  This webinar will be presented by Laurie Yung (University of Montana), Katie Clifford (University of Colorado, Boulder), and Carina Wyborn (Luc Hoffmann Institute).