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Before the event, please familiarize yourself with the following resources:
1. Reducing Maryland’s Vulnerability to Climate Change: Chapter 5 of Maryland’s Climate Action Plan. This plan was produced by the Maryland commission on climate change.
2. Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region. This report was released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); it discusses the impacts of sea-level rise on the physical characteristics of the coast, on coastal communities, and the habitats that depend on them.
3. Planners Energy and Climate Change Database. Produced by the American Planning Association, this website is a clearinghouse of local, regional and state climate change plans and activities.
4. Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments. Written by The Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, King County, Washington and ICLEI, this exhaustive resource helps public-sector employees plan for action on climate change. (PDF)
5. Adapting to Climate Change: Planning a Climate Resilient Community (Keene, NH). A case study of local climate change planning from Keene, NH, one of the pilot cities in ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection Campaign. (PDF)
6. Adaptation Planning: What U.S. States and Localities are Doing. Produced by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, this is a succinct summary of local and state action on climate change planning as of February 2008. (PDF)
7. Sea Level Rise: Technical Guidance for Dorchester County. This document describes Dorchester County’s vulnerability to sea level rise, and response options. (PDF)
8. Somerset County: Maryland Rising Sea Level Guidance. This document describes Somerset County’s vulnerability to sea level rise, and response options. (PDF)
