Climate Adaptation Working Group

 

 

 

In 2012, the A-NPDC assumed the role of lead agency for the Eastern Shore of Virginia Climate Adaptation Working Group (CAWG) to coordinate efforts among local, state, and federal representatives of government, aquaculture, agriculture, and community organizations to better plan and mitigate risks associated with climate change and sea level rise. CAWG’s mission is to provide educational outreach and develop planning tools to assist local governments and residents. To date, CAWG has hosted multiple public workshops addressing sea level rise and developed flood vulnerability models utilizing high-resolution LiDAR elevation data for the region. The group is also working to gauge public sentiment and solicit knowledge and personal anecdotal accounts of what local residents have experienced in terms of changes related to sea level rise and climate change.

 

CAWG Meeting Agendas

July 27, 2021 Agenda

January 12th, 2021 Virtual Meeting here.

June 25, 2020 Virtual Meeting Agenda

January 22, 2020 CAWG Meeting Agenda and Financing Resiliency speaker bios and all presentations available here.

July 30, 2019 Agenda & Notes held at TNC Brownsville House

June 27, 2018 Agenda

February 7, 2018 Agenda

November 2nd, 2017 Agenda

May 9th, 2017 Full Agenda Here

August 29th, 2017 – CANCELLED due to inclement weather.

November 2nd, 2016 10:00am – Noon. Draft Agenda Here

February 7th, 2016 1:00pm – 3:00pm

 

CAWG Meeting Notes

July 27, 2021 Meeting Notes

 

Online Resources/Tools

Over 200 Eastern Shore residents participated in the CAWG's Coastal Flooding Workshop in 2012.
Over 200 Eastern Shore residents participated in the CAWG’s Coastal Flooding Workshop in 2012.
  1. Capacity Building in the NFIP CRS – Viability of Regional CRS Support Positions in Virginia
  2. The Costs & Benefits of the CRS Program in Virginia
  3. Virginia CRS Communities – CRS Activity Scores
  4. AdaptVA – Forecasts, Adaptations, Tools, Data, Planning & Policy
  5. AdaptationClearinghouse – Resources for Small Communities
  6. Historic Architectural Resource Survey: Eastern Shore – Accomack and Northampton Counties Virginia
  7. UVA-IEN Community Resilience in Coastal VA Website
  8. Chesapeake Bay Sentinel Site Cooperative Website
  9. Atlantic National Seashores Climate Vulnerability Assessment Report
  10. Chesapeake Commons Website 
  11. TNC Coastal Resiliency Tool
    1. CR Tool Resources
    2. New Training Manual (August 2017)
  12. Climate Central Surging Seas SLR & Coastal Flood Risk Tool
  13. Climate Central Surging Seas Risk Zone Map
  14. Farm Resiliency Education for At-Risk Coastal Areas in the Chesapeake Bay
  15. FAQ: Flooding and Sea-level Rise on the Eastern Shore

Plans and Publications

CAWG Resiliency Projects Database

Transportation Infrastructure Inundation Vulnerability Assessment Report – ANPDC May 2015

TIIVA Report – All Appendices

TIIVA Summary Presentation – January 2015

2014 Coastal Change Archive Report – All of the data can be accessed on the VCZMP Coastal GEMS website in the ‘Coastal Land’ section.

The Eastern Shore of Virginia: Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change, 2011 – The Nature Conservancy

 

Presentations

Accelerating the Scale and the Rate of Living Shoreline Implementation in Rural Coastal Virginia – Aaron Wendt, DCR – a brief presentation on living shorelines and the NFWF 2021 Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grant awarded to DCR

Basic Understanding & Teaching Resources

  1. VDEQ/VCZM Introduction to Climate Science Presentation

CAWG Annual Report

These reports summarize the accomplishments of many of the CAWG partners

CAWG 2018 Annual Report

 

Newsletter

Notice: The biweekly newsletter has been discontinued. In its stead, we will be producing and distributing an Annual CAWG Report. This Report will provide a synopsis of all relevant projects and programs in place on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

2018

2017

2016