This regional assessment examines the impacts of temperature change from 1951-2006 on natural resources in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. It documents that warming has already affected habitats, watersheds, and species in the Southwest, by influencing the timing of...
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Wildlife/Forestry  

Supporting information for the 2011 report: Managing Changing Landscapes in the Southwestern U.S.

Wildlife/Forestry  

The purpose of this technical memorandum is to update the Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) Projected 2030 Municipal and Industrial (M&I) and self-supplied industrial (SSI) "gap" analysis to 2050. Having an understanding of what the M&I gap is will help the...
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Water   Energy  

The Sub-Cabinet formed the Adaptation Advisory Group to focus on areas such as how to address present and future impacts on infrastructure, human health, and ecosystems.

Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry   Outdoor Recreation   Energy  

As defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, adaptation includes a set of actions to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities in response to climate change. To date, little research has addressed public policy options to frame the nation’s approach...
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Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry  

This report highlights the important role of the federal government in reducing the vulnerability and strengthening the resiliency of our economy and natural resources in the face of these changes. In addition to managing a significant amount of land and infrastructure that...
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Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry   Outdoor Recreation   Energy  

Much of the nation's experience to date in managing and protecting its people, resources, and infrastructure is based on the historic record of climate variability during a period of relatively stable climate. This report from the America's Climate Choices suite of studies...
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Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry   Outdoor Recreation   Energy  

A first-of-its-kind multi-sector strategy to help guide California's efforts in adapting to climate change impacts is available below. In cooperation and partnership with multiple state agencies, the 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy  summarizes the best known...
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Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry   Energy  

The purpose of the Drought Plan is to provide a guidance document for recognizing droughts that will affect water supply availability for the City of Boulder and for responding suitably to these droughts. The Drought Plan consists of two volumes that complement each other to...
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Water  

The Western Governors' Association has published a climate adaptation scoping report that emphasizes the need for coordination between state and federal efforts to identify key science that is Western specific and begins to share and implement smart practices.

This...
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Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry   Outdoor Recreation   Energy  

The report content is organized by major Department within the Federal government (e.g., the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, etc.) with the exception of the adaptation efforts led by the Executive Office of the President and related interagency initiatives,...
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Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry   Outdoor Recreation   Energy  

Climate research papers, review papers, and other reports published since mid‐2008 that support and/or complement the technical literature synthesized in the CWCB/WWA Climate Change in Colorado (2008) report.

Water  

Climate change poses a variety of challenges for water management, and there is a need to develop methods for understanding and managing risk. While much has been written about the projected impacts of climate change at the continental or regional scale, scientists are quick...
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Water  

Climate change will have a significant impact on the sustainability of water supplies in the coming decades. A new analysis, performed by consulting firm Tetra Tech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the effects of global warming on water supply and...
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Water   Agriculture  

The Colorado Drought Mitigation and Response Plan was developed to provide an effective and systematic means for the State of Colorado to reduce the impacts of water shortages over the short or long term. The Plan outlines a mechanism for coordinated drought monitoring,...
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Water   Agriculture  

The purpose of this study, which should be viewed from more of a technical perspective than a legal perspective, is to: 1) identify issues associated with the administration of state water rights in the Colorado River Basin under the terms of the Colorado River Compact and...
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Water  

Colorado faces increasing demands on its water supply for both traditional consumptive (agriculture, municipal, industrial, commercial and other) uses and for non-consumptive (recreational and environmental) uses. Population growth, recent drought, energy development, and...
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Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry   Outdoor Recreation   Energy  

Presentation by Ray Alvarado CWCB Project Manager to the Colorado Water Workshop in Gunnison, Colorado, July 21, 2010.

Consulting Team: AECOM, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Canyon Water Resources, Leonard Rice Engineers, Stratus Consulting

PRELIMINARY...
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Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry   Energy  

The Statewide Forest Resource Assessment is the first geospatial assessment
completed by the Colorado State Forest Service. This report contains the
complete set of data used to inform the assessment, as well as the process
we followed and a list of the...
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Water   Wildlife/Forestry   Outdoor Recreation