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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.

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The Earth’s climate is rapidly changing. In the United States and other nations, people are seeing how the impacts of rising global temperatures affect their communities, their livelihoods, and the natural environment. Substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions is...
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For years, U.S. states and regions have been taking action to address climate change in the absence of federal leadership. A wide range of policies have been adopted at the state and regional levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, develop clean energy resources, and...
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This report shows that the West is being affected by a changed climate more than any other part of the United States outside Alaska. Comparing average temperatures in the last five years to 20th century averages, the West has experienced 70 percent more warming than the world...
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Presentation by Levi Brekke, US Department of the Interior. Front Range Group meeting, Denver Water, Denver, CO, 20 March 2009

Water  

Powerpoint Presentation by Marni Koopman, Ph.D., National Center for Conservation Science and Policy. In collaboration with; Linda Joyce and Curt Flather, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Outline How does climate change threaten wildlife? How is wildlife expected to respond...
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Wildlife/Forestry  

The objective of this report is to illustrate insights into alternative policy options and the potential impact nationally and explicitly at the state level associated with a modest GHG control policy.    Differences in the structure of the economy across the United States...
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This paper aims to further a constructive dialogue on the appropriate roles for state and federal government in meeting the challenge of climate change in the United States. Section II includes a brief overview of the climate change actions taken by states, a review of the...
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Regional Collaboration and Workshops, Building Internal Capacity and Supporting Department/Agency/Provincial Efforts, Information Sharing, Budget and Funding Challenges, Opportunities for collaboration.

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Climate change will impact natural resources on a global scale but response efforts will be more effective at a smaller scale. How state fish and wildlife agencies (states) choose to address sea level rise, precipitation changes, and other impacts will vary based on the...
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Water   Agriculture   Wildlife/Forestry   Outdoor Recreation   Energy  

While water resources are available for growth in the aggregate, they are essentially fully “appropriated” under regimes that have vested private property rights in water right holders. New uses to accommodate growth must largely rely on water obtained from changes to...
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Western Governors believe that planning for climate change adaptation should be undertaken in a coordinated fashion at all levels of government with state expertise being fully utilized. Such planning must be in cooperation and consultation with the private sector and...
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Western Governors urge Congress and the President to act decisively to create a national policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Such a policy should be developed in a manner that: (1) is consistent with the findings of scientific research; (2) encourages job growth,...
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In June, 2010, the Governors adopted a policy resolution that committed their state agencies to complete their decisionsupport systems within three years. Through the Wildlife Council, established in 2008, each participating state is coordinating its wildlife data with...
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Wildlife/Forestry