DAY 1 – Dialogue about climate change decision frameworks: matching climate information needs to decisions

Day 1 Objectives:

• Establish a dialogue between OSD offices and military Service-level policy makers and analysts and the SERDP-funded researchers exploring approaches for supporting climate-sensitive decisions.
• Inform DoD and the military Services of new developments in climate-related SERDP-funded research and analysis, including the nature of the work by current SERDP Principal Investigators.
• Characterize and discuss information and approaches for addressing the range of climate-sensitive decisions within DoD and the military Services.
• Identify an initial roadmap for continued engagement.

0800

Coffee Service

0830

Welcome and Introductions

Dr. Jeffrey MarquseeSERDP/ESTCP

Ms. Maureen SullivanOffice of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Inst. & Env.)

0845

Review of AgendaDiscussion of Meeting Objectives

Dr. John HallSERDP/ESTCP

0900

Technical and Institutional Considerations for Vulnerability and Impact Assessments and Adaptation Planning: What We Have Learned So Far

Dr. John HallSERDP/ESTCP

1000

Coffee Break

1015

Brief Overview of Each Project’s Approach(Each Presentation: 10 minutes with 3 minutes for Q&A)

Decision Scaling: A Decision Framework for DoD Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Planning

Dr. Casey BrownUniversity of Massachusetts

Assessing Climate Change Impacts for DoD Installations in the Southwest United States During the Warm Season

Dr. Christopher CastroUniversity of Arizona

Understanding Data Needs for Vulnerability Assessment and Decision Making to Manage Vulnerability of DoD Installations to Climate Change

Dr. Richard MossBattelle

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation on Southwestern DoD Facilities

Dr. Raphael SagarinUniversity of Arizona

Climate Change Impacts to Department of Defense Installations

Dr. Veerabhadra Rao KotamarthiArgonne National Laboratory

1130

Networking Lunch

1300

OSD Offices (Installations and Environment, Training Readiness and Strategy, and Policy) and Military Perspectives on Climate-Related Information Needs and Understanding(Each Presentation: 10 minutes with 5 minutes for Q&A)

TBD

1445

Refreshment Break

1500

Webinar on State of the Practice of Climate Downscaling and the Use of Downscaled Information

Dr. Katharine HayhoeTexas Tech University

Dr. Linda MearnsNational Center for Atmospheric Research

1600

Roadmap Discussion: Initial Plans for Future Engagement

Dr. John HallSERDP/ESTCP

1700

Adjourn

DAY 2 – Dialogue Between Decision Framework Project Principle Investigators and Military Service Liaisons

Day 2 Objectives:

• Promote dialogue among the project Principle Investigators (PI) and between the PIs and relevant military Service liaisons.
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  1. key individuals/stakeholders with whom to work the installations;
  2. access to environmental and facilities data at the installations;
  3. understanding the range of climate-sensitive installation-level decisions; and
  4. site selection and leveraged piloting opportunities.
• Facilitate coordination between research teams and discuss potential cross-cutting, synthetic work.

0800

Coffee Service

0830

Review of AgendaDiscuss of Day’s Objectives

Dr. John HallSERDP/ESTCP

0845

Discussion of Key Installation-Level Issues Relevant to the SERDP Projects (30 minute discussion per topic below)

• Key Individuals/Stakeholders with whom to Work at the Installations
• Typical Questions that Need to be Posed to the Installations
• Access to Environmental and Facilities Data at the Installations
• Understanding the Range of Climate-Sensitive Installation-Level Decisions
• Site Selection and Leveraged Piloting Opportunities

ALL

1000

Coffee Break

1015

Discussion of Key Installation-Level Issues Relevant to the SERDP Projects Continued

ALL

1130

Networking Lunch

1230

Facilitated Research Team Coordination(Small Breakout Groups: climate modeling and decision support)

Breakout Group Facilitators

1400

Report back on small group discussionLarge group discussion of potential cross-cutting, synthetic work involving SERDP decision framework projects

Breakout Group Facilitators

1500

Meeting Adjourn