7 November 2011

The Georgetown Climate Center, a nonprofit organization based at Georgetown Law in Washington, DC, has launched the Adaptation Clearinghouse, an online database and networking tool to assist state and local policymakers, resource managers, and others who are working to help communities adapt to climate change. The clearinghouse contains nearly 1,000 resources, including state and local adaptation plans and adaptation legislation, which are organized by geography, sector, and impact. The clearinghouse can be accessed at: http://www.AdaptationClearinghouse.com.

The Georgetown Climate Center has also released two new adaptation reports. Adaptation Tool Kit: Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Land Use explores 18 different land-use tools that can be used to respond to the threats posed by sea-level rise to coastal development and infrastructure, and strives to assist governments in determining which tools to employ to meet their unique socioeconomic and political contexts. The tool kit is available at: http://www.georgetownclimate.org/resources/adaptation-tool-kit-sea-level-rise-and-coastal-land-use. The second report, Adaptation Case Studies in the Western United States, contains case studies that explore water shortages in the West, water rights along the Colorado River, and the protection of an endangered bird. The report is available at: http://www.georgetownclimate.org/resources/adaptation-case-studies-in-the-western-united-states.