Resources

This factsheet explores three key aspects of communication - Relevance, Access, and Comprehensibility - to increase the clarity and reach of information about coastal climate hazards. It is intended for academics and coastal practitioners communicating with non-academic audiences.

Every year tens of thousands of people rely on the ocean observing data provided by NERACOOS to make important decisions. The Mariners’ Dashboard supplies the same high-quality information and forecasts upon which users in the Northeast depend, but in a more accessible format. Mariners’ input was instrumental in developing the Dashboard, and we continue to seek feedback so this tool can fit the needs of our users.

From 2018 to 2022, nearly 500 faculty, students and staff engaged in myriad marine science, engineering and broader impacts projects all focusing on a singular goal: to better understand how Narragansett Bay ecosystems, from the busiest town beach to the stickiest sediments on the bay floor, are changing. The current was their periodic newsletter. This is the final communication.

GMRI is are working with Kittery, Portland, Tremont, and Lubec to establish a statewide model approach for working waterfront climate planning, that can be used by state officials, legislators, municipal governments, regional planning organizations, and blue economy businesses.

In the Summer of 2023, researchers in the GMRI Climate Center conducted a municipal climate vulnerability assessment in Tremont, Maine, and joined a meeting with engaged locals on the town’s sustainability committee. These assessments and information-gathering sessions are crucial steps for building community climate resilience plans.

MyCoast: Rhode Island is a portal to collect and analyze photos of shorelines across the Ocean State. Information collected is used to capture the impact of flood hazards today, and to illustrate possible future conditions. Photos, linked to data about weather and tides, create reports that help stakeholders like government agencies, business owners, and residents to understand shoreline change and make informed decisions.

Reaching resilience is a perspective offered by GMRI about how they help cities and towns along Maine's coastline develop adaptive capacity for a changing climate.

SimpleChartsRI is a web-based tool that helps users create visualizations. It provides fundamental charting options that enables users to simply create charts, without downloading a program or paying a fee. This project was started at Rhode Island College through funding by an NSF EPSCoR grant.

The Coastal Equity and Resilience (CEAR) Hub is a project that joins community organizations, local governments, and educational institutions together to develop the knowledge, tools, and strategies that make our communities more resilient. CEAR Hub partners work alongside members of vulnerable communities to create fair and just solutions to climate challenges through community-led research, training, and outreach.

The Municipal Climate Action Program (MCAP) engages coastal communities to support better understanding of local sea level rise impacts and provide them with knowledge, skills, and tools they need to develop community-focused and data-driven resilience plans to thrive in a warming world.

The RI-CHAMP project advances storm model capabilities and develops a real-time hazard and impact prediction system for hurricanes and nor'easters in Southern New England. The system includes cascading consequences of extreme weather impacting critical infrastructure such as wastewater treatment facilities, sewer systems, airports and seaports.

The Rhode Island Data Discovery Center is one output from the 2017 NSF-funded project "Rhode Island Consortium for Coastal Ecology Assessment, Innovation, and Modeling" (RI C-AIM). The goal of the RI Data Discovery Center is to become the national and international go-to-source for data on the Narragansett Bay ecosystem.

The University of Maine's Climate Change Adaptation Providers Network is a workbook that is meant to be used as a guide for Maine communities through resilient climate planning, from get‑started steps to securing funding, building partnerships, and tracking outcomes.

Coastal Flooding: Storms and Sea Level Rise from The University of Maine is intended to help coastal communities document and understand how weather and rising sea levels contribute to flooding, erosion, and coastal infrastructure damage along the Gulf of Maine shoreline

Gulf of Maine Research Institute has designed a way to connect classrooms with hands-on learning about climate change, ecosystems, and community ecology. They offer free, inquiry-based science curriculum and field activities for middle school educators, primarily in Maine.

The Lowlander Center supports lowland communities and places, both inland and coastal, for the benefit of both people and environment. They are mainly focused on the bayous of Louisiana and bringing portable solar panels to communities in need and helping to rebuild the Pointe au Chien Indian Tribe of Southeastern Louisiana which was devastated by Hurricane Ida in 2021.

The National PACE Association (NPA) provides leadership and support for the growth, innovation, quality and success of the PACE model of care. PACE is a program that allows older adults who need nursing home care to continue living in their homes as long as possible. The NPA would like the PACE model of care to be recognized among consumers, health care providers and government leaders as the most valuable and effective model of care promoting the highest level of independence for individuals with significant health care needs

PACE Organization of Rhode Island provides frail older adults the care they need to remain independent at home. They offer a range of services that can be delivered in the home, at their health clinics and day centers, and beyond, providing great peace of mind for the participants and their caregivers.