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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>The
</span><a href="http://www.ebmtools.org/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ecosystem-Based
Management (EBM) Tools Network</span></a> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>and </span><a href="http://www.openchannels.org/"><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OpenChannels.org</span></a><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> are pleased to
announce that they will host a webinar on <b>Educating the Public about Climate
Change Threats Using Role-Play Simulations: The New England Climate Adaptation
Project </b>presented by<b> Carri Hulet of The Consensus Building Institute,
Tonna-Marie Surgeon-Rogers of Waquoit Bay NERR, and Steve Miller of Great Bay
NERR. </b>The presentation will be held <b>Thursday, October 30, at 1 pm US
EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm GMT. </b>A description of the webinar and registration
link are below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Educating
the Public about Climate Change Threats Using Role-Play Simulations: The
New England Climate Adaptation Project</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:#0077DD'>Join us for a Webinar on October 30</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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Reserve your Webinar seat now at:<br>
<a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/889878488">https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/889878488</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Educating
the Public about Climate Change Threats Using Role-Play
Simulations: The New England Climate Adaptation Project by Carri
Hulet of The Consensus Building Institute, Tonna-Marie
Surgeon-Rogers of Waquoit Bay NERR, and Steve Miller of Great Bay
NERR <br>
<br>
Role-play simulations are experiential exercises that help
community residents and decision-makers learn more about the
scientific or technical issues being debated in various public
policy controversies, such as whether and how to adapt to the risks
associated with climate change. The New England Climate Adaptation
Project (NECAP), a partnership of the Consensus Building Institute,
the MIT Science Impact Collaborative, and the National Estuarine
Research Reserve System, is working with four at-risk coastal New
England communities to: 1) assess local climate change risks, 2)
identify key challenges and opportunities for adaptation, and 3)
test the use of role-play simulations as a means to educate the
public about climate change threats and to help communities explore
ways of decreasing their vulnerability and enhancing their
resilience to climate change impacts. As part of this project,
science-based role-play simulations were developed for each of the
four partner municipalities. Tailored specifically for each
community, these simulations were designed to engage participants
in a mock decision-making process about a key climate change risk
facing their community, such as the possibility of severe sea level
rise and related impacts on coastal infrastructure. This webinar
will discuss the development and use of these simulations in two of
these communities. [If you are interested in conducting one of
these role-play simulations in your town, workplace, or classroom,
the full package of materials is available through <a
href="http://necap.scripts">http://necap.scripts</a>. <br>
<br>
This webinar is co-sponsored by OpenChannels.org and EcoAdapt.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Educating the Public about Climate Change
Threats Using Role-Play Simulations: The New England Climate
Adaptation Project</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Other upcoming EBM Tools Network events below:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Thursday,
October 30, 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT/5 pm GMT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Educating
the Public about Climate Change Threats Using Role-Play Simulations: The New
England Climate Adaptation Project by Carri Hulet of The Consensus Building
Institute, Tonna-Marie Surgeon-Rogers of Waquoit Bay NERR, and Steve Miller of
Great Bay NERR. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Role-play simulations are experiential exercises that help
community residents and decision-makers learn more about the scientific or
technical issues being debated in various public policy controversies, such as
whether and how to adapt to the risks associated with climate change. The New
England Climate Adaptation Project (NECAP), a partnership of the Consensus
Building Institute, the MIT Science Impact Collaborative, and the National
Estuarine Research Reserve System, is working with four at-risk coastal New
England communities to: 1) assess local climate change risks, 2) identify key
challenges and opportunities for adaptation, and 3) test the use of role-play
simulations as a means to educate the public about climate change threats and
to help communities explore ways of decreasing their vulnerability and
enhancing their resilience to climate change impacts. As part of this project,
science-based role-play simulations were developed for each of the four partner
municipalities. Tailored specifically for each community, these simulations
were designed to engage participants in a mock decision-making process about a
key climate change risk facing their community, such as the possibility of
severe sea level rise and related impacts on coastal infrastructure.
Simulations were based upon local climate change projections, risk assessments,
and in-depth discussions with key community members and public officials in
each town or city. This webinar will discuss the development and use of these
simulations in two of these communities. <i>[If you are interested in
conducting one of these role-play simulations in your town, workplace, or
classroom, the full package of materials is available through </i></span><span
style='color:windowtext'><a
href="http://necap.scripts.mit.edu/necap/simulations"><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://necap.scripts.mit.edu/necap/simulations</span></i></a></span><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>.]</span></i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Learn more about the
New England Climate Adaptation Project at </span><span style='color:windowtext'><a
href="http://necap.mit.edu/necap"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>http://necap.mit.edu/necap</span></a></span><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>. Webinar co-sponsored by the
OpenChannels.org, the EBM Tools Network, and EcoAdapt. <b>Register for the
webinar at <a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/889878488"><span
style='color:blue'>https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/889878488</span></a>.</b></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Tuesday,
November 25, Noon EST/9 am PST/5 pm GMT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext'>Making Blue Carbon Work: Building Blue Carbon Projects and
the GEF Blue Forests Project by Steven Lutz and Christian Neumann of
GRID-Arendal.</span></b><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
</span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Blue
carbon projects can work! A new report entitled ‘Building Blue Carbon Projects:
An Introductory Guide’ showcases how using the value of carbon stored and
sequestered in marine and coastal ecosystems can support conservation and
sustainable management. This report aims to stimulate the discussion around
projects that use a blue carbon approach, while also highlighting common
blue carbon project elements and key issues from existing projects.
Presented within the report are several case studies, including the Global
Environment Facility's Blue Forests Project. This four-year global project is
in its inception phase and aims to demonstrate how the values of carbon and
other ecosystem services can be used to stimulate improved and sustainable
ecosystem management. The project will be discussed in further detail in this
webinar. Download ‘Building Blue Carbon Projects: An Introductory Guide’ at: <a
href="http://bluecarbonportal.org/blog/blue-carbon-projects-can-work-new-report-shows/"><span
style='color:blue'>http://bluecarbonportal.org/blog/blue-carbon-projects-can-work-new-report-shows</span></a></span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>. <b>Register for the
webinar at <a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/425335801"><span
style='color:blue'>https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/425335801</span></a>.</b></span><b><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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