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K. O
O’Kula
Whhat is PRE
EP-RI?
This online mod
dule series aiims to increaase the capaccity of muniicipal decisioon-makers too make effecctive choices
suppporting resiliience to thee current an
nd future im
mpacts of cllimate changge. Relevannt examples and lessons
learnned from Rh
hode Island communities are includ
ded, as well as ways to use resourcees and tools in decision
nmakiing. PREP-R
RI builds upo
on existing State
S
efforts and is the pproduct of coollaboration among locaal experts and
d
practtitioners from
m a variety of
o fields.
Whhat is in each
e
mod
dule?
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Brief aud
dio presentattions (10 to 12-minute
1
Voice-over
V
PowerPoint)
Presentattion Notes
Resourcees Page
Certificatte of Completion
Module Evaluation
E
Whhat can I expect to
o learn?
Climate Ch
hange How
w climate ch
hange workss, the impactts to your community, annd the
neeed to plan forr resilience.
in RI
Floodin
ng
Flo
ooding scenaarios in Rhodde Island, thee social and economic im
mpacts of
floo
oding, as weell as flood m
mitigation exxamples, oppportunities, aand
pro
ograms.
Infrastruccture
Imp
pacts of clim
mate change on infrastruccture, the vuulnerability
assessments available, and how to use State assessm
ments to info
form local
plan
ns and action
ns.
Stormwaater
How
w a changin
ng climate im
mpacts storm
mwater; how low impact
dev
velopment an
nd green infr
frastructure teechniques caan be used too avoid,
red
duce, and maanage impactts.
Mapping Tools
T
Thee various maapping tools available foor assessing fflood risk, planning,
and
d making infformed decissions.
Adaptatiion
Sitee-based strattegies to adddress the variious implicaations of clim
mate
chaange; how to
o integrate addaptation andd hazard mittigation strattegies
into
o local plann
ning.
PR
REP-RI is a pa
artnership of th
he URI Coastall Resources Ceenter and RI Seea Grant at thee Graduate Schhool of Oceanoography and
thhe Narragansett Bay Nationa
al Estuarine Reesearch Reservve. Funding forr this series waas provided by the Rhode Islaand General
Assembly. For moree information contact
c
Pam Ruubinoff at [email protected].
Leearn More
Expplore more off Rhode Island
d’s Resiliencee Tools: http://www.crc.urri.edu/activitiies_page/resillience-tools/
Waatch the PREP
P-RI modules: http://prep-rri.seagrant.gso.uri.edu/