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Better Together:
Collaborative Approaches to Catalyzing Climate Adaptation Action
The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact
Nancy Schneider
Senior Program Officer
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Who is the Institute for Sustainable Communities?
ISC’s mission is to help communi2es around the world address environmental, economic and social challenges to build a
be;er future shaped and shared by all.
ISC has managed 99 projects in 30 countries … so far.
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Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact
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Compact Commitments
Framework: ü Collaborate on Policy
ü Develop Regional Baselines for Planning
ü Regional Climate Ac2on Plan (RCAP)
ü Host Annual Summits )
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Introduction to Southeast Florida
• 4 coun2es • 109 ci2es • 5.8 million residents • 1/3 state’s popula2on and GDP
• Common watershed and airshed
• Shared natural systems
• Interconnected
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South Florida and Climate Change is in the Headlines
Recent Headlines
-‐ “Goodbye, Miami: Why the City is Doomed to Drown,” Rolling Stone, June 20, 2013, Jeff Goodell
-‐ “Miami Finds Itself Ankle-‐Deep in Climate Change Debate,” The New York Times, May 7, 2014, Coral Davenport
-‐ “Miami, the Great World City, is Drowning While the Powers that be Look Away,” The Guardian/The Observer, Friday 11 July 2014, Robin McKie
-‐ “Miami Beach Leaders Proposing a Hike in Storm Water Fees to Deal with Threat of Sea Level Rise,” The Miami Herald, July 22, 2014, Chris2na Viega
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For the Future: Sea Level Rise Projection – Miami Beach
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And now Climate Change is on South Florida Streets
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Regional Response: Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact
A voluntary and coopera2ve partnership between Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-‐Dade and Monroe Coun2es formed in Spring 2009 to address Climate Change. • Led by Regional Steering Commi;ee
• Developed a Regional Climate Ac2on Plan • Annual Climate Change Summits since 2009 (next Summit is October 1 & 2 in Miami Beach)
• Local Government Workshops • Developed Preliminary Inunda2on Mapping
• Baseline regional sea level rise projec2ons created to 2060
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Regional Climate Action Plan (October 2012)
Unified Sea Level Rise Projec2on
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Summit Planning Team
Policy Development, Coordina8on & Advocacy Team
Regional
Climate Team
(Administrators & Managers) Mayors and/or Boards of County
Commissioners & Municipal Leaders
Compact Staff
Steering Commi>ee
Compact Organizational Structure
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Establishment of Staff Steering Committee
• Two representa2ves from each county government
• One municipal representa2ve from each county
• Non-‐vo2ng representa2ves – Facilitator – Regional Agencies – Environmental
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Summit Planning Team
Policy Development, Coordina8on & Advocacy Team
Regional Climate
Team
Compact Staff
Steering Commi>ee
Compact Organiza2onal Structure
Shoreline Resilience Work Group
Sea Level Rise Work Group
Climate Indicators Work Group
GHG Inventory WG
CommunicaGons
Municipality Working Group
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Federal Partners, and Programs
Agency Alignment and Action
Community Plans
• Mi8ga8on Strategy • Stormwater
Four Counties Regional Climate Action Plan
State Resiliency Strategy
County-wide Focus
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Notable Outcomes & Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned • Work is Hard and Takes Commitment
• Having a Neutral Party Assists in Facilita2on
• Collabora2on Provides Consistent Posi2ve Carry Forward (through poli2cal cycles).
Notable Outcomes • Regional Climate Ac2on Plan
• Adapta2on Ac2on Area Legisla2on
• Successful Lobbying • Posi2ve Changes in Comp Plans and Planning by Ci2es
• Shared Vision for Success for Region
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h;p://southeaskloridaclimatecompact.org/the-‐summit/
THE 7TH ANNUAL SOUTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL CLIMATE
LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach Counties – Florida
DECEMBER 2015
Regional Climate Leadership Summit