UPDATED: Download the Webinar Archive – Download the Powerpoint Presentation The Ocean Protection Council will be hosting a public webinar on Monday, May 4, 2015 from 11-12 to provide information on implementation of AB2516, the Sea-level Rise Planning Database, which […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeOn August 27, 2014, the California Ocean Protection Council passed two resolutions: one to support the State Water Resource Control Board’s adoption of a trash policy, and one to support implementation of the “Safeguarding California Plan for Reducing Climate Risk.”
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Water QualityBuilding on the growing momentum to address climate change impacts to coastal California, there are many funding, training and capacity-building events upcoming. These include Coastal Climate Change featured at the California Adaptation Forum, a free workshop on Sea-level Rise and […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeCalifornia and Oregon are joining forces to help address ocean acidification and hypoxia, a West Coast-wide threat to our shared marine and coastal ecosystems. The California Natural Resources Agency, on behalf of the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), today signed […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeOcean acidification and hypoxia, two phenomena often coupled for a variety of biological and oceanographic reasons, have the potential for profound impacts on living marine resources. Scientists have already demonstrated serious impacts on shell-building organisms, among others, and severe effects […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeThe Ocean Protection Council, California Coastal Commission and State Coastal Conservancy announce the availability of grants to encourage local governments and other entities responsible for planning under the California Coastal Act to develop and adopt updated plans that conserve and […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeUpdate to the State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document The State of California is in the process of updating the State Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document. For more information, please visit: https://opc.ca.gov/climate-change/updating-californias-sea-level-rise-guidance/ Current Version of the State of California Sea-Level Rise […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeThe California Natural Resources Agency, working through the Climate Action Team (CAT), is developing the 2012 Climate Adaptation Strategy. This resource will outline proactive steps to take now to protect public health and safety, infrastructure and the economy, and […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeTwo new resources on coastal climate change adaptation were recently made available by OPC partners: the 2011 California Coastal Adaptation Needs Assessment Survey Report and Adapting to Sea Level Rise: A Guide for California’s Coastal Communities.
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeThe Coastal and Ocean Resources Working Group for the Climate Action Team (CO-CAT) is a working group comprised of senior level staff from California state agencies with ocean and coastal resource management responsibilities. CO-CAT’s task is to ensure the state’s […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change