GLIN==> Draft adaptive management plan for extreme Great Lakes water levels - Public review

Posting on behalf of IJC:

A Draft Adaptive Management Plan for Extreme Great Lakes Water Levels is
online and available for public review until April 15. A series of webinars
also are planned.
For more, see http://ijc.org/boards/stlawrencerivertaskteam/comments/ (text
from link pasted below)


On May 29, 2012 the IJC issued a directive to establish the International
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management Task Team and directed
it to develop a detailed Adaptive Management Plan to address future extreme
water levels in the Great Lake-St. Lawrence River system.

On March 15, 2013 the bi-national Adaptive Management Task Team released
its proposed Adaptive Management Plan, Building Collaboration Across the
Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River System: An Adaptive Management Plan for
Addressing Extreme Water Levels. The proposed Adaptive Management provides
a new approach to addressing water level issues, one that is based on
working collaboratively with partners in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River
system to gather and share critical information over time, assess the
information with state-of-the art tools, develop adaptation strategies,
measure our collective success in managing the impacts of extreme water
levels and adapt accordingly. Its goal is provide a more efficient and cost
effective way to support decision-making aimed  at reducing the impacts
associated with future extreme water levels.

*The Adaptive Management Task Team is seeking input from the public on the
draft Plan between March 15 and April 15, 2013.* In particular, the Task
Team would like feedback on the following:

Do you support the general adaptive management approach for addressing
future extreme water levels?
How could the proposed Adaptive Management Plan be improved?
What concerns do you have about the proposed Adaptive Management Plan?

*The Task Team is hosting a series of webinars to provide more information
on key aspects of the proposed Adaptive Management Plan. *Click on the
webinar title below for information on how to participate.

Tuesday, March 19

Hydroclimate Monitoring and Modeling
10:00-11:30 a.m. (EDT)

Thursday, March 21

Performance Indicators and Risk Assessment
2:00-3:30 p.m. (EDT)

Tuesday, March 26

Plan Evaluation and Decision Tools
10:00-11:30 a.m. (EDT)

Thursday, March 28

Information Management and Distribution
3:00-4:30 p.m. (EDT)

Tuesday, April 2

Governance for Adaptive Management
10:00-11:30 a.m. (EDT)

 Outreach and Engagement
2:00-3:30 p.m. (EDT)

Thursday, April 4

Adaptive Management Pilot Projets
(French session) 10:00-11:30 a.m. (EDT)

 Adaptive Management Pilot Projects
(English session) 2:00-3:30 p.m. (EDT)

Comments on the proposed Adaptive Management Plan can submitted until April
15, 2013.

Comments submitted on-line will appear on the website and will contribute
to the broader discussion.

Following the public comment period, the Task Team will revise the Adaptive
Management Plan and forward it to the IJC for its consideration.

Thank you for your interest in this initiative.

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