A Framework for Assessing Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities at the Watershed Scale

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Thinking Like A Watershed A Framework for Assessing Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities at the Watershed Scale How can human resilience to climate change be measured and improved in each of Massachusetts’ watersheds? This report presents a framework for applying a systems-thinking approach at the watershed scale to identify climate-related threats to human well-being. It presents methods for identifying opportunities to soften these impacts through changing the way that land is used and managed. It offers a collaborative framework through which communities will be able to work together to prioritize areas of intervention, and understand where they can work together to adapt and transform in a rapidly changing world. Developed within two watersheds in western Massachusetts, this framework is designed to be applicable to watersheds throughout the state. Prepared in tandem with a report on the Mill River Watershed in Hampshire/Franklin County, by Walker Powell, Marianna Zak-Hill and Amanda Smith

For The Mill River Watershed of Hampden County March 2020

Prepared for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs By Dana Maple Feeney, Boris Kerzner, Shaine Meulmester The Conway School, Nothampton, MA


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