WICCI Baldwin Proposal Evaluation Logic Model 2-15-16

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Situation Evidence Assumptions Inputs Activities Participation
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•Climate change has had and will have a variety of •The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate •Climate change’s •New climate •Update regional •CCR and other • Working •Working •Stakeholders
impacts upon Wisconsin’s communities, agriculture, Change Impacts began in 2007 as a relevance to science. climate change sources (new Groups use Groups will implement
natural resources, local economies and human partnership between the University of managing projections. climate science). new climate develop adaptation
health. Wisconsin Nelson Institute, the Wisconsin's •Effort projections to adaptation strategies.
Wisconsin Department of Natural communities, (research) by •Working Group •University, state modify implantation
•The people of Wisconsin need to understand and Resources, and several other agriculture, natural the WICCI Council meetings. and federal vulnerabilities strategies •State and local
adapt to changes in summer heat, winter snow, organizations. WICCI’s purpose was to resources. Working scientists (i.e. and with/for their policy reflects the
longer growing seasons, increased rainfall, changing “assess and anticipate climate change Groups. •Working Groups Working Group adaptation stakeholders. need for climate
habitats, and more. impacts in Wisconsin…and to develop •WICCI stakeholders research topics and members). opportunities. adaptation.
and recommend adaptation strategies”. increasingly need •Collaboration provide outreach. •WGs and
•The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change information on how with regional •Natural and •Working WICCI provide •Business
Impacts (WICCI) exists to help with those efforts. •In 2011, WICCI issued its first to adapt to expected and federal •Science Advisory community resource Groups outreach and capitalize on
WICCI brings together a network of individuals and assessment report: Wisconsin’s conditions. partners. Board reviews managers, business, conduct access to new climate
organizations representing a variety of interests and Changing Climate: Impacts and research and NFPs and research on science and adaptation
perspectives to advanced climate science and the Adaptation Strategies. The report •WICCI’s working •Review and provides feedback. government (i.e. emerging techniques to opportunities.
discussion of adaptation. projected Wisconsin’s future climate groups will continue advice from: the stakeholders). vulnerability stakeholders.
using a historically-calibrated to discover new WICCI Science •Communication and •WICCI outcomes
downscaling method and discussed problems and Advisory Board. and Education •Distinguished adaptation •WGs develop used to guide
effects of future climate change on approaches to the Working Group researchers (i.e. topics. new tools and future work.
various ecosystems, regions, and risks of a changing •Facilitation by mentoring on Science Advisory information.
human activities. climate. the WICCI outreach. Board). •WICCI staff
Operations convene new •Wisconsin's
•Sixteen stakeholder working groups •WICCI Stakeholders Team and staff •WICCI support stakeholder awareness of
contributed to the report. will recognize the staff. meetings and climate
value of climate workshops to vulnerability
•WICCI devoted 2012 -2013 to adaptation and use identify topics and
outreach activities through over one WICCI information to and issues. adaptation
hundred thirty lectures, workshops and implement opportunities
webinars reaching thousands of adaptation strategies. •WICCI staff increases.
decision makers and other produce
stakeholders. newsletter,
fact sheets,
•In 2013, WICCI developed a strategic case studies,
plan that emphasizes increased focus webinars.
on new climate adaptation research
and implementation strategies.