"2100? IT DOESN't KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT!" Lessons for the Next Generation of Climate Assessments

Several assessments of climate change impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability are being undertaken to inform decision making in the environment of uncertainty. ClimAID report illustrates the type of climate-related decisions that communities in New York State (NYS) are making now and the types of information including climatic and nonclimatic that need to be adapted. The assessment was funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of their Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation, and Protection Program. ClimAID was aimed at engaging with stakeholders across New York on their adaptation issues, and the sector leaders worked with NYSERDA and the Project Advisory Committee to identify relevant stakeholders from government agencies, private industry, nonprofit organizations, and academic institutions. The energy team combined scientific and stakeholder knowledge when it examined the ability for hydropower generation to help meet the goal of ensuring a reliable green energy supply for New York State in a changing climate.