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Appendix A Data, Tools, and Online Resources The availability of spatial data and other tools related to planning and climate changes is increasing at a rapid rate, so much so, that it can be hard to keep up with the rapid advances in the tools, data sets, and information that are available. Here we provide a sampling of the varied resources that are available online, drawing on information available on the web. The use of any of these resources is predicated upon evaluating the assumptions and limitations associated with the data set, as well as its appropriateness to any particular application. Climate Change Policy and Adaptation Resources The NOAA Coastal Climate Change Adaptation clearinghouse provides resources by category or state including adaptation and action plans, case studies and strategies, climate change communication, climate change science and impacts, policies and legislation, risk and vulnerability assessments, and stakeholder engagement. http: // collaborate. csc.noaa.gov /climateadal2tation/ The USDA Forest Service Climate Change Resource Center provides information and tools related to climate change for land managers, including a short course on adapting to climate change. httl2://www.fs.fed. us /ccrc/ The Climate Decisions Website is a resource to help guide decision - making about climate change adaptation, with a focus on natural resource contexts. The goal of the website is to provide information and examples to show how structured decision making can help guide the thinking and actions of decision makers who deal with climate change adaptation decisions. http:/ /climate- decisions.org The Climate Decision Making Center at Carnegie Mellon University focuses on research addressing the limits in our understanding of climate change, its impacts, and the strategies that might be perused to mitigate and adapt to change. http: / /cdmc.el2l2.cmu.edu/ The Climate Action Network is a worldwide network of more than 400 non - governmental organizations from 85 countries working to promote government, private sector and individual action to limit human - induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels. www.climatenetwork.org/ In the U.S., the U.S. Climate Action Network is the largest network of organizations focused on climate change plays a critical role as the only network connecting organizations working on climate advocacy and policy development at all three levels of the debate: state /regional, federal, and international, all of which are becoming increasingly interdependent. httl2://www.usclimatenetwoLk.org/ The Beyond Seasons' End website provides a place for fish and wildlife professionals to share information and discuss ideas about confronting the threat of global climate change. The site is sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center, a non -profit organization dedicated to developing pragmatic and politically viable solutions to tough policy challenges. http: / /beyondseasonsend.org_/ Appendix A 165