2017-190-E AMS - TJCOG Energy and Environment Program

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DocuSign Envelope ID:97A85083-4649-4F90-9283-141A52E739BF or census block group for the final product. Any data from the analysis will be made available in Phase VI (whether or not it is included in final assessment). NEMAC will coordinate with GIS or technical representatives from Triangle J and municipalities in Phase VI to ensure it is provided in the best usable format. The expected deliverables for this phase include: • Exposure assessments(maps in hard copy and electronic format); • An initial summary and data inventory(GIS and tabular data)of key community assets to be utilized in subsequent phases; • Presentations (electronic and hard copy)with key visuals focused on local scene-setting; • One facilitated workshop for all participants(including workbooks for all participants); and • A Phase Two summary report,which will subsequently be integrated into the final project report(Phase Five). *FY2018 WORKPLAN CONTINGENT UPON FY2018 BUDGET APPROVAL* Fiscal Year 2018 Phase Three: Vulnerability and Risk Assessment(Sensitivity,Adaptive Capacity,Vulnerability and Risk) The third phase of the process, also based on Step Two of the CRT's Steps to Resilience, involves using the climate-related threats and community assets (or"asset/threat pairs")from the previous two phases to develop a vulnerability and risk assessment. The first part of the assessment requires participants to identify the criteria for sensitivity(or"the degree to which a system, population, or resource is affected by climate impacts(including extreme weather)or changing climate conditions")and the criteria for adaptive capacity("the ability of a person or system to adjust to a stressor, take advantage of new opportunities,or cope with change"), along with critical thresholds(or tipping points)for the asset/threat pairs. Participants will provide input during workshops and working sessions to define criteria and thresholds for each asset/threat pair; the identified criteria/thresholds will then be used to define areas of vulnerability(or"the propensity or predisposition of human and other systems to be adversely affected by climate change"that "encompasses concepts such as susceptibility to harm and lack of capacity to cope or adapt"). NEMAC will use these criteria, which will be defined in the first workshop of this phase, to create spatial maps of sensitivity, adaptive capacity, vulnerability, and risk scoping, which will be presented during the second workshop of this phase. During this phase, it will also be necessary to identify whom from the local governments will be contributors and editors of the final report. The expected deliverables for this phase include: • A sensitivity and adaptive capacity assessment(maps in hard copy and electronic format); • A vulnerability assessment(including maps at the parcel and census block scales); • An initial risk scoping assessment(including maps at the parcel and census block scales); • Vulnerability and risk cross plots(criteria for developing vulnerability and risk maps)and associated maps; • Presentations (electronic and hard copy)with key visuals focused on local scene-setting; • Two facilitated workshops for all participants(including workbooks for all participants); • Two working sessions(scheduled between workshops); and • A Phase Three summary report,which will subsequently be integrated into the final project report(Phase Five). Phase Four: Options to Build Resilience and Prioritizing Actions The fourth phase of this process, based on Steps Three and Four of the CRT's Steps to Resilience, involves identifying options that build resilience to climate-related threats.These options would accomplish this by reducing vulnerability, reducing risk, or supporting 5