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Region 1: New England
Coastal States: Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
- Projected Coastal Impacts of Climate Change
- National Estuary Programs and CRE Partners in New England
- Climate Change Adaptation Resources
Projected Coastal Impacts of Climate Change
Projected impacts may include:
- Northward shifts in the ranges of plant and animal species resulting from warmer temperatures
- Coastal erosion, loss of wetland habitat, increased risk from storm surges from sea level rise
- Decreased water quality (increased hypoxia and algal blooms)
- Increase vulnerability of infrastructure (e.g. roads and utilities) from extreme events such as coastal flooding
- Increased incidence of disease and pathogens
To learn more about observed rates of sea level rise, visit NOAA’s Sea Levels Online website and click on the state(s) you are interested in.
National Estuary Programs and CRE Partners in New England
- Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
- Massachusetts Bays Program
- Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
- Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership
- Long Island Sound Study
- CRE 2009 Partner Description
Climate Change Adaptation Resources
- Reports, papers, and websites
Publications and programs relevant to climate change adaptation in New England.
- Climate-related coastal activities
State-by-state listings of climate-related activities in New England, including policies, programs, action plans, research initiatives, and more.
Sources for Projected Coastal Impacts
- IPCC, 2007: Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Parry, Martin L., Canziani, Osvaldo F., Palutikof, Jean P., van der Linden, Paul J., and Hanson, Clair E. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1000 pp.
- CCSP, 2008: Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. Julius, S.H., J.M. West (eds.), J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce, P. Kareiva, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott (Authors). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA, 873 pp.