addressing climate change adaptation in regional transportation plans

What is included in the regional profiles?APG: Understanding Regional Characteristics reviews each region in the state,providing detail or specificity above and beyond that presented in APG: DefiningLocal & Regional Impacts. For each region, specific information likely to helpcommunities evaluate vulnerability and formulate adaptation strategies isprovided. This information includes the following:• Cal-Adapt Projections. Cal-Adapt projections for the region aresummarized. The table provided for each region is intended to generallyidentify the types of changes projected for the region. Local jurisdictionsalso should use the web-based Cal-Adapt tool (www.Cal-Adapt.org) togenerate projections specific to their locations.• Water Sources. The primary sources of water for the region are identifiedto allow for general identification of potential vulnerability associated withwater supply. Because each jurisdiction acquires rights to its communitywater supply, individual jurisdictions should assess their supplies. Thisevaluation will have much greater specificity, allowing for community-basedvulnerability assessment.• Biophysical Characteristics. A short summary of major regional featuresis provided. In regions with ecosystems or special-status species that areparticularly vulnerable to climate change, additional discussion of theseissues is provided following the listing of basic data.• Regional Entities. A list of air districts, regional organizations, andtribal lands in the region is provided. Some climate change impacts arebest addressed on regional scales. Regional organizations, and the localjurisdictions associated with them, may represent potential collaborationpartners for devising regional adaptation strategies, from infrastructurecontinuity to migration corridors for sensitive species.• Major Infrastructure and Selected Regional Resources. A briefsummary of major infrastructure and other regional facilities is provided.Infrastructure, including transportation, electricity, water, wastewater, andnatural gas, involves linear systems critical for the provision of services.Major infrastructure can link communities in a region and facilitate processeson a state and national level. Other resources addressed include wastewatertreatment plants and power plants. Also included are state and federalparks that may be affected by climate change but also serve as a resource indevising adaptation strategies, particularly for sensitive species.PAGE 11APG: UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS