Gulf of Mexico Climate Community of Practice

November 14, 2014

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

The Climate Community of Practice brings together extension, outreach and education professionals and community officials in the Gulf to learn how coastal communities can adapt to sea-level rise, precipitation changes and other climate-related issues. Participants work together to become better equipped with reliable information and science-based guidance regarding the level of risk to their communities and strategies they can use to adapt to climate change. The group funded a Community Needs Assessment on perceptions of climate change by Gulf residents and used the findings to inform their messaging to communities. The group sponsors webinars, professional development trainings, and small grant funding opportunities to enhance the understanding of climate related stressors and identify best adaptation practices that can be used to mitigate future climate conditions.

Group of people removing ghost nets from a beach.

Alabama

Biden-Harris administration invests $27 million to support community-driven marine debris solutions through Investing in America agenda

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $27 million in funding for projects to prevent and remove marine debris in coastal and Great Lakes communities as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

This funding will support innovative research and foster local coalitions to address urgent marine debris issues by using NOAA Sea Grant’s partnered approach to bring science together with communities for solutions that work.

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Community members and city leaders gathered during a listening session to identify key climate readiness needs in Erie, Pennsylvania during June of 2023. (Photo by

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The funding will support nine projects around the nation, with $50 million going directly to the projects and $10 million for technical assistance to support the grantees.