| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.27 |
| Liaison | Jessica Thompson |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2020 |
Northern Michigan University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 3.00 |
Sarah
Mittlefehldt Professor Earth, Environmental & Geographical Sciences |
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
The Climate Adaptation Task Force (CATF) is a partnership between Marquette County, the Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) and Northern Michigan University (NMU), along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The NOAA provides the partners with special training on the White House Climate Tool Kit (see below). In addition, the SWP, City of Marquette and NMU develop local climate planning tools and provide information on these tools to the NOAA.
The CATF has hosted a number of forums available to elected officials and community members to provide input into the planning process and ensure a socially acceptable outcome. The task force has considered the various aspects of sustainability as it relates to climate change, such as: robustness, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of electricity generation in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; assisting local governments and units in identifying and prioritizing problems related to climate change in their communities; climate change effects lake levels and aquifers, and other aspects of the local environment; raising public awareness of how local communities and businesses can take proactive action in response to extreme weather events and other consequences of climate change.
Please refer to the link below for more information on the Climate Adaptation Task Force:
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
NMU hosts the Climate Adaptation Task Force & Northern Climate Network - provides meeting space, refreshments and supports faculty time to participate. This partnership is ongoing, initiated in 2014 with three founding community partners and has continued with collaborative programming, policy guidance and community engagement with local sustainability issues of climate resilience, public health in an era in climate change.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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