Committee Charge
Build capacity within and among state fish and wildlife agencies to begin integrating climate change into the normal business of the conservation of fish and wildlife.
Serve as a forum for networking, information sharing, and lessons learned on climate change issues.
Serve as the coordinated voice of the fish and wildlife agencies on climate change issues with conservation partners, other sectors, legislators, and appropriators.
Serve as a conduit for sharing emerging research on climate change and climate adaptation and develop recommended approaches for state agencies to incorporate climate change considerations in to fish and wildlife conservation.
Committee Agendas
AFWA Climate Adaptation Committee 2024 North American
AFWA Climate Adaptation Committee 2023 AFWA Annual Meeting
AFWA Climate Adaptation Committee 2023 North American
AFWA Climate Adaptation Committee 2022 AFWA Annual Meeting
AFWA Climate Adaptation Committee 2021 AFWA Annual Meeting
AFWA Climate Adaptation Committee 2021 North American
AFWA Climate Adaptation Committee 2020 AFWA Annual Meeting
AFWA Climate Adaptation Committee 2020 North American
Committee Contact Information
Staff: Jacob Blandford jblandford@fishwildlife.org
Chair: Christie Curley, Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Vice-Chair: Becky Gwynn, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Resources
2022 Voluntary Guidance to Incorporate Climate Adaptation into State Wildlife Action Plans and Other Management Plans (A text-only version can be accessed here)
Connectivity & Climate Change Toolkit
2009 Voluntary Guidance on Incorporating Climate Change into State Wildlife Action Plans
Survey Reports
2022 AFWA Climate Adaptation Survey Report
2020 AFWA Climate Adaptation Survey Report
2018 AFWA Climate Adaptation Survey Report
More resources available on the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Climate Adaptation Network page