Great Lakes Climate Change Science Gaps & Confidence Survey

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SURVEY GOAL

The goal of this survey is to develop information on the level of confidence and perceived gaps in climate change science in the Great Lakes. This survey is targeted to those in research, practice and decision-making related to climate change in the Great Lakes. The results of this survey will help inform decision-making related to responding to conditions and emerging issues associated with climate change. In particular, results will be used by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management (GLAM) Committee established by the International Joint Commission, and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 9 Subcommittee on climate change impacts.

AM I A GOOD CANDIDATE TO PARTICIPATE?

You are a good candidate for this survey if you have, or are planning on, developing or using climate change science as either a practitioner or researcher. We are trying to get a sense of what kind of information seems reliable, and we are looking for a wide range of perspectives. You do not need to be an expert to contribute to this survey. Please feel free to skip over any questions you are not comfortable answering

INSTRUCTIONS

Please answer the questions based on your expertise and leave questions blank if you do not feel comfortable answering. This survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes and consists of 16 questions in 6 sections (listed below). Your responses are anonymous, but you will have the opportunity to provide your email address if you wish to be notified when the final report is available. You may return to this page to complete the survey and your answers will be saved until you click "submit" at the conclusion of Question 16.

Survey overview:

1. Areas of expertise and use of climate information
2. Climate science for Decision-making
3. Effective use of climate information
4. Confidence in climate change trends
5. Developing confidence indicators
6. Current limitations

Thank you for taking the time to participate. Please contact hswitzman@trca.on.ca should you have any questions about this initiative.

Question Title

* 1. What is your area of practice?

University researcher

Government researcher

Municipal government

Provincial government

Federal government

Conservation authority

NGO or volunteer organization

Other (please specify) or more details

Question Title

* 2. How would you describe your area of expertise? Select as many as apply

Adaptive governance and decision-making

Agricultural production

Air pollution

Aquatic ecology

Aquatic invasive species

Climatology and climate modelling

Economics

Engineering and infrastructure

Environmental chemistry and pollutants

Forestry

Groundwater

Human health and wellbeing

Ice dynamics

Natural hazards

Nutrients

Terrestrial ecology

Terrestrial invasive species

Water levels and surface hydrology

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How would you describe your work with respect to climate change information (select all applicable)?

I am a producer of climate change projections or data (e.g. climate modeling or downscaled datasets)

I use climate change projections or data for research purposes (e.g. analysis of species range)

I use climate change information for decision-making (e.g. use of projected water temperature to create guidelines on ecosystem management)

I use climate change reports and scientific findings produced by other organization for decision-making (e.g. use Great Lakes Integrated Sciences + Assessments (GLISA) or Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF) reports)

Don't use climate change information

Other (please specify)