The ‘Adaptation Alignment’ project  is a multiparty effort to coordinate the climate adaptation work of state and federal agencies, communities, and non-government organizations in Clatsop and Tillamook counties, Oregon. This ‘proof of concept’ project is designed to foster a coordinated approach to climate change adaptation in a specific geographic area, based on the available scientific literature on the likely effects of climate change on resources, residents, communities and infrastructure.

The link below goes to a page at the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute that provides links to two climate assessment reports that provide a foundation and background for adaptation planning efforts in Oregon. These reports are extensive; it is neither likely nor expected that all participants in the proof of concept will have either the ability or need to utilize them in their entirety.

• In late 2010, the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI) completed the first-ever Oregon Climate Assessment Report (OCAR). The Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework, which is the foundation for this proof of concept, was developed in parallel with the OCAR. Both the OCAR and the Framework were the topic of several presentations to legislative committees in December 2010, and were delivered to the Oregon Legislature in early 2011.
• The OCCRI led the development of the Pacific Northwest chapter of the National Climate Assessment, which was published in 2013.

These reports are available at this link: http://occri.net/reports