Adaptation and Resiliency Working Group

The Adaptation and Resiliency Working Group (ARWG) supports the charge of the Commission by developing a comprehensive strategy for reducing​ Maryland's climate change vulnerability, providing state and local governments with tools to plan for and adapt to the more extreme weather and rise in sea levels anticipated as a consequence of climate change. 



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The Next Generation Adaptation Plan is a 10-year roadmap to increase Maryland's resilience to climate change. This plan was put together by the Adaptation and Resiliency Working Group (ARWG) with input from experts on climate resilience and adaptation, including state agencies, local governments, academics, and nonprofit partners. The Next Generation Adaptation Plan builds off the ARWG's previously published Adaptation Framework and prioritizes a subset of actions from that plan that Maryland should advance over the next 10 years. Through implementation, the Next Generation Plan will help Maryland become better adapted to the impacts of climate change, impacts that we are already experiencing.​


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The Adaptation Framework is a comprehensive list of adaptation strategies and activities to guide the state’s adaptation efforts. The Framework outlines state actions across five sectors: Water Resources, Human Health, Working Lands and Natural Resources Based Economies, Natural Resources and Ecosystems, and Protecting Critical Infrastructure. Three focus groups and associated actions cross-cut all sectors: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Local Government and State Service Delivery, and Climate Jobs and Training. The Framework includes both short and long-term measures that State and Local governments may undertake in pla​nning for and adapting to the diverse impacts of climate change.



M​eetings​​

ARWG meetings are hosted quarterly by its chair, the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). ​The meetings are typically held online, are open to the public, and a portion of each meeting is set aside for public comment. ​Ryland Taylor, Coastal Climate Coordinator, Maryland Department of Natural Resources​, ryland.taylor@maryland.gov


Contact:

Ryland Taylor, Coastal Climate Coordinator, Maryland Department of Natural Resources​, ryland.taylor@maryland.gov​



Meeting Materials​​​

expand Meeting Date: 8/28/2024
  Draft Meeting Notes 5.29.2024
  Model Climate Resilience Element (reduced)
expand Meeting Date: 5/29/2024
expand Meeting Date: 2/28/2024
  AGENDA 2.28.24
  Meeting Notes
expand Meeting Date: 11/29/2023
  2024 Work Plan draft
  Maryland Wetlands Action Strategy_presentation
expand Meeting Date: 9/20/2021
  AGENDA

ARWG Archive: older meeting materials are here



​2024 Meetings 

These dates and times are subject to change.​


Unless otherwise indicated, these meetings are in hybrid format - online and at the MD Departm​ent of Natural Resources in Annapolis.


​Time: 2-4 p.m. ​​

  • February 28

  • ​May 29

  • August 28 

  • November 20​



Past Meeting Videos

You can view this working group's meeting video recordings on the​ Commission YouTube channel



Key Terms

Adaptation: The process of adjusting to an actual or expected​ environmental change and its effects in a way that seeks to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.


Resiliency: The ability to prepare for threats and hazards, adapt to changing conditions, and withstand and recover rapidly from adverse conditions and disruptions.