Tools | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Tools are available to help you manage your climate-related risks and opportunities, and to help guide you in building resilience to extreme events. Browse the list below, or filter by topic and/or tool functionality in the boxes above. To expand your results, click the Clear Filters link.

Underwater Photo of Kelp - Camille Pagniello, CA Sea Grant

Climate Adaptation Toolkit for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas

Marine Protected Area managers can use this collection of tools to evaluate the vulnerability of their sites to climate change, identify appropriate adaptation strategies, and learn about those strategies through case studies, reports, and other resources.

Coastal Restoration Toolkit

This web-based toolkit offers a wealth of tools and resources to help coastal residents address flooding, coastal erosion, water quality, invasive species, and wildlife habitat restoration.

Coral Reef Watch—Satellite Monitoring Decision Support System

Marine managers can use this NOAA site to prepare for and respond to environmental stress on coral reef ecosystems, especially stress caused by climate variability and change.

Screen capture from Climate Impacts and Outlook for Hawai'i and the U.S. Pacific Islands Region

Hawai'i and U.S. Pacific Islands Region Climate Impacts and Outlook

Quarterly reports document recent climate conditions across the Pacific. The reports also provide precipitation forecasts for the coming season.

National Marine Ecosystem Status (NaMES)

This website provides data on major marine ecosystem indicators, capturing the status and trends of seven U.S. ecosystem regions, as well as an overall national status. It also directs users to more detailed sources of NOAA data and information.

OceanReports

Draw a custom area anywhere in U.S. waters or pick from a predefined list of locations to get instant custom reports that include descriptive infographics and supporting data for offshore planning, permitting, environmental review, and public relations.

Pacific Island Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)

Local government agencies, residents, and visitors can find real-time coastal and ocean observations as well as wave and water-level forecasts for many islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA)

This site can help Pacific Island residents better understand how climate variability and change impact the their region and its communities. Content includes collections of publications, multimedia, maps, and case studies.

Reef Resilience Toolkit

Marine managers and practitioners from around the world use this site to learn the basics of reef resilience and access syntheses of recent science. The site serves as a gateway to the Reef Resilience Network, where practitioners can share ideas, experiences, and expertise.

West Coast Ocean Data Portal

Discover and/or contribute valuable data resources to inform ocean planning, policy development, and resource management on the West Coast.

Western Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook

Each issue of this two-page report describes the region's weather and climate highlights from the previous quarter, and indicates the most likely temperature and precipitation conditions for the upcoming quarter.