The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (NEP) will update its Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) in 2023.  The purpose of the CCMP is to define goals and approaches to protect and restore water quality and living resources in Buzzards Bay and its surrounding watershed. Approaches and recommendations contained in the CCMP not only define the work of the NEP and establish eligibility for our grant and technical assistance programs, but priorities in the CCMP are considered by several other state and federal grant programs as well.

As part of the CCMP update, the NEP must undertake a climate change vulnerability assessment to determine how climate drivers might affect our collective ability to meet the goals and objectives in the CCMP. The results of the climate vulnerability assessment will be reflected in the 2023 CCMP update. To read the assessment, participate in workshops, or provide input into the process, go to our 2022 Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment page.