Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
This workshop was the culmination of months of engagement between the U.S. Government and Government of Indonesia, it included multiple U.S. agencies and Indonesian ministries, and contributed to diplomatic progress on climate change collaboration.
The Mystic River Watershed Association is part of the EPA’s Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program which reconnects urban communities, particularly those that are overburdened or economically distressed, with their waterways by improving coordination among federal agencies.
This research was supported by NOAA’s International Research and Applications Project (IRAP), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Belmont Forum’s Collaborative Research Action on Climate, Environment and Health (BF/CRA/CEH). Overall, the funding competition provided over $13M to climate and health research via collaboration among 13 funding agencies from 10 countries.
This mapping tool helps grantors and grantees identify communities that need support with infrastructure and climate resilience projects, but may lack staff and expertise to compete for federal funds.
Scientists funded by CAFA in FY20 presented their research at the 5th symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Ocean (ECCWO5).
Future Seas is a collaborative research project funded by the Climate and Fisheries Adaptation (CAFA) Program that focuses on climate impacts on fisheries and fishing-dependent communities within the California Current Ecosystem.
NOAA’s Climate and Fisheries Adaptation Program was well represented at the 5th International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Ocean via oral and poster presentations, a plenary talk, and several sessions convened by CAFA scientists.
As part of an ongoing partnership in the region focused on the development of climate services for adaptation and resilience, NOAA’s Adaptation Sciences program provided funding to Blue Sky Development Consulting to support experts in the design and implementation of an assessment of the state of climate and health science, priorities, and adaptive capacity in the Caribbean.
The paper describes which principles of co-production design are perceived to advance more equitable processes and outcomes.
This workshop is a part of NOAA engagements with Department of State colleagues and other US government partners to advance activity area 4 of the US Government and Government of Indonesia Climate Task Force 2 (TF2) Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services.