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
The Caribbean Climate Adaptation Network (CCAN), a NOAA CAP/RISA team, hosted an extreme heat summit to address heat stress in the US Caribbean, provide guidance for heat-related policies, and focus on the question of heat and learning environments.
CCAN, a NOAA CAP/RISA team, hosts the First US Caribbean Extreme Heat Summit Read More »
The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) and the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, NOAA CAP/RISA teams, publish a new article examining the vulnerability of the water sector in rural, predominantly Indigenous and underserved coastal areas.
The Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast’s (CCRUN), a NOAA CAP/RISA team, invites members of the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) to introduce a major chapter in their upcoming fourth assessment.
The goals of the event are to improve understanding of the climate-related challenges facing the region and increase awareness of work being done to enhance the resilience of the region.
Registration for the 2024 South Central Climate Resilience Forum is Open Read More »
More than 10 CPO staff, research team members, and interns will attend and present and lead sessions focused on climate topics relevant to CPO’s mission at the American Meteorological Society 104th Annual Meeting.
CPO Staff Will Participate in AMS 2024 Meeting Read More »
The National Climate Assessment informs the public and decision-makers in the U.S. about the status of climate change, its current impacts, and its future risks across the nation. The report also highlights opportunities for economic growth and resilience, as well as current mitigation and adaptation responses.
On September 28, 2023, Mark Shafer, Deputy Director for the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) and Associate Professor in Geography & Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma, participated in the White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities. The Summit, which was announced by President Biden earlier this summer, brought together local, state,
The virtual academy will promote the development of higher-quality climate services within the commercial climate services marketplace.
NOAA CAP/RISA-Sponsored Private Sector Climate Service Providers Academy Begins Oct 17 Read More »
NOAA announced that $3.9 million in funding will be awarded over four years to existing CAP/RISA teams and expansion activity regions.
CAP/RISA has awarded eight new projects through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Read More »
The CAP/RISA Program is soliciting applications for regional teams covering the Upper Northeast and Southeast.