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
Risa grantees recently published an opinion paper in Climate and Development. The article describes how rural, minority, and impoverished coastal communities who rely heavily on ecosystem services for protection, disproportionately face the burden of sea level rise.
FY18 COCA and RISA Partnerships on Coastal Climate Research and Extension Coastal and Ocean Climate Applications (COCA) program competitively selected two new projects in FY18 for a total of $800,000 over two years. To support NOAA’s vision of resilient ecosystems, communities, and economies, the Coastal and Ocean Climate Applications (COCA) program supports interdisciplinary research where
NOAA’s Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Program is announcing two new five-year awards totaling $7.3 million to research institutions in Arizona/New Mexico and California/Nevada to improve the expertise and ability of decision makers to prepare and plan for hazards and extreme events.The interagency National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) co-funds drought components of these awards.
Supporting regional preparedness and risk management: RISA announces FY17 awards Read More »
NOAA’s Climate Program Office (CPO) recognized two individuals for their outstanding work on October 31, 2018. Chelsea Combest-Friedman received the Outstanding Employee Award, and Claudia Nierenberg was presented with this year’s Silver Sherman Award.
NOAA Climate Program Office Scientists Receive Two Awards Read More »
The conference supports on-the-ground resilience efforts, contributes to the development of a climate information network for the Carolinas, and provides a venue for practitioners, resource managers, and researchers to share and collaborate.
Carolinas RISA hosts Climate Resilience Conference Oct 29-31 Read More »
This story map describes the NOAA RISA program and highlights success stories from teams within the RISA Network.
Growing the RISA Network to Better Serve the Nation Read More »
A new stakeholder-inspired tool provides a practical solution to assist state, regional, and local jurisdictions in incorporating accurate climate data into their planning processes.
SCIPP-RISA Releases Simple Planning Tool for Oklahoma Climate Hazards Read More »
In this webinar, the National Weather Service and the RISA Program present stories about researchers, forecasters, and fire managers working together to improve public and wildland firefighter safety.
RISA and NWS Present: Wildfire is a Joint Venture Enterprise (Recording available) Read More »
CIRC RISA has compiled a comprehensive report detailing what they’ve learned and accomplished from 2010 to 2017, providing a kind of mini climate assessment of the Pacific Northwest.
Responding to Climate Variability and Change in the Pacific Northwest Read More »
The SARP-funded work improved water utilities’ ability to make decisions despite extreme conditions
Feb. 26 Webinar: SARP/RISA Project Supports Colorado Water Managers Read More »