CAP Team (s):
C3HE (Carolinas Collaborative on Climate Health and Equity)
Years Active (s):
2022 –
2026
Principal Investigator (s):
Geoffrey Habron
Co-Investigator (s):
Geoffrey Habron, Tonya Gerald-Goins, Florence Anoruo, Max Cawley, Shelly McComb, Louie Rivers
Project Supporters:
NOAA National Weather Service (NWS), NOAA Sea Grant, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
State/Locations:
North Carolina
Research Partners:
University/Institute, Local Government, State Government, NOAA Sea Grant, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS)
End User / Practitioner Partners:
Underserved and Disadvantaged Communities, undergraduate students
Deliverables:
3-day immersive experiences
Adaptation:
Advance understanding, Train professionals, Train the next generation of climate services professionals
Categories:
adaptation, agriculture, Diversity, Drought, Equity, extreme events, Human Health, Infrastructure, Justice, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, natural hazards, Recreation/Tourism, Transportation, Urban, Water Resources
Geographic Scope:
North Carolina’s Research Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
Geographic Communities Benefited:
South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, SC), NC Central University (Durham, NC), Furman University (Greenville, SC)
Non-Geographic Underserved Communities Benefited:
undergraduates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
3-day immersive experiences in the Research Triangle of North Carolina to connect HBCU and PUI undergrads with career guidance, pathways into graduate school at NC State, UNC, and Duke, exposure to professional weather and climate services at the NC State Climate Office, NC Sea Grant, USEPA, and the National Weather Service in Raleigh.