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
Carolinas CAP/RISA researchers were featured prominently in PBS NC’s State of Change series for their research on urban heat and sunny day flooding in North Carolina communities.
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The Biden-Harris Administration released the Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap, an outline of strategic recommendations to put America on a path that will unlock the full potential of nature-based solutions to address climate change, nature loss, and inequity. This marks the first time the U.S. has developed a strategy to scale up nature-based solutions.
This online tool aims to communicate potential vulnerabilities to the public and authorities responsible for allocating resources for hazard mitigation activities, and help local hazard mitigation, infrastructure, and land use planners integrate climate information into their hazard mitigation and other planning efforts.
Laura Brewington, co-lead investigator for Pacific RISA, a NOAA CAP/RISA team, organized the Pacific Ecological Security Conference (PESC) to discuss the threat of climate change and invasive species in the Pacific Region.
Wanda Crespo-Acevedo, a CAP/RISA Climate Adaptation Specialist, is interviewed by podcast UrbanaPlanifica on climate change and its impact on Puerto Rico.
NOAA CAP/RISA team members attend NAF to share and gather information on climate adaptation, community engagement, and building partnerships.
Brittany Salmons worked with the Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity (C3HE), a NOAA CAP/RISA team, and their Justice40 programs to identify communities most in need of climate adaptation research.
Anthony Leroy Westerling with CNAP, a CAP/RISA team, co-authors publication titled, “Spatial and temporal patterns of wildfire burn severity and biomass burning-induced emissions in California.”