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On April 7 and 8, 2020, CCASS and Martin & McCoy facilitated the final of three workshops of an innovative scenario planning process that included representatives of all seven Colorado River basin states, Mexico, Tribes, water managers, agriculture and others.

CAPLA Assistant Professor of Planning and Sustainable Built Environments Ladd Keith contributes urban planning and local governance information to resource that focuses on managing the health risks of extreme heat during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A recap of the second Ecosystem Resilience workshop, “Ecosystem Transformation After Large-Scale Disturbance,” where presenters focused on forest management and fire in the context of ecosystem resilience.

The launch event for the Southwest Practitioners Adaptation Network brought 33 adaptation and assessment practitioners from across the Southwest together in Las Vegas on February 7, 2020.

Southwest Adaptation Forum Summary Report now available! The 2018 forum helped to build momentum for developing the new Southwest Practitioners Adaptation Network (SPAN) through a cooperative agreement between the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions and the US Geological Survey. 

Tom Evans and a team of interdisciplinary researchers have received a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s CNH2 program, adding to the list of UA researchers who have received this competitive grant. 

UA Associate Professor & Extension Specialist Karletta Chief is the new Director of the Native Nations Climate Adaptation Program (NNCAP).

On December 5, 2018, Jim Buizer and Diana Liverman talked about two recently released climate change reports that they helped to produce.

On Friday, November 23rd, Volume II of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (or NCA4) was released.

A panel of UA faculty members will talk about the social science methods and tools they use in their work in international development and climate adaptation.