Amanda Leinberger
Adaptation Program Manager - Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions
Selected publications:
- Méndez-Lazaro, P.A., P. Chardón-Maldonado, L. Carrubba, N. Álvarez-Berríos, M. Barreto, J.H. Bowden, W.I. Crespo-Acevedo, E.L. Diaz, L.S. Gardner, G. Gonzalez, G. Guannel, Z. Guido, E.W. Harmsen, A.J. Leinberger, K. McGinley, P.A. Méndez-Lazaro, A.P. Ortiz, R.S. Pulwarty, L.E. Ragster, I.C. Rivera-Collazo, R. Santiago, C. Santos-Burgoa, and I.M. Vila-Biaggi, 2023: Ch. 23. US Caribbean. In: Fifth National Climate Assessment. Crimmins, A.R., C.W. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E. Kunkel, B.C. Stewart, and T.K. Maycock, Eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA. https://doi.org/10.7930/NCA5.2023.CH23
- Gerlak, A. K., Jacobs, K. L., McCoy, A. L., Martin, S., Rivera-Torres, M., Murveit, A. M., Leinberger, A. J., & Thomure, T. (2021). Scenario Planning: Embracing the Potential for Extreme Events in the Colorado River Basin. Climatic Change, 165(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-03013-3
- Gould, W.A., E.L. Díaz, (co-leads), N.L. Álvarez-Berríos, F. Aponte-González, W. Archibald, J.H. Bowden, L. Carrubba, W. Crespo, S.J. Fain, G. González, A. Goulbourne, E. Harmsen, E. Holupchinski, A.H. Khalyani, J. Kossin, A.J. Leinberger, V.I. Marrero-Santiago, O. Martínez-Sánchez, K. McGinley, P. Méndez-Lázaro, J. Morell, M.M. Oyola, I.K. Parés-Ramos, R. Pulwarty, W.V. Sweet, A. Terando, and S. Torres-González, 2018: U.S. Caribbean. In Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II [Reidmiller, D.R., C.W. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E. Kunkel, K.L.M. Lewis, T.K. Maycock, and B.C. Stewart (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 809–871. doi: 10.7930/NCA4.2018.CH20
- Leinberger, A. 2017. Nature as protection: ecosystem-based adaptation and its success in the Caribbean. Marine Science Today. https://thecoastalsociety.org/nature-as-protection-ecosystem-based-adaptation-and-its-success-in-the-caribbean/
Employment highlights:
- Author, U.S. Caribbean Chapter, Fourth and Fifth National Climate Assessments
- Fellow, NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program, 2015-2017
Degree(s)
- MA, International Environmental Policy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
- BA, Environmental Studies, Franklin University Switzerland
Geographic Area
Latin America and Caribbean
US/Canada
Language Area
French
Spanish
Expertise Area
Climate Assessment
Climate Communication
Human Dimensions of Climate Change
Natural Resources Management
Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach