Build capacity among people and institutions in developing countries through grants, fellowships and training programs

Inform policy by assessing impacts and identifying options for adapting to global environmental change risks

Inspire action through projects and programs that bring scientists, communities and policymakers together to address critical global environmental change issues

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NSF-Sponsored Climate Data Guide Site Online

April 26th, 2012

The Climate Data Guide aims to be a living repository of the climate community’s collective wisdom on a broad array of observational data sets and their appropriate uses.

Adaptation Academy Foundation Course 2012

March 28th, 2012

Participants in the 2012 Oxford Foundation Course will gain a practical understanding of critical issues in the field of climate change adaptation and develop skills to address some of the crucial challenges that they face in practice. Applications are due by 1 June 2012.

Future Earth: New global platform for sustainability research presented at Planet Under Pressure

March 28th, 2012

A new 10-year initiative unifying and scaling up existing ICSU-sponsored global environmental change activities, will deliver solution oriented research in partnership with society.

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START Participates in Games for a New Climate

Jessica Boesl, March 30th, 2012

On 26-27 March START participated in Games for a New Climate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future to support and promote the use of games to teach people about the uncertainty and risks associated with extreme weather events.

ACCFP Alumni and US Federal Agencies Convene for Climate Adaptation Dialogue

Clark Seipt, February 24th, 2012

ACCFP Alumni convened at the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s National Coordination Office to discuss their experiences applying scientific knowledge to climate change adaptation efforts in Africa.