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The Sustainability Initiative is bringing together people interested in exploring the role UC Irvine could play in convening or supporting a regional climate resilience collaborative.

A regional climate resilience collaborative is a group of diverse public, private, and/or non-profit entities representing a region and committed to preparing that region for the emerging impacts of climate change (e.g., sea level rise, extreme storm events, food scarcity, wildfires, heat waves, and droughts).

19565121811_da58995a6d_zIn the statewide network, there is currently no existing climate collaborative directly covering Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Imperial Counties, the sites of significant research and engagement programs of many faculty members from across the UC Irvine schools. These are also the sites of significant work by local governmental and non-governmental groups that address various aspects of climate impact.

Upcoming Events

The Sustainability Initiative would like to invite you to participate in upcoming conversations regarding regional climate resilience collaboration. If you plan on attending, please RSVP through the online form.

Topic: Informal discussion with Dr. Kathy Jacobs, Water UCI Scholar in Residence, about her experiences in regional climate collaboration across the US. Dr. Jacobs is Director of the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions (CCASS) at the University of Arizona, in the Institute of the Environment, which was established in 2014. From January 2010 to December 2013, Jacobs worked in Washington DC at the Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she directed the third National Climate Assessment and served as the Assistant Director of OSTP for Climate Assessment and Adaptation and as lead water advisor to the President’s Science Advisor.  Attend this discussion if you are interested in getting a national perspective on regional climate collaboration.  All are welcome.

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