The California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) at the University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), is pleased to announce the selected recipients of California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment – Core Climate Research Program. The Assessment aims to support projects that contribute to a better understanding of climate-related vulnerability at various scales and inform policies, plans, programs, and guidance to promote effective and integrated action to safeguard California from climate change.
5th Climate Change Assessment project page
For the Fifth Assessment, CIEE coordinated the selection of 15 projects from a highly competitive solicitation of 87 proposals. The selected proposals, which will receive more than $5 million in funding, span a range of critical topics for climate research that were identified through a series of workshops led by the State. These projects will collectively fill demonstrable gaps in the scientific literature related to understanding and adapting to climate impacts in California.
“CIEE has been there to support California’s climate change assessments since they began in the early 2000s,” said Eric Lee, CIEE’s program manager for the Fifth Assessment – Core Climate Research Program. “We are pleased to be able to continue our partnership with the State and look forward to seeing the progress and impactful findings that the Fifth Assessment project teams produce.”
The following proposals have been selected for funding:
The Impacts of Climate Change on Atmospheric River Storms and California’s Water Resource Infrastructure
Lead Principal Investigator: Alan M. Rhoades
Lead Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Climate Change Impact on Compound and Cascading Hazards in California
Lead Principal Investigator: Amir AghaKouchak
Lead Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Irvine
Quantitative Evaluation of Cost-Effectiveness of Coastal Adaptation Strategies in California Through the Development of CoSMoS-ADAPT
Lead Principal Investigator: Borja G. Reguero
Lead Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz
Sierra Nevada Montane Meadows: Keystone Ecosystems for Carbon Stability and Ecosystem Services Under Climate Change
Lead Principal Investigator: Cody Reed
Lead Organization: Point Blue Conservation Science
Climate Change-Related Occupational Hazards
Lead Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Noth
Lead Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley
Influence of Future Sea-Level Rise on Tsunami Hazards in California
Lead Principal Investigator: Jason R. Patton
Lead Organization: California Department of Conservation
A Multi-Sector Assessment of Climate Change Adaptations in California Agriculture and Communities
Lead Principal Investigator: Josue Medellin-Azuara
Lead Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Merced
A Widescale Assessment of Heat Tolerance in the California Flora: Identifying Predictors and Vulnerabilities for Plant Conservation in a Warming World
Lead Principal Investigator: Justin Valliere
Lead Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Davis
Pollination in a Changing World: The Effects of Habitat and Temperature on the Health of California’s Wild Pollinators
Lead Principal Investigator: Marilia Palumbo Gaiarsa
Lead Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Merced
Estimating the Impact of Drought on California’s Housing Needs
Lead Principal Investigator: Michelle Miro
Lead Organization: RAND Corporation
Identifying Climate Change Refugia in Coastal and Pelagic Ocean Habitats
Lead Principal Investigator: Mikaela Provost
Lead Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Davis
Building an Inclusive Future: A Participatory Approach to Transformative Climate Change Resilience
Lead Principal Investigator: Rachel Hatch
Lead Organization: Institute for the Future
Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for California’s Adjudicated Groundwater Basins to Assess Impacts on Water Sustainability for Vulnerable Communities
Lead Principal Investigator: Ruth Langridge
Lead Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz
Weathering the Weather Unsheltered
Lead Principal Investigator: Sophia M. Charan
Lead Organization: RAND Corporation
The Potential for Long-Term Soil Carbon Sequestration from Compost Amendments to California Rangelands
Lead Principal Investigator: Whendee Silver
Lead Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley
