To help communities understand and plan for climate impacts, the interdisciplinary (CMeC) will deliver standardized methods and metrics—as well as guidance and tools—for state, local, and regional (subnational) climate assessments. CMeC was established at the Gund Institute for Environment in 2024 with support from the U.S. (NIST).
Building on the , CMeC will develop standardized climate assessment tools designed in collaboration with the user communities to improve climate adaptation planning and build more resilient communities. CMeC’s partners will represent a wide diversity of groups, and its activities and outputs will incorporate risks associated with climate trends in more vulnerable locations and for more vulnerable populations, including women, communities of color, and low-income communities that are underrepresented in climate studies.
CMeC's collaborators work in Alabama, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Washington, and Vermont. [NIST is the primary federal government partner.] The interdisciplinary team has expertise in agriculture, climatology, economics, ecosystem services, engineering, environmental science, fisheries, food systems, geography, public health, and water resources and has deep experience in national, state, and regional climate assessments. An advisory group of climate impact and adaptation experts will provide high-level strategic guidance.
Professor , who has led the two Vermont Climate Assessments, directs CMeC. The research working group leads are:
- ¹ó´Ç´Ç»å—, University of Vermont;
- ±á±ð²¹±ô³Ù³ó—, University of Nebraska, and , University of Washington;
- °Â²¹³Ù±ð°ù—, University of Alabama.
Read the September 2024 press release.