As part of NOAA’s Coastal Storm Awareness Program, ten social science research and related technology transfer projects were funded to improve public response to coastal storm hazard information. In one of these studies, Marlon et al. (2015) found that the majority of coastal Connecticut residents (70%) are either unsure or unaware if their home is […]
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Climate Corps Begins its Second Year
With the start of the fall semester, the UConn Climate Corps began its second year of operation with 24 students enrolled. The Climate Corps is a unique blend of classroom education, service learning, and Extension outreach supported by the Provost’s Office. Students take a fall semester class that emphasizes town-level impacts, issues and responses related […]
Upcoming Climate Adaptation Academy on Road Flooding
Legal Issues in the Age of Climate Adaptation III: Road Flooding REGISTER NOW NOTE: Registration Closes Jan. 18, 2019 Building on the foundations from two previous Legal Issues in the Age of Climate Adaptation workshops and the participants’ questions they generated, this session will focus on the legal and physical challenges municipalities are facing due to road […]
Try the new Climate Resilience Toolkits
Climate change is here now, and we need to prepare for more extreme weather events and build more resilient communities and ecosystems. Check out these easy-to-use tools, including interactive maps and visualizations, that will help prepare your community for the impacts of climate change. See how you can help your community or business get ready. […]