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FCE III — Coastal Oligotrophic Ecosystems Research
The Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site seeks to understand how global climate change and shifting approaches to water management affects the Florida Everglades and the 6 million residents in the region. By conducting extended-duration research in freshwater wetlands, mangrove swamps, and shallow seagrass communities of Florida Bay, the FCE LTER employs…
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Revitalizing the Hadwen Arboretum, Columbus Park Neighborhood
In collaboration with the Worcester Tree Initiative, Tower Hill Botanical Garden, and Columbus Park Neighborhood Residents Association, this project will embark on a revitalization of the Hadwen Aboretum in Worcester, Massachusetts. Historically, the site was home to over 100 different tree varieties, including 15 different varieties of Magnolia trees. Despite the significance of the Arboretum…
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Spatially Explicit Ecosystem Service Benefit Transfer for Policy Evaluation: An Integrated Biophysical and Meta-Analytic Approach
The USDA spends over $5 billion annually on conservation programs to enhance ecosystem services that promote agricultural sustainability, often targeting benefits such as water quality and aquatic ecosystem services. While the biophysical impacts of these programs can be estimated using established models, the economic benefits are generally unknown. Addressing this shortcoming requires practical, reliable and…
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Drought Early Warning and Response in Hawaii – Expanding and Enhancing Stakeholder-Driven Drought Products and Services
The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) has worked collaboratively to build an important foundation for understanding drought in Hawai‘I and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI). The Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange (PDKE) collaborative: (i) brings together relevant agencies and stakeholders for meaningful engagement and collaborations in the Pacific; (ii) explores knowledge co-production with land stewards and…
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Translating Existing Model Results to Aid in Resource Management Planning for Future Precipitation Extremes in Hawai’i and Southeast Alaska
The USGS Pacific Islands and Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Centers have supported the development of high-resolution future climate model projections for the steep-gradient watersheds of Hawai‘i and Southeast Alaska. However, these model results are currently not accessible to resource managers in user-friendly formats, and no clear descriptions of the data or uncertainty are available. In…
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Scaling up the Hawai‘i Drought Knowledge Exchange
Collaborations among scientists and managers is needed to effectively address drought in Hawai‘i. The Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center’s Hawai‘i Drought Knowledge Exchange (HDKE) project piloted three sets of formal collaborative knowledge exchange between researchers and managers to co-produce customized, site specific drought data products to meet the needs of each partner. This project…
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Routine Monitoring of Climate in the State of Hawai‘i: Establishment of State Climate Divisions
Basic climate summaries and historical climate analyses produced by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) do not include the state of Hawaii, largely because Hawaii is the only state that does not have assigned climate divisions. This project will develop the analytical approach to produce climate divisions for Hawaii with regional groupings analogous to…
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Pacific RISA: Building International Adaptation and Resilience to Changing Climate in the Pacific Islands
This project will describe combined extreme events and the related implications for hazard prediction, impact assessment, and adaptation planning in Hawai’i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI). The research entails an investigation of current knowledge through an examination of literature and interviews with stakeholders, and culminates in the writing of a review paper that contextualizes…
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USAID Climate Adaptation Support Activity (CASA) – Planning Phase
The Climate Adaptation Support Activity (CASA) program supports USAID/Washington and USAID Missions to implement the Agency’s ambitious Climate Strategy and the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) initiative. To support CASA, Clark University researchers, through a partnership with Tetra Tech ARD, will provide technical assistance and other support to: (1) Increase actionable information…
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