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Adaptation to climate change - Photo: P. Casier (CGIAR)
Photo: P. Casier (CGIAR)

Adaptation to climate change

Adaptation is increasingly important as we experience the negative effects of climate change around the world.  Switzer Fellows have been at the forefront of thinking about adaptation strategies for over a decade.

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Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News | Aug 16, 2017
Andrew quoted on CA plans for 55" sea-level rise, avoiding saltwater in Delta
Fellows in the News | Feb 23, 2017
Verdone helps the Navy adapt to rising sea levels
Fellows in the News | Oct 1, 2016
Krupnik publishes on potential for sustainable crop intensification through surface water irrigation in Bangladesh

Related Grants

Supporting Wetlands Managers - Year Two
Year: 2014
Region: New England
This grant will support a second year of Brenda Zollitsch's work as Policy Analyst at the Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM). Last year, ASWM was awarded a $30,000 Switzer Leadership Grant to create this new position for Brenda. The organization is actively fundraising for the...Read more >
Leading the San Diego Climate Science Alliance
Year: 2014
Region: California
Dr. Amber Pairis was hired by the California Landscape Conservation Cooperative (CA LCC) to develop and lead the San Diego Climate Science Alliance. The CA LCC is a collaborative of regional networks organized under the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service that links scientific expertise with on-the-...Read more >
Supplying San Francisco Bay Area Land Managers with Climate Data
Year: 2014
Region: California
Pepperwood Foundation, with a $30,000 Switzer Leadership Grant, has hired Nicole Heller as its Climate Adaptation Coordinator for the Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change Collaborative (TBC3). TBC3 is an innovative science-management collaborative comprised of over 40 scientists from diverse...Read more >

Featured Fellows

Amber Pairis
Amber Pairis
2001 Fellow
Director, Climate Science Alliance & CAICE-UPP Program Coordinator
NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment at Scripps Institution of Oceanography-UC San Diego
Anne Clark Baker
Anne Clark Baker
2013 Fellow
Coalition Outreach Manager
American Flood Coalition
Nicole Heller
Nicole Heller
2004 Fellow
Director of Conservation Science
Peninsula Open Space Trust

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