Climate Impacts Group (CIG)
The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) is an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary research group conducting fundamental research on climate and climate impacts at spatial scales ranging from local communities to the entire western U.S. region, with most work focused on the Pacific Northwest. The Climate Impacts Group is based at the University of Washington in the College of the Environment.
CIG works with planners and policy makers to apply this information to regional decision making processes for the purpose of increasing community and ecosystem resilience to climate impacts. Key areas of the group's collective expertise include: downscaling global climate model data; regional climate modeling; hydrologic modeling; water resources and terrestrial/aquatic ecosystem modeling and impacts assessment; coastal impacts assessment; climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning; and outreach and education.
Phone: (206) 616-5350
Related Organizations:
- University of Washington
- Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
- Center for Science in the Earth System (CSES)
Related Resources:
- Focus on Impacts of Climate Change in Washington State
- Pacific Northwest Climate Maps
- Implications of 21st Century Climate Change for the Hydrology of Washington State
- Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment: Evaluating Washington's Future in a Changing Climate
- Public Health Impacts of Climate Change in Washington State: Projected Mortality Risks Due to Heat Events and Air Pollution
- Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments
- TreeFlow
- Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest
- First Oregon Climate Assessment Report (OCAR)
- Climate Change Impacts on Water Management and Irrigated Agriculture in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, USA
- Using Climate Forecasts for Drought Management
- Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Washington State: Technical Summaries for Decision-Makers
- Sea Level Rise in the Coastal Waters of Washington State
- The State of Adaptation in the United States: An Overview
- Washington Coastal Resilience Project
- Climate Change Impacts on Water Management in the Puget Sound Region, Washington, USA
- Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the Upper Snake River Watershed Tribes
- Swinomish Climate Change Initiative
- Swinomish Climate Change Initiative: Climate Adaptation Action Plan
- Tribal Vulnerability Assessment Resource Toolkit
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