Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is one of nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) under the Department of the Interior (DOI) managed by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center. The mission of the Centers and National CASC is to "deliver science to help fish, wildlife, water, land, and people adapt to a changing climate." CASCs provide the tools that managers need to develop and execute management strategies that address the impacts of climate change on natural and cultural resources.
Established in 2010, the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) provides regionally-relevant scientific information, tools, and techniques to resource managers and communities in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The NW CASC is hosted by the University of Washington on behalf of a multi-university consortium, including:
- Boise State University
- Oregon State University
- University of Montana
- University of Washington
- Washington State University
- Western Washington University
The NW CASC supports research that improves our understanding of how climate change is likely to affect the Northwest’s natural and cultural resources and how science-based management can reduce climate risks to those resources. Their research is designed to help regional resource managers make climate-smart decisions when managing Northwest fish, wildlife, water and lands. The NW CASC University Consortium supports climate adaptation research through its Research Fellowship Program, while the USGS side of the NW CASC directs research funding to a portfolio of regional projects each year.
Phone: (206) 616-7903
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Related Organizations:
- National Climate Adaptation Science Center
- University of Idaho
- Climate Impacts Group (CIG)
- Oregon State University
- University of Washington
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
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