Dear Colleagues,
The California Governor's Office of Planning and Research seeks applications from University of California/California State University researchers to lead the development of California's Fifth Climate Change Assessment Topical Synthesis Reports. While only UC/CSU affiliates will be considered for the Coordinating Lead Author role, other funded roles will be available to a broad range of individuals or organizations to support the scoping, research, and development process.
The Topical Reports will uplift issues of statewide significance, focusing on climate change impacts and risks in California as well as opportunities to build adaptation capacity and resilience to those impacts. The focus of these reports is to uplift and synthesize existing research and resources alongside the findings from the Fifth Assessment's Original Climate Research programs, where relevant. These reports are not intended to generate completely new research (except where necessary).
Priority topic areas include (see page 4 of the call for more detail):
- Racial Equity & Climate Justice: The effects of current and projected climate change impacts on racial equity and climate justice in California.
- Climate-Induced Human Displacement & Migration: The effects of current and projected climate change impacts on human displacement and migration in California.
- Climate Impacts to the Economy: The fiscal and economic impacts of current and projected climate change events and trends in California.
Please review the Call for Topical Report Coordinating Lead Authors for further details about the author team roles, compensation, expectations, and how to apply to an author team.
Applications are due: July 31, 2024
Amount: $250,000
Thank you.
ANR Office of Contracts & Grants (OCG)