The University of Arizona is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in the science of adaptation to climate change, and associated research and outreach to understand climate change, its observed and potential impacts, and possible responses.
UA research is extensive; projects include, but are not limited to, developing adaptation planning frameworks, understanding consumer choices and their collective impact on the adaptive capacities of communities, and conducting experiments on the resilience of forest and rangeland ecosystems to climate changes to help inform adaptive management of natural resources.
The projects featured on this webpage represent a sample of the University of Arizona’s research and outreach capacity in adaptation to climate change.