When
National Climate Assessment: Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity Workshop
Event Type
Online
Start Date
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 09:00 AM PST
End Date
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 01:00 PM PST
Event Website
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-climate-assessment-ecosystems-cha……
What: The National Climate Assessment Workshops
Topic: Ecosystems Chapter Public Engagement
In January and February of 2022, USGCRP and National Climate Assessment authors are hosting 29 workshops on a variety of topics and geographies to solicit feedback on climate change-related issues that are important to the public. The full list of workshops and registration links can be found on USGCRP's website.
Description: The National Climate Assessment is a Congressionally mandated quadrennial report led by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The report evaluates how climate change affects people and places in the United States.
To inform development of the fifth National Climate Assessment, USGCRP and the author teams will be hosting a series of virtual public engagement workshops in January and February 2022. The purpose of the public engagement workshops is to:
Provide an overview of USGCRP and the National Climate Assessment development process, including other opportunities for public engagement
Allow members of the public and assessment authors an opportunity to discuss proposed key topics, identify priority issues relevant to the chapter, and share resources
Give NCA chapter authors an understanding of how workshop participants use assessments, and what could be done to make the NCA more useful for decision-making
the workshop will include a plenary session that provides an overview of the assessment and an introduction to the chapter. In breakout sessions, participants will have the opportunity to discuss the chapter’s key topics and their own priorities with chapter authors.
For more information on the Fifth National Climate Assessment and for a complete schedule of engagement workshops, please visit the USGCRP website at https://www.globalchange.gov/nca5.
Note: Given technical limitations, only the first 250 individuals to join the meeting will be able to participate. A link to attend the meeting, accessibility information, and other important details will be provided before the workshop via email.