Adapting to Climate Change
Since we're going to face the consequences of climate change, we have to adopt policies, technologies, and practices that allow us to adapt. Thriving under climate change requires planning and acting at all scales.
We research the policy, social, and political supports that are necessary to protect the public from climate impacts that will continue to increase in intensity over the next 12 years.
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Wildfire risk reduction projects are distributed inequitably
Forest managers are more likely to implement projects near communities with wealthier, white, more educated residents.
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Messaging can save millions of gallons of water a month
To encourage water conservation as climate change makes drought worse, water district managers should invest in effective messaging campaigns that promote household behavior change.
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Agencies prioritize wildfire risk reduction where risks are salient – not necessarily where they are the most significant
Governments rely on public input to allocate scarce wildfire risk efforts, but community demands can lead to an inefficient distribution of fuel treatment projects – often prioritizing lower-risk areas that recently experienced a wildfire.
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Top-down maps of sea-level rise can undermine public concern
Governments and stakeholders have invested in communicating sea-level rise risks through birds-eye maps of coastal flooding – but this communication approach may inadvertently undermine public risk perceptions.
