Welcome Climate Adaptation and Resilience Professionals!
The CSCI offers a wide array of tools and resources to help communities across the country advance their climate adaptation and resilience efforts.
This page highlights those that are likely to be of greatest interest to the practitioners who can assist communities in these efforts.
Featured Resources
Registry of Climate Adaptation and Resilience Professionals: CSCI is developing a searchable database to help community leaders connect with organizations that offer climate adaptation and resilience services. Organizations of various types – including academic institutions, consulting firms, nonprofit organizations, sole proprietorships – can apply to join, provided that they have at least three years of experience in the field, or two years of experience plus specialized training. The Registry is expected to be online in early 2025.
Funding: CSCI provides grants to support the development and implementation of community-based climate resilience plans and projects. The initiative invites applications from community-practitioner teams on a cyclical basis, and awards grants through a competitive process, prioritizing communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. To be eligible for funding, practitioners must be accepted into the Registry, and apply in partnership with a community-based organization and a government partner.
Additional Resources
The CSCI also offers the following resources to help climate adaptation and resilience professionals.
- Training and Workforce Development: CSCI provides practitioners with opportunities to obtain that specialized training. Through a partnership between CSCI partner Fernleaf, NOAA’s Office of Coastal Management, NOAA’s Climate Program Office, and UNC Asheville’s NEMAC, the initiative is able to offer training in the Steps to Resilience framework.
- Adaption Options Database (Coming soon!), where practitioners can find resilience-building actions that other communities have used successfully.
- Adaptation Help Desk, where practitioners can search though a set of frequently asked questions, or submit their own request and receive expert advice.
Keep in Touch!
To learn about new tools and resources, including and beyond the grant opportunities, please join the CSCI mailing list and follow the initiative on LinkedIn.