Registry of Adaptation Practitioners

The Registry of Adaptation Practitioners is an online, searchable directory of vetted organizations offering climate adaptation and resilience services. Designed to connect communities with qualified support, the Registry helps users identify practitioners whose expertise aligns with their needs, while offering service providers visibility, credibility, and an opportunity to showcase their organization and its skills.

Benefits | Eligibility | Application Process

The Registry is Now Online!

Apply to the Registry

Submit an application to join the Registry and be recognized as a vetted provider of climate resilience and adaptation services. Preview the application form here (the form may download automatically).

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Explore the Registry

Browse the Registry to find qualified adaptation service providers that offer planning, implementation, and technical services and are ready to support your community’s climate resilience work.

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Why Join? The benefits are many!

1. Access to funding from this Initiative: Only organizations listed in the Registry will be eligible to receive funding from CSCI.
2. Opportunities beyond this Initiative: Organizations listed in the Registry can be found by agencies, organizations, Tribes, communities and clients from across the country that are seeking support with adaptation and resilience efforts, increasing your chances of finding new work beyond the Initiative.
3. Showcase your organization: Highlight that your organization includes vetted professionals that adhere to best practices in the field.

Eligibility Requirements

Applications should be submitted on behalf of an organization, used here to refer to any nonprofit organization, governmental entity, academic institution, consulting firm, or sole proprietorship that offers adaptation and/or resilience services. (Please note that a group, division or chapter of a larger entity may apply as a “team” rather than as the whole organization.)

Experience: At a minimum, applying organizations must have at least three years of experience in the field or two years of experience plus one or more staff members with specialized training (e.g., NOAA’s Steps to Resilience training).

Application Process & Timeline

Preparation: Application responses can be drafted in this downloadable document (Word). Please note that progress is not automatically saved in the online application form, so we recommend working in a this document before submitting.

Review: All applications will be reviewed within two months of submission. Any questions about the status of a submission or the process can be sent to info@adaptationregistry.org.

For additional information and updates on the Registry, please join the CSCI mailing list or follow CSCI on LinkedIn below.

The Registry was developed through a collaboration among three partners in the Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) – EcoAdapt, Climate Resilience Fund, and Geos Institute – working together with UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC).

Read the full set of terms and conditions related to the Registry of Adaptation Practitioners here.