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
Join & Search the Registry
Apply to the Registry
Are you adaptation practitioner? 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).
Join the Registry
Search the Registry
Do you need climate adaptation and resilience support? 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.
Access the Registry
The Benefits of Joining
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
Who Should Apply
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.
Demonstrated Experience
Organizations must have at least three years of professional experience providing adaptation services, and must submit 2-3 project examples demonstrating those services and the quality of their work.
Terms & Conditions
Applicants must commit to upholding professional standards and the Registry Terms and Conditions.
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 Process
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.
The Registry was developed through a collaboration among three partners in the CSCI – EcoAdapt, Climate Resilience Fund, and Geos Institute – working together with UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC).