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MCAP Director Heidi Roop to give Keynote at 2023 Ag-Urban Partnership Forum

Extreme Weather Resiliency

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March 1, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to Noon

Register today for the 2023 Ag-Urban Partnership Forum to learn more about the ways that agricultural and urban partners are working together to prepare for extreme weather events and improve water quality around Minnesota. This fourth annual event will focus on extreme weather resiliency, featuring MCAP Director, Heidi Roop, as the keynote speaker. 


Minnesota's Climate Action Framework - collaborative award 2023

February MCAP Webinar - The Minnesota Climate Action Framework

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February 21, 2023, 12:00 p.m. CT

Join us on Tuesday, February 21 for our monthly webinar series featuring Sharon Stephens, Climate Change Adaptation Coordinator for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), and Amanda Farris, MCAP's Senior Program Manager. Sharon will provide an overview of the Minnesota Climate Action Framework followed by a presentation from Amanda on MCAP's work to support the development of climate resilience indicators and metrics to monitor the State's progress in implementing the strategies laid out in the Framework. 


Minnesota Climate Adaptation Awards

2023 Minnesota Climate Adaptation Awards Ceremony

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Saturday, January 28, 2023
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. CT

Join us on Saturday, January 28, 2023 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Bell Museum to recognize Minnesota's climate adaptation leaders who are paving the way to a more resilient Minnesota for our future.



 

MCAP News

Announcing the 2022 Minnesota Climate Adaptation Award Recipients

January 31, 2022

Read the inspiring stories of adaptation. 


New video: What are climate mitigation and adaptation?

January 11, 2022

In this short video, Heidi Roop, Director of the Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP), explains the differences between two key components of climate action: mitigation and adaption.

 


Op-Ed: We shouldn't rely on atmospheric river miracles

December 16, 2021

MCAP's own Dr. Katerina Gonzales recently published an Op-Ed in Bay Nature about Atmospheric Rivers, adaptation, and drought. 


Mississippi headwaters