Upcoming Events
2022 Public Health Law Summit
October 12 - 14, 2022
The 2022 Climate Change and Health Equity Summit will bring together health departments, health care providers, and community-based organizations and others who are working with communities to achieve health equity and develop climate solutions that are centered in a health equity framework. Engage with others to build a shared understanding of how public health law can and should make our communities healthier and help mitigate climate change.
Heidi Roop helps to Launch the Climate-Ready Gardens Community Engagement Toolkit
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
MCAP Director, Dr. Heidi Roop, will give a talk on observed and expected climate impacts in the Midwest and Minnesota and highlight actions already underway across the region to prepare for climate change during this event to launch the Climate Change Community Engagement Toolkit Training for Master Gardener Volunteers.
September MCAP Webinar - Mental Health & Climate Change: Adaptation strategies from the counselor to the community
September 20, 2022 Noon to 1:00 p.m. CT
Join MCAP Climate Resilience Researcher Brenda Hoppe along with colleagues Leah Prussia (College of St. Scholastica) and Christie Manning (Macalester College) to learn about the mental health risks of climate change and community-based strategies to create "active hope," positive engagement, and effective solutions.
MCAP News
New Study by MCAP Affiliates Show Strong Warming in Minnesota by 2100
Minnesota’s winters are warming faster than nearly any other state in the contiguous United States, but summers are expected to heat up too.
Katerina Gonzales Guest on Climate One Podcast
The episode discusses parallels between the plot in the Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up” and our own climate emergency.
Now Hiring: Graduate Student in Advancing Climate Adaptation in Northern MN
Are you interested in advancing climate adaptation work across communities and landscapes in Northern Minnesota through your graduate studies?