Upcoming Events
MCAP July Webinar: A Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu
July, 19, 2022, noon to 1 p.m.
Sarah Smith and Bazile Panek will discuss the Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu (TAM), developed by collaborators representing tribal, academic, intertribal and government entities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Governor’s Advisory Council on Climate Change
Draft Climate Action Framework Review
June 16, 2022, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Join the Governor's Advisory Council on Climate Change for a review of feedback on Minnesota's Climate Action Framework. During this meeting, the council will identify recommended changes to help shape the final plan.
MCAP May Webinar: Tribal Adaptation and Resilience in the Midwest
May 17, 2022, noon to 1 p.m.
This presentation will cover climate impacts that are affecting Tribal Nations in the Midwest, Tribal actions being done in climate adaptation and resilience, tools and resources that have been developed and used to help with these, and the role and efforts of the Midwest Tribal Resilience Liaison.
MCAP News
International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, sea levels
The "State of the Climate 2020", the authoritative summary on global climate by the American Meteorological Society, was published on August 8, 2020. The 2020 summary is the 31st of these annual reports, and it was created with the input from 530 scientists across 60 countries and tens of thousands of measurements.
Fall Hazards Outlook for the Northern Plains
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service published their outlook for natural hazards in Fall 2021 for the Central U.S., including Minnesota. The two-page summary looks at drought conditions and continuing impacts for the remainder of the year.
U of M Sustainable Development Goals Initiative Announce 2021 SDG Research Grant Awards
MCAP scientists Heidi Roop and Suzi Clark, together with Caryn Mohr and Linda Kingery of the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, were awarded a $20,000 grant by the University of Minnesota's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) initiative. The project targets SDG#13, Climate Action, and seeks to train 15 solutions-oriented climate change communicators across Greater Minnesota.
