September 8-9, 2021
Save the date for UCLA’s Climate Adaptation Research Symposium! This virtual event will highlight recent social science research on the impacts of climate change, particularly on vulnerable populations and communities.
Hosted by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, the event aims to translate cutting-edge findings for policymakers to inform adaptation strategies. Further, the symposium will identify emerging research needs and foster dialogue across disciplines and sectors.
Event Context
As global temperatures rise, climate change is causing far-reaching impacts. Communities continue to experience extreme heat waves, destructive wildfires, and devastating floods and storms. Vulnerable and low-income populations feel these impacts the most.
Climate change presents an unprecedented threat — however, researchers are making progress to estimate the impacts of climate change on many aspects of society — like health, well-being, migration, and economic outputs — and offer potential solutions. This research offers a path forward to creating resilient communities that can respond to rapidly changing environmental conditions.
Highlights from the Inaugural Symposium
We’re building off the success of last year’s event, which featured:
on community-based resiliency, innovative planning, and more
representing the nation’s leading adaptation scholars
from across the US and
58 countries
