Brett Scheffers Named FCI Co-Director

Congratulations to Dr. Brett Scheffers, Assistant Professor in the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, who has been named Florida Climate Institute Co-Director! Along with Dr. Sadie Ryan, Brett will co-lead the FCI @ UF starting November 1. Many thanks to Dr. Rachata Muneepeerakul for his leadership over the past 3 years as the FCI has continued to grow and add programs.

Forging Climate Solutions: How to Accelerate Action Across America

A new report from the Commission on Accelerating Climate Action at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences calls for a coordinated, cross-sector effort to combat climate change with five strategies and 21 recommendations rooted in justice, pragmatism, and accountability.

The report, Forging Climate Solutions: How to Accelerate Action Across America, was developed over a two-year period by a diverse commission of leaders sharing their expertise and priorities. The Commission’s report recommends how corporations, frontline communities, government, and environmental groups can work together to mobilize investments, build infrastructure, reduce emissions, and prepare for the impacts of climate change.

Climate Resilience Tech Hub in South Florida Designated as one of Thirty-One Nationwide

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that the South Florida Climate Resilience Tech Hub, led by Miami-Dade County, has been designated as one of 31 Tech Hubs in the country, selected from a competitive pool of nearly 200 applicants across the United States and its territories. This designation will elevate and accelerate South Florida’s advances in climate action and resiliency, and unlocks access to tens of millions of dollars in potential funding. The Tech Hubs Program is a federal economic development initiative designed to drive regional technology and innovation-led growth by strengthening capacity to manufacture, commercialize, and deploy key climate technologies.

The Rights of Nature: Developments and Implications for the Governance of Nature Markets

Can AI Make Better Weather Predictions? UM is Giving a Look

WLRN 91.3 FM | By John Pacenti | Key Biscayne Independent

Published October 27, 2023 at 3:57 PM EDT

Scientists are looking at the latest advance in computer science — artificial intelligence to better predict mammoth hurricanes, raging wildfires and increased coastal flooding.

Professor Ben Kirtman at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel school is leading the AI effort with three new federal grants totaling more than $3 million.

Video Explains Key Takeaways from 2022 Interagency Sea Level Rise Technical Report

A new video shares the most up-to-date sea level rise projections for the United States, and encourages viewers to take some initial steps. The video highlights key takeaways from the 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report, with a focus on the impacts on coastal communities. Viewers are encouraged to consider actions they can take within their communities, and directed to existing web tools for assessing the timing and severity of local impacts from sea level rise.

Dr. Whittaker Schroder, Assistant Professor in the UF Department of Anthropology, for was named the 2023-24 FCI Global Climate Fellow! He will participate in several workshops designed to increase international collaborative capacity and travel to Mexico in 2024 to further his research partnerships.

Dr. Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf’s PhD student Maryam Pakdehi at FSU was selected as a winner of AGU GeoHealth Early Career Elevator Pitch Competition. Her research was about hurricane impacts on allergy and asthma, with a focus on Hurricanes Ida and Ian.

Dr. Nasrin Alamdari’s postdoc Sara Kamanmalek's research entitled "Bridging the Gap in Green Stormwater Infrastructure Planning: An Equity Index for Socioeconomic and Environmental Metrics Across the US" was selected as the third winner at FSU's 5-minute Research Competition.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Climate Service Providers Academy | October 17 - November 28, 2023 | virtual

Playing Models | November 2 & 3, 2023 | Gainesville, FL & virtual

EV Fleet Ride & Drive Event | November 7 - 9, 2023 | Auburndale, FL

Climate Cafe Series | November 8, 2023 & January 17, 2024 | Miami, FL

Optimizing Solutions for Resilient Coasts | December 1, 2023 | Gainesville, FL

DEP Resilient Florida Grants Webinar Series | various dates | virtual

Florida

Assistant Professor, Climate Change Ecologist, Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton

Water Resources & Hydrology Posdoc, Florida State University | Tallahassee

Senior Planner, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council | Pinellas Park or flexible/hybrid

Post Doctoral Associate, Climate Change Disinformation and Propaganda, University of Miami | Miami

Senior GIS Analyst, RED Resilience Unit, Broward County | Fort Lauderdale

Climate Resilience Project Manager, AECOM | Tampa or remote or hybrid

Water Resources Manager, Resilient Environment Dept, Broward County | Fort Lauderdale

National, International, and Remote

Special Assistant, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Global Change, U.S. Department of State | hybrid/Washington, DC

Senior Director, Climate Strategy, Audubon | remote

Applied Researcher, Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International | flexible

Coordinator, Coastal Resilience, Carbon and Conservation Finance Facility, Conservation International | Arlington, VA

Community and Climate Resiliency Manager, The Nature Conservancy | any TNC office in Missouri

Climate Change & Energy Director, The Nature Conservancy | Bejing, China

Maryland Sea Grant Coastal Climate Specialist, University of Maryland Sea Grant | Queenstown, MD

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