Climate Action Plan

Extension Skills, a program by Extension Foundation, was focused on policymaker education, a focus of the Climate Action Plan. Check it out! Discover planning steps from a communication expert on effectively presenting your message to leaders and decision-makers in your community! The presenter, Lisa Lundy, covers developing a strategy for engagement with policy makers including identifying who the correct policy makers are and creating effective messages to reach them.

Join the National Extension Climate Initiative (NECI) on March 5 th at 3:00 PM (ET ) for a Professional Development meeting featuring Laura Lengnick , who will be presenting on “Real World Resilience: Stories of Land, People and Community.” Wednesday, March 5, 2024 12:00 PM (PT) // 1:00 PM (MT) // 2:00 PM (CT) // 3:00 PM (ET) Register for the meeting at: https://go.illinois.edu/NECImarchwebinar Laura Lengnick, author of Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate ,...

Worried about losing national traction on climate? Come learn about your GREAT state and find the policies and incentives your Representatives Have made Happen for you and neighbors. Join us February 19, 2pm EST Learn how to explore 2 different platforms to identify your state policies and incentives to address climate issues in your community! The goal of this 1 hour webinar is to connect local citizens with local mandates and incentives to empower local action. Register here:...

The Natural Hazards Center—with funding support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Science Foundation—is offering our fourth call for Mitigation Matters Research Awards . This year’s call is focused on mitigation research on one or more of the following topics: * Community Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment * Nature-Based Solutions, Infrastructure, and Resilience * Building Codes, Standards, and Property Protection * Community Mitigation Planning * Capacity...

This year's AFRI FAS RFA is now available and can be found HERE . Of particular relevance for this subgroup is section 7f. Regional Partnerships for Climate Extension and Education, which involves Extension Projects or Integrated (research and extension, or extension and education) Projects only. Including indirect costs: $1,000,000 for Standard Grants and Strengthening Standard Grants and New Investigator Standard Grants Due dates are: 2025: Thursday, September 4, 2025 (5:00 p.m. Eastern...

With all the discussion about what Cooperative Extension is doing in the climate realm, here are the four resources that can tell that story: 1. National Registry of Cooperative Extension Programs and Assets (NRCEPA) - Check the Climate and Extreme Weather Programs, [Extension Only]. This tool enables Cooperative Extension professionals to register their projects, programs, or curricula for nationwide collaboration among Cooperative Extension colleagues. The intent of this tool is to assist...

Who is helping specialty crop producers adapt to climate change? You? The Climate Analogs Academy is recruiting 12 Extension professionals from around the US to engage in dialogue, workshops, and get paid to visit specialty crop experts around the country throughout the 2025 calendar year. Please visit our website for more information about the program, eligibility, and the application. Website and application: https://csanr.wsu.edu/ educational-opportunities/ climate-analogs-academy/

Many, many thanks to those of you who participated in the Climate Action Plan working group sessions over the past two months. The dialogue was incredible, and we look forward to more great conversations and tangible action. The next chapter of this journey is that we are going to organize into 4 working groups based on the 4 focus areas identified at the climate convening and further refined during recent sessions. Please review these next steps, including how to sign up to participate in a...

The National Impacts Database (NIDB) is an important platform for documenting and demonstrating the collective impacts of land-grant university teaching, research, and Extension. On October 30, 2024 | 2:00-3:00pm ET the NIDB Team will host a NIDB Virtual Training. This session is for Extension professions new and returning inputters to the National Impacts Database (NIDB), and will cover the basics of the NIDB, how submitted statements are used, and how to write effective impact statements. ...

We've now ended the Climate Action Plan work sessions. We are really grateful for your participation and encourage you to join a working group (or two). Stay tuned for the chance to sign up next week.

The White House has released the Climate Resilience Game Changers Assessment! This document catalyzes American innovation in climate resilience by identifying a set of specific technologies and solutions for which targeted investments could have potential to help the Nation prepare of climate change in game-changing ways. There is an 'actionable climate data and information' section highlighting efforts to connect producers and users of climate services and information. ...

The Climate PAT is hosting two work sessions to discuss implementation. These sessions will focus on identifying short-term activities that don't require funding, and longer-term initiatives that require additional funding. You are invited to join these sessions. To make the most of this time please review the Climate Action Plan beforehand. Your input is invaluable as we work together to implement this plan. Registration is required and all Extension professionals and partners are welcome...

In partnership with the Extension Climate Program Action Team, the Extension Foundation, with support from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute on Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) and Iowa State University, leaders from the Cooperative Extension System (CES) have released a Climate Action Plan white paper. This white paper outlines innovative solutions uniquely tailored to combat the climate crisis. This initiative follows a significant gathering of Extension...

To better draft the Climate Action Convening whitepaper, we would like your feedback on the 9 Logic Models that came from your time and hard work recently in Tucson. Please provide your input via this FEEDBACK FORM form by 5 p.m. Friday, March 1st. We greatly appreciate your time and attention in providing this feedback and we will be following up with other ways to engage and maintain the momentum!

Extension Foundation shared a press release about the Climate Action Convening in Tucson, AZ. Enjoy! https://extension.org/2024/02/14/extension-professionals-unite-at-historic-climate-action-convening/