NIFA Invests $9M in Extension, Education and USDA Climate Hubs ... - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NIFA Invests $9M in Extension, Education and USDA Climate Hubs Partnership | National Institute of Food and Agriculture
The A1721 Extension, Education and USDA Climate Hubs Partnership program area priority within AFRI’s Foundational and Applied Science Program supports projects that provide effective, translatable and scalable approaches to address climate change through regional partnerships including the USDA Climate Hubs and Extension (e.g., the Cooperative Extension Service).
In collaboration with USDA agencies and partners, the USDA Climate Hubs develop and deliver science-based, region-specific information and technologies for agricultural and natural resource managers to enable climate-informed decision-making and provide access to assistance to implement those decisions.
2022 Awardees:
- American Farmland Trust
- Clemson University
- Migrant Clinicians Network
- Purdue University
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research
- Washington State University
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”