Evidence Needs for Early Warning Systems and Decision Support to Boost Climate Adaptation

As climate change intensifies, more communities and systems will have to adapt. Climate information—global and local data, forecasts, impact evaluations, and more—can uncover evidence that plays a crucial role in improving the capacity of communities and systems to do just that. Such evidence can inform adaptation efforts to help reduce climate vulnerability, but too often, there are critical gaps in evidence that can hinder effective anticipatory action.

How can the climate community identify and address these gaps in evidence to advance climate resilience?

Join Mathematica for a webinar on Thursday, December 5, from noon–1 p.m. ET that will explore the specific evidence needed to drive early warning systems and decision support tools used to strengthen climate adaptation efforts, with a focus on the agricultural sector. Dr. Tulika Narayan, vice president of climate change at Mathematica, will moderate this event and lead a panel of experts to provide insights on the following:

• Data, analytical methods, and climate information products used to inform anticipatory climate action
• Data challenges facing early warning systems and decision support
• Climate’s impact on agriculture
• Capacity building to help institutions provide and use climate information and scale adaptation interventions
• The critical role of engaging stakeholders to improve climate adaptation

Moderator

• Tulika Narayan, vice president, climate change, Mathematica

Speakers

• Dr. Tufa Dinku, senior research scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), Columbia Climate School
• Dr. Ritvik Sahajpal, associate research professor, University of Maryland; crop condition co-lead, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Harvest and NASA Acres; Mathematica Consulting Fellow
• Dr. James Hansen, senior research scientist, IRI, Columbia Climate School

Who Should Attend

Register for this webinar if you are involved in designing, implementing, or evaluating climate adaptation programs.