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The Call for Proposals is currently open for California APA conference, which will be held in Sacramento in September this year. Proposals should address the conference theme of Capitalizing on Diversity and include a diversity of viewpoints and speakers. Proposals are due January 31st. Learn more and submit a proposal online through the conference website…

EPA’s Environmental Justice Small Grants program provides financial assistance to community-based organizations and local and tribal governments working on projects to address environmental and public health concerns. Grants will support activities designed to empower and educate affected communities and to identify ways to address environmental and public health concerns at the local level. Approximately 40…

Registration is open for the California Climate Change Symposium, to be held on January, 25-26, 2017 in Sacramento! Learn more and register: http://californiascience.org/ The California Climate Change Symposium is the premier forum for the sharing of cutting-edge research addressing the impacts of climate change on the state. The 2017 symposium will feature preliminary reports from California’s Fourth…

The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) in partnership with the Office of Planning and Research is pleased to announce the release of the Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentives Program: Best Practices Pilot, Guidelines and Application. Proposed applications must support local implementation of state policies, with a focus on creating more resilient communities through climate adaptation…

Over the past decade adaptation has been burgeoning in the United States. While the federal agencies have been part of this for the past several years, they have not always been the primary leaders. What are non-federal entities aiming to do in light of the changes expected in DC? Will their course change or be…

The National Adaptation Forum, to be held May 9 – 11, 2017 in Saint Paul Minnesota, provides opportunities for the professional adaptation community from across the United States to convene to share strategies, lessons, tools, and information through formal trainings, facilitated practitioner presentations, and informal exchange of information. This event affords participants the opportunity to learn…

Join ARCCA for a Virtual Adaptation Tools Salon Learning Session webinar on November 15th, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST. This webinar will feature three tools that can help guide and support your adaptation efforts: Cal-Adapt, the Adaptation Clearinghouse, and the Atlas.

Larry Greene, Executive Director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District and Former Chair of the CRC, received the first-ever Regional Adaptation Leadership Award at the 2016 California Adaptation Forum in Long Beach. Congratulations Larry!

The CRC is organizing a visit of the UC Davis Pavement Research Center in Davis to learn about their exciting research on cool pavements on Thursday, October 27 between 9:30am – 11:30am. Learn more and Register.

This workshop will provide opportunities to learn about and discuss financing needs in California, practical opportunities for funding adaptation, what institutional and organizational barriers hinder  work on adaptation, and how to move your organization to higher levels of capacity to advance adaptation. Learn more and Register.