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The National and regional CASCs are proud to announce the new Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellowship. This one-of-a-kind program allows postdoctoral researchers from around the country to unite under a key climate issue, like fire. Fellows build community, conduct their own regional research, and collaborate on a nation-wide synthesis.

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While climate issues are often placed into broad categories, like “fires” and “drought,” their impacts vary from region to region. Resource managers and decision makers need local expertise within these categories to develop successful strategies for adapting to climate change.

The USGS National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers are proud to announce the creation of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program. Fellows in each two-year cohort conduct research across the country, creating a national network of experts on the same topic. Each fellow is hosted by a university affiliated with one of the nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs). The fellowship is punctuated by professional development courses and travel to national cohort meetings and workshops.

The current 2021-23 cohort’s topic is “Future of Fire.” Seven fellows are combining their regional expertise on fire and climate impacts to jointly create a nation-wide wildfire management synthesis project. Fellows are also working independently on regionally-specific projects. For example, Reetam Majumder is working with the Southeast CASC at North Carolina State University to examine prescribed burns under future climate scenarios, while Alyssa Anderson is working with the Pacific Islands CASC at the University of Hawaiʻi Manoa exploring wildland fire management. 

The Climate Adaptation Science Centers network is a partnership-driven program that teams federal scientists with natural resource managers to help fish, wildlife, waters, and lands across the country adapt to climate change. The CASC network funds management-driven research and supports the next generation of scientists as they develop new ways to help natural places survive and thrive under climate change.

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