Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington

The Climate Impacts Group is an interdisciplinary research group at the University of Washington composed of natural, physical and social scientists as well as communications and administrative professionals. We host the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative, and the Office of the Washington State Climatologist. We are a member organization of EarthLab at the University of Washington. Our goal is to build climate resilience in the Northwest by advancing understanding of climate risks and enabling science-based action to manage those risks. We work with decision makers to adapt to climate change through scientific understanding, data, tools, guidance and capacity. Our expertise includes climate science, hydrology, conservation biology, forest ecology and management, climate impact and vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning, policy, governance and community resilience. We use our expertise to help understand and address climate impacts and risk management across a range of sectors, including water, coasts and oceans, forests and fire, wildlife and ecosystems and people and society.