Bringing Together CARP Global Management Teams April 12, 2024 The Climate Adaptation Research Program (CARP), which is funded by USAID, officially kicked off its activities in October 2023. After months of preparation and online meetings with our regional partners, January 2024 was a special time for us. The first in-person global meeting took place in Tucson from January 22-26, where our CARP University of Arizona team welcomed our regional teams from Africa, the Pacific Islands, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Our colleagues from USAID, Stellenbosch University, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Consejo Superior Centroamericano (CSUCA), and São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) got together for a week of discussions, learning, and camaraderie. Read more Image
Visioning a Community: A Recap of CARP Workshop 1 in Tanzania April 5, 2024 In late 2023, the Climate Adaptation Research Program (CARP) hosted its first in-person workshop, themed "Visioning a Community," at Ardhi University in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. After months of preparation, the workshop planning committee – which included representatives from Arizona, Stellenbosch, and Ardhi Universities – was excited to kickstart the program. The CARP management team arrived in Dar es Salaam a couple of days early to meet with our Tanzanian colleagues and set up for the workshop. We also had our first taste of local cuisine and, importantly, we found a spot to witness the South African Springboks win the Rugby World Cup! Read more Image
Reflections from my experience at COP28 March 6, 2024 On the 11th of September, 2023, at 6:11 pm Cameroon time, my journey to COP28 began with an email from the CARP coordinators at the University of Arizona, informing me that I was one of the two privileged CARP members selected to attend the global climate change conference in Dubai, UAE. The news filled me with joy, as this would be my first COP ever and I was so happy that this great opportunity had been offered to me! However, alongside my excitement, I also felt some anxiety, especially when Prof. Ayonghe (the coordinator of PERI PERI U at the University of Buea) formally shared the news about my selection with other CARP researchers, faculty members, and the Vice Chancellor at UB. As congratulatory messages poured in, I started to realize the magnitude of the task ahead. Questions raced through my mind: Am I up to the task as an ambassador of the CARP community, PERI PERI U, and the Universities of Buea and Arizona? Will I meet the expectations of my sponsors? What challenges await me as a first-time COP attendee? Read more Image
COP28 Chronicles: Navigating Ambitions, Building Bridges, and Shaping Tomorrow Feb. 23, 2024 From the exhilarating moment I discovered my selection as a CARP ambassador for COP 28, anticipation rippled through me. This was my golden ticket to participate in a world-renowned event, surrounded by a sea of researchers, policymakers, and activists. The prospect of representing CARP at such a monumental gathering fueled my excitement. Read more Image
Māori Colleagues Visit IRes During Their Recent Attendance of an UA CARP meeting Feb. 15, 2024 In the last week of January, 2024 the UA AIR Climate Adaptation Research Program (CARP) hosted a meeting with their partner institutions including visitors representing USAID, Stellenbosch University, Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano, Auckland University of Technology, and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). Read more Image
Administrator Samantha Power Calls for Increased Focus and Funding to Prepare Communities Around the World for Increasingly Deadly and Dangerous Climate Shocks Jan. 30, 2024 Recent years have been marked by near-constant record-breaking heat waves, floods, fires, and storms. These so-called “climate shocks” are so common they can hardly be called “shocks” any longer. Yet despite the regularity of these disasters, communities around the world are wholly unprepared to adapt to them, causing major disruptions to systems and destruction of infrastructure, crops, and livelihoods. Read more Image
Enhance capacity of communities to adapt to climate change Oct. 31, 2023 Researchers have underscored the need for enhancing the capacity of communities to adapt to climate change and identify mitigation measures which are appropriate to their local settings. Read more Image
Building capacity among early career researchers in Africa Aug. 2, 2023 While some of us are overheating in Arizona and others are freezing in Stellenbosch, great progress is being made to support a new generation of climate adaptation researchers in Africa. Read more Image
UArizona researchers expand humanitarian and resilience efforts with grants from USAID Nov. 30, 2022 University of Arizona researchers with the Arizona Initiative for Resilience and Development are undertaking three projects with international impact thanks to grants from the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID. Read more Image