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Adaptation 2016

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Proposal creation

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Jan 15, 2016 08:00 EST - May 23, 2016 08:00 EDT
Semi-Finalist selection
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May 23, 2016 08:00 EDT - Jun 7, 2016 12:00 EDT
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Jun 7, 2016 12:00 EDT - Jun 16, 2016 12:00 EDT
Finalist selection
Expert judges select finalists

Jun 16, 2016 12:00 EDT - Jul 5, 2016 12:00 EDT
Voting period
Public Voting Period

Jul 5, 2016 12:00 EDT - Aug 1, 2016 12:00 EDT
Completed
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Aug 1, 2016 12:00 EDT
What can be done to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change?

Climate change is already affecting earth’s ecosystems and the welfare of the billions that depend on them. Even assuming focused, deliberate efforts to aggressively reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and reverse the course on a global economy dominated by fossil fuels, we have already committed our planet to a certain level of climate change. We will need to adapt to those aspects of climate change that are irreversible in the short term.


Climate change is a global problem whose challenges will be met at the local and regional level. Scientists have predicted its impacts to include changes in precipitation, heat waves, increased magnitude of extreme weather events and disaster intensity, increased flooding, reduced fresh water resources, sea level rise, changes in disease patterns, and more. Even if we were able to aggressively reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, mean sea levels may rise between 26-54 cm by 2100 under conservative scenarios, and most projections are higher (IPCC, 2013). Mean global surface temperature is likely to increase by 2-5 degrees Celsius, causing an acceleration of the hydrologic cycle and an exacerbation of precipitation extremes. The impacts of climate change will increasingly affect plant, animal and human life. This contest seeks to explore innovative institutional, educational, financial, and other means by which we can increase global and local preparedness for climate change on both domestic and international scales.

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11 Proposals
Jun 15, 2016
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Climate.IQ is a web tool that uses spatial and statistical analysis to conduct climate risk assessmennt for properties and communities.
Jun 14, 2016
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Troubled Waters is a crowdsourcing game aimed at developing methods for alleviating wide-ranging severe water stress now and in the future.
Jun 15, 2016
Team only
Sustainable Shorelines generates info about best shoreline management options preserving ecology through adapting to climate change impacts.
Jun 15, 2016
Anyone
Cassava, a climate-smart cash crop, can help build the adaptive capacity of rural women and community resilience in SubSahara Africa.
May 7, 2016
Team only
Support a new generation of ocean fishermen, divers and sailors to adapt marine ecossystems to current climate change impacts
Jun 10, 2016
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Combining eco-farming methods with ancient varieties, farmers can more efficiently use resources, improve yields, & preserve biodiversity.
Jul 6, 2016
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Apr 8, 2016
Anyone
Bamboo grows very fast and can therefore serve as a sustainable and renewable source of charcoal and flood resistant construction materials.
Jun 11, 2016
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Economic use of water with urine from EcoSan in a greenhouse for vegetable production. Help people adapt and live in the same place.
Jun 15, 2016
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A decision support tool to promote non-expert awareness on urban water systems issues and intervention opportunities in Massachusetts.
Jun 15, 2016
Team only
Developing a Physics Guided Statistical Model to provide actionable, probabilistic climate forecasts to the public and private sectors