What is the Climate Assessment?
California’s Climate Change Assessments contribute to the scientific foundation for understanding and addressing climate-related vulnerability at the local scale and directly informing state policies, plans, programs, and guidance to promote effective and integrated action to safeguard California’s people, resources, and infrastructure.
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Statewide Summary Report
The Statewide Summary Report presents an overview of the main findings from California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment to translate the state of climate science into useful information for action. This report highlights research in the context of existing climate science, including strategies to adapt to climate impacts and key research gaps needed to spur additional progress on safeguarding California from climate change.
The Climate Change Assessment Is a Collaboration Between
