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Southwest Adaptation Forum 2018
October 29, 2018 - October 31, 2018
In October 2018, the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions (CCASS) co-convened the Southwest Adaptation Forum (SWAF) with the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (SW CASC). SWAF brought together over 100 adaptation and assessment researchers and practitioners from across the region and nation to exchange best practices and to build a network dedicated to integrated, community-based climate assessment and adaptation. Partners for SWAF included (but were not limited to): American Society of Adaptation Professionals, the USDA Southwest Climate Hub, the Climate Science Alliance, and several tribes.
During SWAF, participants identified a strong interest in creating a regional “network of networks” that builds capacity to develop actionable adaptation solutions. Through a USGS cooperative agreement, CCASS and the SW CASC partnered to realize this vision and create the Southwest Practitioners Adaptation Network–a network of networks that SPANs the boundary between climate adaptation and assessment practitioners through facilitated conversations and strengthened partnerships in the interior Southwest region.