CRRA Working Group Findings

1. Regional Climate Change and Cascading Hazards

Working Group 1, co-led by Kermit O and Daniel Bader, identified a set of recommended research agenda items pertaining to the following themes: water, health impacts, ecosystems and green infrastructure, and the built environment. Their specific research agenda items can be found in the CRRA report on page 19.

2. Health and Environment Vulnerability

Working Group 2, co-led by Julie Uleich and Dr. Katera Moore, organized their set of recommended research agenda items around the following key themes: identifying vulnerabilities, assessing impacts, questions for identifying data needs, and prioritizing solutions. Working Group 2’s specific research agenda items can be found in the CRRA report on page 21.

3. Built Environment and Infrastructure System Resilience, and Decarbonization/Electrification of the Energy Sector (originally titled “Planning Low-Carbon Adaptation of the Built Environment”)*

Working Group 3, co-led by Dr. Jin Wen and Steven Krug, identified a list of recommended research activities across the following themes: energy infrastructure resilience, temperature and water resilience, and decarbonization and electrification of the energy sector. Specific research agenda items for this Working Group can be found on page 25 of the CRRA report.

* This Working Group name was later changed to better align with the group’s identified themes and research agenda items. 

4. Regional Climate Governance and Adaptive Management

Working Group 4, co-led by Dr. Christina Rosan and Charles Ellison, organized their identified recommended research agenda items around the following themes: racial justice and inclusion, governance and policy, and knowledge to action. Working Group 4’s specific research agenda items can be found in the CRRA report on page 28.