Climate Change
Challenge
Climate change science at The University of Arizona draws on faculty and students from more than forty departments across
campus, working to understand how natural and human systems are likely to change and influence society in the months, years,
and decades to come. We are challenged to provide the best, most current projections of impacts to prepare society and
decision-makers to adapt to changing climate and to help mitigate its adverse effects.
Goals
- To address regional and global change issues from an interdisciplinary perspective that builds on the UA's long-standing
tradition of excellence in earth science and environmental programs.
- To determine how warming and other changes at the global scale will impact temperatures, water availability, and
landscapes across Arizona and the Southwest.
- To work closely with Arizona's leading policy makers and operational agencies to gain a better understanding of their needs.
- To modify the campus and our operational policies so as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize the urban heat island.
- To provide society with the tools and the solid scientific foundation needed to make the best decisions about our future.
Climate change research and outreach at The University of Arizona
