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Climate scientists need your help!
The Southeast Chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment will be hosting two virtual, public engagement workshops. They are free and open to the public.

A longer daytime event will take place on February 1, 2022 from 11am-3:30 pm ET. To register for the daytime event, please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/dVh7fT-z
A shorter evening workshop will take place on January 31, 2022 from 6:30-8:30 pm ET. To register for the evening event, please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/d66pFZpK
These workshops will help the report authors prioritize the information that is most relevant to you. To learn more about the Fifth National Climate Assessment and additional opportunities to participate, please visit www.globalchange.gov/nca5.

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About the report
The National Climate Assessment is a Congressionally mandated quadrennial report led by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The report evaluates the effects of climate change on regions and sectors of the United States and reports on trends in climate change for the next 25 to 100 years. The Fifth National Climate Assessment will highlight advances in scientific understanding of human-induced and natural processes of climate change and the resulting implications for the United States. Major themes will be presented through the lens of vulnerability, impacts, risks, and adaptation. The report is expected for release in late 2023.

About this event
The National Climate Assessment is a Congressionally mandated quadrennial report led by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The report evaluates how climate change affects people and places in the United States.

To inform development of the fifth National Climate Assessment, USGCRP and the author teams will be hosting a series of virtual public engagement workshops in January and February 2022. The purpose of the public engagement workshops is to:

Provide an overview of USGCRP and the National Climate Assessment development process, including other opportunities for public engagement
Allow members of the public and assessment authors an opportunity to discuss proposed key topics, identify priority issues relevant to the chapter, and share resources
Give NCA chapter authors an understanding of how workshop participants use assessments, and what could be done to make the NCA more useful for decision-making
The workshop will include a plenary session that provides an overview of the assessment and an introduction to the chapter. In breakout sessions, participants will have the opportunity to discuss the chapter’s key topics and their own priorities with chapter authors.

For more information on the Fifth National Climate Assessment and for a complete schedule of engagement workshops, please visit the USGCRP website at https://www.globalchange.gov/nca5.

Notes:

Given technical limitations, only the first 200 individuals, including presenters, to join the meeting will be able to participate. A link to attend the meeting, accessibility information, and other important details will be provided before the workshop via email.
The Southeast Chapter is offering two workshops: one longer daytime session, and one shorter evening session. If you are interested in the evening session instead, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-climate-assessment-southeast-chapt...