Building Climate Resilient Communities through NASA Earth Action

Acute and chronic hazards arising from climate change are increasingly threatening communities across multiple sectors. Developing resilience to changing, climate-driven risk profiles through application of NASA Earth Observations (EO) is a primary focus of the NASA Climate Resilience Program. NASA’s fleet of Earth observing missions and modeling activities produce a substantial repository of data that can be transformed into actionable knowledge to support climate-informed community resilience decisions. NASA’s Earth Science Division has a strong track record of supporting applied science research and applications to address climate-related decisions in agriculture, water resources, air quality, public health, disasters, and ecological conservation. NASA’s Climate Resilience Program continues this legacy of support with a specific emphasis on building the capacity of communities and boundary organizations to utilize NASA EO to enhance community-level resilience to climate stressors.

This presentation will provide an overview of ongoing activities within the Climate Resilience Program to build climate resilient communities. Topics covered will include community-level capacity building to increase access, understanding, and integration of remotely sensed and modeled environmental data into decision-making tools and practices. Discussion will emphasize the co-development aspects within the program which are designed to advance local solutions that have the potential to scale broadly to inform climate action. Funded initiatives will be highlighted throughout to demonstrate the breadth of practical opportunities to apply NASA EO to address stakeholder needs. This presentation offers a unique opportunity to explore how those working in the scientific and applied research fields can contribute to strengthening community climate resilience.