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Excited to be teaching this course again this summer. It combines two of my favorite things: climate-related uncertainty and structured decision making (SDM). Because these trainings are built around participant-led capstone projects, there’s a lot of opportunity to put into practice the “deliberation and analysis” approach recommended by the National Resource Council for making decisions in a changing …

Training: Addressing Climate-Related Uncertainty for Natural Resource ManagementRead More »

In the context of climate change adaptation, many people assume that climate change must be a focal element of their problem statement or of their goals and objectives. I put this piece together for a class I’m helping to teach to emphasize that while climate change is sometimes central to problem framing or to goals …

Integrating climate change into structured decision makingRead More »

I’m a natural scientist by training—bachelor’s degree in geology and biology, a stint as a genetic ecotoxicologist, and a PhD in marine ecology. Like many of my peers, when I hear people talking about the science-management gap or the science-policy gap my subconscious turns “science” into “natural science.” But when I started reading some of …

Why don’t scientists use science?Read More »

Have you always wanted to know how to address climate change related concerns and uncertainties using decision analysis?  Do you have a small to moderate scale climate change problem you are working on and wondered if decision analysis can help you solve that problem?  We have the class for you!  We are pleased to announce …

On-line Course: Decision Analysis for Climate ChangeRead More »

I’ve been thinking about why so much of the good information out there doesn’t get used by people who would benefit from it. As a scientist focused on adapting natural resource management to climatic change, I’ve been party to plenty of discussion along the lines of “how do we get managers/policy-makers/other decision-makers to actually use …

Coming soon to a brain near you: smart, climate-informed decision makingRead More »