Programs —Climate Change Faculty Work Group

SNRE has formed an interdisciplinary consortium to broadly address the complex issues emerging from climate change. Research, teaching, and outreach/Extension are equally engaged in adaptation and mitigation responses.

Areas of common interest:

1. Integration of diverse research areas (e.g., physical, biogeochemical, economic, social, cultural, biological, ecological, human demographic, public health etc.) as an interdisciplinary response to climate change. Because of the far reaching effects of climate change on virtually all academic disciplines, we might view one goal of this research group as integration across diverse disciplines as a new research domain.

2. Focus on mitigation of climate change.

3. Focus on adaptation of human and natural systems to climate change.

4. Florida as one venue for pure and applied research.

5. Generation of integrative research themes with explicit hypotheses.

6. Coordination of preparation of interdisciplinary extramural proposals for funding.

This group will build on existing programs and seek new collaborations and initiatives. UF faculty members working in disciplinces associated with climate change are encouraged to join this consortum by contacting Stephen Mulkey at smulkey@ufl.edu

SNRE provides limited financial support for the logistics of organizing the group. Both the Century Commission for Sustainable Florida and Environmental Defense have expressed interest in creation of interdisciplinary research driven programs for climate mitigation and adaptation. Should proposals emanate from our research group, SNRE will provide administrative support for pre-ward and post-award grants administration. We will coordinate our activities with the research deans of the various units across campus. Principals in IFAS are presently working to develop a symposium for Florida, and we will coordinate our activities with this effort.

Last Modified:  Thursday, May 1, 2008 14:43