Building community capacity to address climate change
CAPA Strategies helps to plan for an uncertain future by using a proprietary set of products and services to inform
decisions that safeguard your cities, communities, infrastructure and businesses from a changing climate.
Develop high-resolution descriptions of the hottest and coolest areas of your region.
Explore your hazard mitigation options and understand their effect on heat distribution.
Implement climate preparedness strategies using our workshops, analyses, and facilitation services.
News
Excerpt from the New Yorker, featuring CAPA Advisor Vivek Shandas' research, Nov. 2021
CAPA Heat Watch campaign feature in the Scientific American, Aug. 2021
On July 21st, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing entitled, “Silent Killer: The Rising Problem of Extreme Heat in the U.S.” CAPA Advisor Vivek Shandas spoke at this hearing on the deaths from the recent heatwave in Portland, OR, and what heat adaptation planning could look like in our country if we act soon.
Data collected by community members creates “civic legitimacy” and action potential for addressing local climate issues.
