Building coastal resilience by engaging partners, fostering leaders, and addressing the challenges from climate change with strategic focus in 6 key areas:
Advancing climate adaptation
Developing nature-based solutions
Enabling market options
Restoring natural resources
Supporting climate justice
Strengthening communications
Strategic investment and relationships to date
$20M
in state and additional support
23
UC Santa Cruz research teams
50+
local, state, and international partnerships
Coastal Climate Research News
Coral-reef restoration can be cost-effective for saving lives, money
A new study co-led by the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience shows coral reef restoration in Florida and Puerto Rico could save thousands of lives and prevent hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and economic interruption each year.
Scientists collaborate on immersive technology to address climate challenges
The UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience and a team of scientists and science communicators at UC San Diego have developed an initiative focused on immersive technology that uses advanced hardware and software to simulate environments and experiences.
National Practice Forum on Nature-Based Solutions
The Network for Engineering With Nature in partnership with the National Academy of Sciences Resilient America Roundtable and the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience is convening a national forum focused on the practice of nature-based solutions on February 4-5, 2025, at the NAS Beckman Center in Irvine, California. Register Now!
