The Midwest CASC consortium’s vision is to advance climate adaptation science and practice across all components of the climate adaptation cycle by pursuing region-specific, collaborative, synthesis projects that build on past work, provide new resources and tools, and catalyze adaptation capacity across the Midwest.
Our Approach
The Midwest CASC consortium pursues synthesis research projects that address emerging topics in climate adaptation with potential for national-scale replicability and benefits. Each synthesis project is based at a Midwest CASC consortium institution, and is guided by a collaborative working group of three or more consortium members and a postdoctoral research scholar. Projects must address USGS priorities and cross-cutting issues and deliver actionable research products. Synthesis project outcomes are also shared with - and informed by - the multidisciplinary MW CASC Community of Practice (CoP).
Learn more about the MW CASC approach to synthesis research in this presentation by Diele Lobo:
Active Synthesis Research Projects
| Project | Postdoc Lead | Institutional Lead |
| Assessment of Adaptation Plans and Practices for Natural and Cultural Resources | Diele Lobo | University of Minnesota |
| Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable Species | Sarah Ramirez | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Urban Systems and Green Infrastructure in Climate Resilience | Hiring in progress. | Indiana University |
| Restoration of Drained Wetlands Under Changing Climate Conditions | Hiring in progress. | Michigan State University |
| Identifying Climate Refugia | Yisa Ginath Yuh | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge | Florencia Pech-Cárdenas | University of Minnesota |