Pima County

Urban Heat and Health Interventions and Evidence Gaps

CLIMAS Lead
Project Dates
Status
Ongoing
CLIMAS Collaborators

 

This study will provide an in-depth investigation of the survey results on how communities plan and govern extreme heat risk. The case study methods include semi-structured interviews with decision-makers and content analysis of plans for heat management and mitigation strategies. It builds upon the work started with the CLIMAS Urban Heat Island Mapping project that assessed the use of UHI maps and decision-making in the Southwest, a literature review on planning for extreme heat, and the survey of U.S. planners on extreme heat. To document the current state of emergent extreme heat governance in the U.S., five case study communities were selected, including Tucson, AZ; Houston, TX; Baltimore, MD; Detroit, MI; and Seattle, WA. These communities represent five National Climate Assessment regions, and four of the communities have participated in the NIHHIS-CAPA Heat Mapping Campaign.

Project Partners: NOAA Climate Program Office, City of Tucson, Pima County

 

The Lower San Pedro Conservation Collaborative: Stakeholder Engagement on Climate and Environmental Vulnerability

CLIMAS Lead
Project Dates
Status
Completed
CLIMAS Collaborators

 

Drought risks and vulnerability varies within regional stakeholder networks. This project aimed to better characterize the complexity of drought vulnerability in the Lower San Pedro watershed. CLIMAS investigators engaged with a mix of stakeholders with shared interest in better understanding how drought and climate vulnerability might shape future climate risks. The project takes a local-to-regional perspective on drought and climate vulnerability and asks how that could inform a drought early warning system.

 

Project Partners
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Forest Service
Saguaro National Park
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona State Land Department
Cochise County
Graham County
Pima County
Pinal County
San Carlos Apache Tribe
Aravaipa Property Owners Association
Cascabel Conservation Association
Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance
Sierra Club
Sky Island Alliance
The Nature Conservancy
Archeology Southwest
ASARCO
Salt River Project
National Audubon Society
U.S. Forest Service - Coronado National Forest
U.S. Forest Service - Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Service
 
Additional Funders
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)