Climate Assessment, Science, and Research Past Opportunities

July 22, 2025

The California Fifth Climate Change Assessment Team is seeking input from community organizations, experts on the ground, and residents with lived experiences to inform the Statewide Topical Reports.

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March 17, 2025

The Fifth Assessment team has compiled a list of questions and answers relating to the Call for Editorial Board Leadership.

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February 21, 2025

Put a short 150-250 character description of where this leads.

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January 31, 2025

The Fifth Assessment team is looking to expand their Tribal Advisory Group to include representation from Los Angeles, Inland Deserts, Central Coast, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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July-November, 2023

Join California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment team for in-person workshops from July – September 2023 in each of the Assessment’s nine regions of the state! 

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October, 2023

Virtual Regional Workshops for California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment

Join California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment team for virtual workshops on October 3 and October 4 to provide input on our regional reports.

July–September, 2023

Regional Author Team Interest Form

There are many ways to be involved in the author teams developing the Regional Synthesis. If you are interested in serving as an author, contributing expert, advisor, or supportive role, please fill out our interest form.

September, 2023

Funding is now available through the California Fifth Climate Change Assessment’s Tribal Research Grant Program to support projects focused on climate research, Indigenous Knowledge(s), and similar projects deemed a priority by California Tribes.

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July 7, 2023

The California Institute for Energy and Environment (CIEE) at the University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), is pleased to announce a new solicitation to fund research that fills critical gaps in the scientific literature related to understanding and adapting to climate change impacts in California.

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June, 2023

Please join a listening session on Thursday, June 22nd from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. to hear about the latest updates and opportunities to engage in California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment’s Tribal Research Program, including in-person workshops the team is hosting throughout Summer 2023. The team is looking to hear from tribal partners on collaboration on indigenous knowledges and development of the Tribal Synthesis Report.

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May, 2023

OPR has released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input to inform California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment’s (Fifth Assessment) Regional Synthesis Reports. The Fifth Assessment team will be hosting virtual listening sessions on the RFI during May 2023.

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January 26, 2023

California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment’s (Fifth Assessment) has identified 26 topics that the Fifth Assessment’s original climate research will investigate.

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November 16, 2022

Building resilience to the impacts of climate change requires sustained investment in climate science and research. The presentation will share an overview of overall Fifth Assessment priorities, funding and research opportunities, including CNRA’s Core Climate Research, CEC’s EPIC Program, Fifth Assessment Regional and Topical reports, Tribal Research Program, and the Tribal Grant Program.

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October 24, 2023

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is leading the implementation of California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment (Fifth Assessment) in partnership with the California Energy Commission (CEC), California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), and California Strategic Growth Council (SGC).

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November 16, 2022

Building resilience to the impacts of climate change requires sustained investment in climate science and research. The presentation will share an overview of overall Fifth Assessment priorities, funding and research opportunities, including CNRA’s Core Climate Research, CEC’s EPIC Program, Fifth Assessment Regional and Topical reports, Tribal Research Program, and the Tribal Grant Program.

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July 7, 2022

This webinar will provide an introduction to California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment (Fifth Assessment) and timeline for new climate data and scenarios, original research that addresses California-specific priorities on climate change, a Tribal Research Program, a suite of regional, topical, and statewide synthesis reports, and tools and resources to ensure this information drives climate action on the ground.

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January 26, 2023

The Climate Assessment Tribal Program Team held information workshops in January 2023 to hear feedback on the Tribal Grant Program’s Draft Guidelines for the first round of grants.

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November 29, 2022

The CA Fifth Assessment Tribal Research Team looks forward to building relationships and collaborating with California tribes to support tribally led research in the Fifth Assessment and to ensure projects advance tribes’ goals and priorities around climate change, energy, and resilience. This session will provide an update the Tribal Research Program, a report out from engagement thus far, and will present Draft Grant Guidelines for the Tribal Research Grant Program.

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November 9, 2022

The California Fifth Assessment Tribal Research Team looks forward to building relationships and collaborating with California tribes to support tribally led research in the Fifth Assessment and to ensure projects advance tribes’ goals and priorities around climate change, energy, and resilience. This session will provide an update the Tribal Research Program, a report out from engagement thus far, and will present Draft Grant Guidelines for the Tribal Research Grant Program.

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