This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program, CFDA 47.083, provides $749,997 to Rutgers, The State University for the project "NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK E: REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS TO ENABLE EQUITABLE OCEAN PLANNING FOR THE BLUE ECONOMY." The funding period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.
Through this award and sub-awards to The Nature Conservancy, the University of Connecticut, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the grantee will develop regional climate change projections to support equitable ocean planning and expansion of the "blue economy." The blue economy refers to sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth. By informing ocean management with localized climate impact data, this research aims to balance environmental protection and equitable economic development relating to ocean and coastal resources.
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