About CARA:
Changes in land use and climate can affect quality of life where people live, work, and play. This Consortium builds on earlier research of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment (Preparing for a Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change. Mid-Atlantic Foundations pdf 
, Metropolitan East Coast Assessment, New England Regional Assessment, and Boston Area Assessment) showing that impacts from climate change often amplify impacts from changing land use.
Planning ahead can help us take advantage of beneficial impacts and moderate negative ones. To make planning easier, four universities, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and public and private stakeholders are collaborating through CARA (Consortium for Atlantic Regional Assessment) to provide resources that decision makers in the mid- and upper-Atlantic region can use for:
- Understanding current and future vulnerability to changes in land use and climate, and
- Developing and evaluating adaptation options.
The topics in the About CARA section provides infomation on:
- CARA's Mission
- The CARA Team
- Using The Website
- Methodologies
- Publications of the Consortium
- References to source publications, data and background information
- Related links
Support:
Primary support for this project is provided by the Global Change Research Program, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Cooperative Agreement R-83053301). Additional support is provided by each unit within the Consortium for Atlantic Regional Assessment: Penn State University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Rhode Island, and Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Support also comes from our collaborators at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Prescott College, University of Dayton, as well as from members of the CARA Advisory Council and their organizations.
Disclaimer:
The CARA website includes many links to other websites. Some of the links are for references or data sources for material that appears on the CARA site; others are pertinent for users of the CARA website.
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