Extension Climate/Extreme Weather Programming

Impact Collaborative program combines creative entrepreneurial methodology with Cooperative Extension best practices to incubate program/project teams to create a measurable and visible local impact.


Attributions
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Extension Climate & Extreme Weather Programming: Successes, Challenges & Opportunities
2

Executive Summary
4

Introduction
6

Background
6

Climate Change & Extreme Weather in the U.S. Context
6

A Push for Climate & Extreme Weather Programming in Extension
7

Project Drawdown
10

Project Overview
12

Research Objectives
12

Plan of Work
12

Methods
12

Quantitative Program Inventory
13

Qualitative Interviews with ‘Early Adopters’
14

Quantitative Results: Program Inventory
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Qualitative Results: Interview Themes & Insights
21

Extension Roles & Leadership Styles
22

Program Strategy & Structure
25

Products, Tools, Target Outcomes & Impacts
28

External Constraints
30

CES Institutional Challenges
34

Opportunities Moving Forward
39

Conclusions and Recommendations
47

Successes
47

Challenges
47

Opportunities
49

Acknowledgements
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References
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Appendix A: National Inventory of Extension Climate & Extreme Weather Programs
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Appendix B: C/EW Program Partners & Funders Identified through Qualitative Interviews
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