NC CASC’s Dr. Imtiaz Rangwala presented a pre-symposium webinar on April 14, titled Climate Change and Water in the West, for the University of Wyoming’s 2023 CPNR Water Symposium. Dr. Rangwala’s presentation aimed to build shared understanding of water issues in the West before the Symposium takes place on April 20. Symposium topics will include Wyoming Tribal history and water rights, Colorado River compact negotiations and the Colorado River Working Group, and facilitating factors and lessons from Colorado Watershed Collaboratives. 

Last week, contributors and authors convened in Washington, D.C. to work on the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). This is part of a series of documents created by the US Global Change Research Program to analyze impacts of global change in the United States as well as current trends in global change and projections for the future.

Anthony Ciocco is a USGS Climate Adaptation Scientist who initially joined the NC CASC program in July of 2020 as a BIA Pathways Program Intern. Anthony holds a Masters of Science in Natural Resources Management, a Masters Certificate in Wildlife Management, and a Bachelors of Science in Wildlife Management from Oregon State University, as well as a Bachelors of Arts in Ethnic Studies from the University of Colorado - Boulder. Anthony is Mvskoke (Creek and Seminole) and lives on the Navajo Nation with his wife and four children.

Ella Ho is an undergraduate in the Astronomy and Planetary Sciences department with minors in Space and Atmospheric and Oceanic Science. Although her main focus is in space science, she firmly believes that Earth is the best planet. She will be working as a research assistant under Professor William Travis on creating future climate scenarios for ecological impact assessment and planning for the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCCASC). In her free time, she enjoys reading, journaling, and trying new restaurants.