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\u2190 Annual Report Home<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Next: Data-Driven Climate Solutions \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” header_text_color=”#339898″ header_font_size=”64px” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”40px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#012169″ text_font_size=”26px” text_line_height=”2em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As global decarbonization continues, climate change poses both immediate and long-term threats to nature and humanity. What can public- and private-sector leaders do now to reduce risk, increase resiliency, and maximize nature’s benefits for communities? How can we finance, evaluate, and improve those efforts? Nicholas Institute experts are working on these questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_color=”#fcf7e5″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”100px||100px|8%” custom_padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#988675″ text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#012169″ header_3_font=”|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#988675″ header_3_font_size=”16px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” text_orientation=”right” background_layout=”dark” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”40px||20px|” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Highlight<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#988675″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”150px” module_alignment=”right” height=”2px” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|-60px||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”52px” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”right” max_width=”730px” module_alignment=”right” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Department of the Interior (DOI) Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap<\/em> will support efforts by the largest manager of public lands in the United States to protect, sustainably manage, and restore these lands in ways that benefit both people and nature. The institute partnered with DOI on developing the Roadmap to provide department staff with consistent, credible information about nature-based solutions. DOI leadership introduced the Roadmap in December 2023 at COP28, and the document will be periodically updated. Nicholas Institute experts are currently collaborating with DOI on a web-based version.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/project\/nature-based-solutions-roadmap” button_text=”Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap” button_alignment=”right” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|||30px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_number_counter title=”pages, including 29 strategy documents and fact sheets” number=”485″ percent_sign=”off” number_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Roboto||||||||” number_text_color=”#339898″ global_colors_info=”{}” number__hover_enabled=”off|hover”][\/et_pb_number_counter][et_pb_number_counter title=”acres of land managed by the US Department of the Interior” number=”480,000,000 +” percent_sign=”off” number_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Roboto||||||||” number_text_color=”#339898″ global_colors_info=”{}” number__hover_enabled=”off|hover”][\/et_pb_number_counter][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_color=”#212121″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(33,33,33,0.5) 0%|#1d6363 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(33,33,33,0.5)” background_color_gradient_end=”#212121″ background_image=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/marsh-restoration-USFS.jpg” custom_padding=”100px|8%|100px|” custom_padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/NBS-roadmap-cover.jpg” alt=”Sun shining through blinds” title_text=”NBS-roadmap-cover” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ max_width=”600px” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”|||-8%” custom_margin_tablet=”|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” animation_starting_opacity=”50%” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_blur=”80px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_testimonial author=”Lydia Olander” job_title=”Program Director” portrait_url=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/lydia-olander-318px.jpg” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Support for nature-based solutions is growing rapidly across the United States as a way to improve the resilience of our communities and ecosystems. We hope that the Department of the Interior and others can utilize the Roadmap as they work to build more resilient landscapes, watersheds, and communities.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1440px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||60px||false|false” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1440px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/planting-trees-on-coins-shutterstock_Mee_Ko_Dong-cropped.jpg” alt=”Planting trees and generating money. 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This project has resulted in two reports and a growing number of case studies on innovative solutions to environmental finance.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/project\/green-banks-and-community-lenders-financing-nature-based-solutions” button_text=”Resources and case study library” module_class=”publication-download” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|30px|||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”100px||100px|8%” custom_padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#988675″ text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#012169″ header_3_font=”|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#988675″ header_3_font_size=”16px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” text_orientation=”right” background_layout=”dark” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”40px||20px|” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Highlight<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#988675″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”150px” module_alignment=”right” height=”2px” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|-60px||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”right” max_width=”710px” module_alignment=”right” text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”center” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|tablet” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Forests, farms, and wetlands provide numerous social, economic, and environmental benefits to North Carolina. Over several years, the Nicholas Institute has led development of a variety of tools to inform the state’s efforts to conserve and restore these natural and working lands and make information about them more accessible. That work will soon extend beyond the state with the awarding of a substantial Climate Pollution Reduction Grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_background_color=”#e9ede4″ closed_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” icon_color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”728c6b7c-f0d4-4aca-88e3-6e8df771e37a” toggle_font=”|500|||||||” toggle_font_size=”28px” toggle_line_height=”1.4em” body_font=”|500|||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.6em” toggle_font_size_tablet=”20px” toggle_font_size_phone=”16px” toggle_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” body_font_size_tablet=”15px” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Protecting and Restoring NC’s Natural and Working Lands” open=”on” open_toggle_text_color=”#012169″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”|500|||||||” global_colors_info=”{}” toggle_text_color=”#012169″ toggle_level=”h3″ toggle_font=”Roboto|500|||||||”]<\/p>\n In February 2024, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order<\/a> designed to support sustainable management of the state\u2019s natural and working lands. The order seeks to implement recommendations from the 2020 North Carolina Natural and Working Lands Action Plan, as well as other existing efforts. Nicholas Institute experts played a key role in the stakeholder-driven planning process and its subsequent implementation.<\/p>\n Find out more about the Nicholas Institute’s work \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Tracking Progress of Regional Climate Pollution Reduction Efforts” open_toggle_text_color=”#012169″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” toggle_text_color=”#012169″ toggle_level=”h3″ toggle_font=”Roboto|500|||||||” open=”off”]<\/p>\n A coalition of four mid-Atlantic states, The Nature Conservancy, and Duke University received a $421 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant<\/a> from the US Environmental Protection Agency for a suite of nature-based projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions. The Nicholas Institute worked with the coalition partners to support development of the grant proposal and will lead reporting on the progress of the 21 coalition projects and their benefits.<\/p>\n Read more about the grant \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Providing Data for the NC Priority Climate Action Plan” open_toggle_text_color=”#012169″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”|500|||||||” global_colors_info=”{}” toggle_text_color=”#012169″ toggle_level=”h3″ toggle_font=”Roboto|500|||||||” open=”off”]<\/p>\n As part of the Climate Polution Reduction Grant program, North Carolina was required to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan<\/a> identifying the state’s highest priority greenhouse gas reduction measures and a path to ensure equitable implementation. The Natural and Working Lands section of the plan was informed by Duke tools that map pocosin wetlands and quantify the benefits of the state’s forests, farms, wetlands, and conservation lands.<\/p>\n Explore the North Carolina Natural and Working Lands Dashboards \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n See the status of North Carolina’s pocosins \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_color=”#212121″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(33,33,33,0.5) 0%|#212121 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(33,33,33,0.5)” background_color_gradient_end=”#212121″ background_image=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/CPRG-announcement-roy-cooper.jpg” custom_padding=”100px|8%|100px|” custom_padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/CPRG-announcement-roy-cooper.jpg” alt=”Governor Roy Cooper announcing the CPRG grant” title_text=”CPRG-announcement-roy-cooper” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ max_width=”600px” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”|||-8%” custom_margin_tablet=”|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” animation_starting_opacity=”50%” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_blur=”80px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_testimonial author=”Katie Warnell” job_title=”Senior Policy Associate” company_name=”Ecosystem Services Program” portrait_url=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/katie-warnell-318.jpg” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The executive order\u2019s ambitious goals for land conservation and restoration will preserve and enhance the many benefits North Carolina\u2019s natural and working lands provide to everyone who lives in or visits the state.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”100px||100px|8%” custom_padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#988675″ text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#012169″ header_3_font=”|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#988675″ header_3_font_size=”16px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” text_orientation=”right” background_layout=”dark” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”40px||20px|” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Highlight<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#988675″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”150px” module_alignment=”right” height=”2px” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|-60px||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#339898″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”right” text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”center” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|tablet” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Communities across the United States are experiencing the accelerating effects of climate change, including more intense extreme weather events. Released in September 2023, the first-ever National Climate Resilience Framework<\/a> establishes a vision for a climate-resilient nation and guidance for resilience-related activities and investments by the federal government and its partners. The National Climate Resilience Framework: From Ideas to Action webinar series\u2014presented by the Duke-hosted Resilience Roadmap project in partnership with a variety of institutions\u2014convened experts from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to discuss elements of the framework and how to implement it.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/project\/national-climate-resilience-framework-ideas-action” button_text=”Watch webinar recordings” button_alignment=”right” button_alignment_tablet=”center” button_alignment_phone=”center” button_alignment_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_class=”publication-download” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_color=”#212121″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(33,33,33,0.5) 0%|#212121 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(33,33,33,0.5)” background_color_gradient_end=”#212121″ background_image=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Assateague-State-Park-Dune-Restoration-istock-Joesboy-scaled.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”100px|8%|100px|” custom_padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Assateague-State-Park-Dune-Restoration-istock-Joesboy-scaled.jpg” alt=”Assateague State Park dune restoration” title_text=”climate-risk-symposium-Workshop” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ max_width=”600px” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”|||-8%” custom_margin_tablet=”|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” animation_starting_opacity=”50%” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_blur=”80px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1440px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||60px||false|false” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1440px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/national-mall-flickr-whitehouse-51916023788_f27a11c090_o.jpg” alt=”An aerial view of the Washington, D.C. skyline and the National Mall.” title_text=”national-mall-flickr-whitehouse-51916023788_f27a11c090_o” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_margin=”|||” custom_margin_tablet=”60px|60px|60px|60px” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_blur=”80px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#988675″ text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#988675″ header_3_font=”|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#988675″ header_3_font_size=”16px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”40px||20px|” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Highlight<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#988675″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”150px” height=”2px” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||-80px” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#339898″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||||||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In June 2024, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) for the first time released a common set of indicators and metrics<\/a> for assessing the progress of federal agencies’ climate adaptation plans. A report from the Nicholas Institute\u2013led Resilience Roadmap project<\/a> informed development of the CEQ document, laying out an approach to developing key performance indicators for climate change adaptation and resilience planning. The Resilience Roadmap, CEQ, and The Pew Charitable Trusts also co-hosted a series of workshops with climate adaptation leaders from a diverse group of federal agencies to identify the most appropriate indicators to use.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/articles\/federal-agencies-incorporate-duke-expertise-measure-climate-adaptation-efforts” button_text=”Read More” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_enable_color=”off” max_width=”1440px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||60px||false|false” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1440px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/ISLe-model-background.jpg” alt=”ISLE model” title_text=”ISLe-model-background” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_margin=”|||” custom_margin_tablet=”60px|60px|60px|60px” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_blur=”80px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_testimonial author=”Elizabeth Losos” job_title=”Executive in Residence” company_name=”Nicholas Institute” portrait_url=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Elizabeth-Losos-2024-318px.png” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Infrastructure decisions made over the next 10 years will have reverberations for many decades to come, with substantial impacts for global efforts to advance sustainable development, decarbonization, and climate adaptation.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#988675″ text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#988675″ header_3_font=”|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#988675″ header_3_font_size=”16px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”40px||20px|” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Highlight<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#988675″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”150px” height=”2px” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||-80px” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#339898″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||||||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The expertise, tools, and best practices for building sustainable, climate-smart infrastructure already exist\u2014but individuals who actively plan, design, and construct infrastructure often are unaware of these resources or how to leverage them. As infrastructure spending ramps up across the globe,<\/span> there is an urgent need to build practitioners\u2019 capacity efficiently and at scale.<\/p>\n Enter the\u00a0<\/span>Infrastructure Sustainability Learning (ISLe) Initiative<\/a>. Launched at COP 28, ISLe creates virtual communities of practice for infrastructure practitioners to learn from experts and from one another about building climate-smart infrastructure. The ISLe founding partners are the Nicholas Institute, the United Nations Environment Programme, and International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure. At a Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium on sustainable infrastructure<\/a> in March 2024, external partners shared insights during public events and then joined Duke faculty for a private workshop focused on designing new ISLE networks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/articles\/new-global-initiative-leverages-virtual-communities-accelerate-sustainable-infrastructure” button_text=”LEARN MORE ABOUT ISLe” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ module_id=”climate-risk-insurance-sector” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|” use_custom_width=”on” width_unit=”off” custom_width_percent=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”100px||100px|8%” custom_padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”|700||on|||||” text_text_color=”#988675″ text_font_size=”16px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#012169″ header_3_font=”|700||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#988675″ header_3_font_size=”16px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1px” text_orientation=”right” background_layout=”dark” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”40px||20px|” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Highlight<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#988675″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”150px” module_alignment=”right” height=”2px” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|-60px||” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”right” max_width=”710px” module_alignment=”right” text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”center” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|tablet” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Duke scholars are working with leaders from the insurance and finance industries\u2014both of which have unique capabilities to address risk\u2014to identify how they can help communities counter climate threats.<\/p>\n In February 2024, the Nicholas Institute teamed with RESILE<\/a>\u2014a new university-wide research initiative on climate risk based in the Pratt School of Engineering\u2014to host the inaugural Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium.<\/a> Conversations over two days centered on how Duke can utilize its strengths and partnerships to stimulate novel approaches to climate risk in the private sector and scale up climate resilience efforts.<\/p>\n The symposium served as a launchpad for development of the Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making (CIRCAD)<\/a>. Supported by a National Science Foundation planning grant, CIRCAD is a planned science and policy research center in which university faculty and students from Duke and the University of Georgia work collaboratively with partners from the insurance, finance, and other risk-related industries to develop innovative solutions to climate challenges.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/issues\/climate-risk” button_text=”Read More about Climate Risk” button_alignment=”right” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_color=”#212121″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(33,33,33,0.5) 0%|#212121 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(33,33,33,0.5)” background_color_gradient_end=”#212121″ background_image=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Zeeland_Netherlands_ESA22256852.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”100px|8%|100px|” custom_padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” padding_tablet=”60px|10%|60px|10%” padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding__hover=”|||” padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/RESILE-Workshop-021624-084-scaled.jpg” alt=”People sit around a boardroom table while someone speaks” title_text=”RESILE-Workshop-021624-084″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ max_width=”600px” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”|||-8%” custom_margin_tablet=”|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” animation_starting_opacity=”50%” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_blur=”80px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_testimonial portrait_url=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Francis-Bouchard.jpg” quote_icon=”off” portrait_width=”180px” portrait_height=”180px” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” body_text_color=”#FFFFFF” body_font_size=”22px” body_link_text_color=”#ffd960″ background_color=”#1D6363″ custom_padding=”27px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Climate Leader in Residence<\/p>\n “Insurers\u2019 unique risk-signaling role, combined with their deep analytical capabilities, make them ideal partners for local leaders, policymakers and others seeking to develop risk management solutions to energy transition and community resilience challenges.<\/span>“<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Read more about Bouchard \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#f5f5f5″ text_orientation=”right” max_width=”710px” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding=”27px|35px|27px|35px|true|true” text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”center” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|tablet” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In early 2024, insurance executive Francis Bouchard<\/strong> arrived at Duke as the university’s inaugural Climate Leader in Residence<\/a>. Bouchard is working with Duke experts to develop research partnerships and networks to help the insurance sector advance climate change solutions. His Duke collaborators span finance, the environment, public policy, engineering, business, and more. He is also engaging with students across numerous degree programs.<\/span><\/p>\n Bouchard has more than three decades of experience in the insurance industry. He is currently the managing director for climate at Marsh McLennan, a leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy, and people.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#dad0c6″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#012169″ header_2_text_color=”#C84E00″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”1440px” custom_margin=”||50px|” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1440px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/climate-plus-hazard-risk-creswell.jpg” alt=”A group of Duke students measures the width of a drainage ditch near a street corner.” title_text=”climate-plus-hazard-risk-creswell” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_margin=”|||” custom_margin_tablet=”60px|60px|60px|60px” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_blur=”80px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_divider color=”#988675″ divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”150px” height=”2px” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||-80px” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#262626″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#339898″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”||||||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Many communities in North Carolina are especially vulnerable to natural hazards caused or exacerbated by climate change, but they often lack data to inform their adaptation efforts. This summer, a Climate+ research team of Duke faculty and students<\/span>\u00a0worked closely with the town of Creswell, NC, and the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resilience<\/span> to measure flood risks, developing different damage scenarios to help the town and its residents prepare for flooding impacts. Faculty leaders included Lydia Olander <\/strong>and Francis Bouchard,<\/strong> who are continuing the work with a Bass Connections<\/a> team of students and faculty during the 2024\u20132025 school year.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/today.duke.edu\/2024\/08\/measuring_flood_risks” button_text=”Learn More About the Project” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Partnering with Network for Engineering With Nature” url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/articles\/duke-named-partner-network-engineering-nature” image=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/newn-logo.png” alt=”thalwassertalbruecke bridge image credit wikimedia_commons storfix” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Roboto||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Duke is bringing its expertise in environmental management, policy, and engineering to an active community of researchers, practitioners, and educators who are addressing major infrastructure challenges in the United States. The Nicholas Institute leads Duke’s involvement in the network, working with faculty, staff, and students across the university.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Combating Climate Change with Pocosins” url=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/pocosins-how-unique-wetlands-can-help-nc-combat-climate-katie-warnell\/” image=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/pocosin-lakes-nwr-ncwetlands.jpg” alt=”A lone hiker stands in front of tall green vegetation at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Roboto||||||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Pocosins are unique coastal wetlands that offer North Carolina one of its best options for using nature to meet the state\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions goals. Duke researchers have developed resources to identify opportunities for pocosin restoration and quantify the possible benefits of those efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Scaling Debt-for-Nature Swaps for Developing Countries” url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/articles\/qa-duke-experts-reforming-debt-nature-swaps” image=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/social-debt-for-nature-galapagos.png” alt=”Landscape photo from the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Roboto||||||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Debt-for-nature swaps involve creditors voluntarily reducing or canceling debt in exchange for national commitments to fund specific environmental activities. Three Duke experts have identified a series of reforms aimed at scaling these transactions to help developing countries meet the interconnected crises of debt distress, biodiversity loss, and climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Sharing Knowledge on Ecosystem Services” url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/events\/nesp-meetings-and-webinars” image=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/montana-river-istock-dszc972x471.jpg” alt=”A stream winds through the Montana landscape at sunset” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Roboto||||||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The National Ecosystem Services Partnership hosted several webinars this year on topics such as:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Synthesizing Research and Perspectives on Mangroves” url=”https:\/\/nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/articles\/evidence-library-synthesizes-global-research-and-local-perspectives-mangrove-ecosystem” image=”https:\/\/sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/09\/IMG_2570_Katherine.png” alt=”A mangrove in the United States.” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font=”Roboto||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n An evidence library developed by Duke scholars is informing management of two mangrove habitats in Puerto Rico and Florida to benefit both people and nature. The library brings together available scientific evidence on mangrove degradation and recovery with information gathered from local experts at the Jobos Bay and Rookery Bay research reserves.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#339898″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”site-navigation” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u2190 Annual Report Home<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ module_class=”site-navigation” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#00539B” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Climate, Health, and Justice<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#00539B” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Climate Finance and Policy<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#339898″ text_font_size=”22px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Climate Resilience<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ module_class=”site-navigation” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Data-Driven Climate Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#012169″ text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nClimate Resilience<\/h1>\n
Accelerating Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions<\/h2>\n
Scaling Up Financing for Nature-Based Solutions<\/h2>\n
Informing Land Conservation and Management in North Carolina and Beyond<\/h2>\n
Advancing the National Climate Resilience Framework<\/h2>\n
Federal Agencies Incorporate Duke Expertise to Measure Climate Adaptation Efforts<\/h2>\n
Building Capacity for Sustainable Infrastructure<\/h2>\n
Developing Purposeful Partnerships to Reduce Climate Risks<\/h2>\n
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Education Spotlight<\/h2>\n
Making Climate Hazard Risk Data Useful for North Carolina Communities<\/h3>\n
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