James L Buizer
- Senior Strategy Advisor SVP RII
- Specialist, Natural Resources and the Environment
- Professor, Natural Resources and the Environment
- Professor, Arid Lands Resources Sciences - GIDP
- Professor, Global Change - GIDP
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- (520) 626-4454
- ADMINISTRATION, Rm. 601
- TUCSON, AZ 85721-0066
- buizer@arizona.edu
Biography
James Buizer is Senior Strategy Advisor to the Office of the Senior Vice President of Research, Innovation and Impact (RII), and Professor of Climate Adaptation in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment. He also serves as Associate Director of the UArizona Aegis Consortium for a Pandemic Free Future, and as Professor in the Arid Lands Resources Sciences, and the Global Change GIDPs. He is Founding Director Emeritus of the Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR) and Past Director of the Climate Adaptation and International Development Program in the Institute of the Environment at the University of Arizona. He currently serves on the Biosphere 2 Board of Directors, and on the Steering Committee of the France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges. Prior, he served on the UArizona Presidential Commission for the Future of Agriculture and Food Production in a Drying Climate, and as Senior Advisor to the UA/RII Faculty Foresight Council. Externally, He serves as Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee at the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES), Bangkok, Thailand, on the Board of Advisors to Planet Forward, on the Thomas Lovejoy Biodiversity Center Board of Directors, and as a Senior Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State University. He has also served as Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Second Nature, Inc., and the Global Council for Science and the Environment. From 2003-2011, Jim was Senior Advisor for Institutional Transformation to the President at Arizona State University, where he led the establishment of the Global Institute of Sustainability and its degree-granting School of Sustainability. Prior, Jim was Director of the Climate and Societal Interactions Division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington, D.C. Jim’s research focuses on integrating climate information into decision processes for regional climate resilience in developing countries. His degrees are in Oceanography and Marine Policy from the University of Washington. He is fluent in Spanish, his native tongue.
Degrees
- Master in Marine Affairs Marine Policy and Economics
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Bridging Science to Society Through a New Boundary Organization for Climate Information: The International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
- B.S. Oceanography
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
Work Experience
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2023 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2019 - 2022)
- CALES/SNRE, University of Arizona (2011 - Ongoing)
- Institute of the Environment, University of Arizona (2011 - 2019)
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (2003 - 2011)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1985 - 2003)
- NOAA (1984 - 1985)
Interests
Research
Climate Impacts and Adaptation; Sustainability;Resilience to Impacts of Global Environmental Change;Boundary Organizations for Research to Action
Teaching
Climate Adaptation; National Climate Assessments; Resilience to Impacts of Global Environmental Change
Courses
2018-19 Courses
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Dissertation
ARL 920 (Summer I 2019) -
National Climate Assessment
RNR 496G (Spring 2019) -
National Climate Assessment
RNR 596G (Spring 2019)
2017-18 Courses
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Dissertation
ARL 920 (Spring 2018) -
National Climate Assessment
RNR 496G (Spring 2018) -
National Climate Assessment
RNR 596G (Spring 2018) -
Dissertation
ARL 920 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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National Climate Assessment
RNR 496G (Spring 2017) -
National Climate Assessment
RNR 596G (Spring 2017) -
Climate Change Adaptation
RNR 440 (Fall 2016) -
Climate Change Adaptation
RNR 540 (Fall 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Buizer, J. l. (2017). Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer.More infoThis series aims to provide timely coverage of results of research conducted in accordance with the principles of sustainability science to address impediments to achieving sustainable societies – that is, societies that are low carbon emitters, that live in harmony with nature, and that promote the recycling and re-use of natural resources. Books in the series also address innovative means of advancing sustainability science itself in the development of both research and education models.The overall goal of the series is to contribute to the development of sustainability science and to its promotion at research institutions worldwide, with a view to furthering knowledge and overcoming the limitations of traditional discipline-based research to address complex problems that afflict humanity and now seem intractable. Books published in this series will be solicited from scholars working across academic disciplines to address challenges to sustainable development in all areas of human endeavors.This is an official book series of the Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S) of the University of Tokyo.
- Jacobs, K. L., & Buizer, J. L. (2016). Foreword to Climate in Context: Science and Society Partnering for Adaptation. Wiley.More infoForeword to the Book: Climate in Context: Science and Society Partnering for Adaptation
- Jacobs, K. L., Buizer, J. L., & Moser, S. (2016). The U.S. National Climate Assessment - Innovations in Science and Engagement. Journal on Climatic Change: Special Issue: Springer Verlag GmbH. doi:10.1007/s10584-016-1621-5More infoCoEditor (with Kathy Jacobs and Susanne Moser) of Special Issue on the National Climate Assessment for the Journal Climatic Change
- Jacobs, K. L., Wilbanks, T., Baughman, B. P., Beachy, R. N., Benjamin, G. C., Buizer, J. l., Chapin, F. S., Cherry, W. P., Davis, B., Ebi, K. L., Harris, J., Kates, R. W., Kunreuther, H. C., Mearns, L. O., Mote, P., Rosenberg, A. A., Schwartz, Jr., H. G., Smith, J. B., & Yohe, G. W. (2010). America's Climate Choices: Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change. Washington, D.C.: National Research Council.More infoAmerica’s Climate Choices: Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Div. on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies, The National Academies Press, D.C. (May 2010)
Chapters
- Smith, J. B., Muth, M., Alpert, A., Buizer, J. l., Cook, J., Dave, A., Furlow, J., Preston, K., Schultz, P., & Vaughan, L. (2017). Climate Effects on U.S. International Interests. In The Fourth U.S. National Climate Assessment. USGCRP: USGCRP.More infoIn NCSA: https://www.globalchange.gov/nca4
- Smith, J., Muth, M., Alpert, A., Buizer, J. l., Cook, J., Dave, A., Furlow, J., Schultz, P., Preston, K., & Vaughan, L. (2018). Climate Effects on U.S. International Interests. In Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II. https://nca2018.globalchange.gov: USGCRP.More infoSmith, J.B., M. Muth, A. Alpert, J.L. Buizer, J. Cook, A. Dave, J. Furlow, K. Preston, P. Schultz, and L. Vaughan, 2018: Climate Effects on U.S. International Interests. In Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II [Reidmiller, D.R., C.W. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E. Kunkel, K.L.M. Lewis, T.K. Maycock, and B.C. Stewart (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 604–637. doi: 10.7930/NCA4. 2018. CH16
- Buizer, J. L., Dow, K., Black, M. E., Jacobs, K. L., Moss, R. H., Moser, S., Luers, A., Gustafson, D. L., Richmond, T. C., Hays, S. L., & Field, C. B. (2015). Innovations in Assessment Processes: Building a Sustained Assessment Process. In Special Issue on the National Climate Assessment. Springer. doi:10.1007/s10684-015-1501-4More infoAbstract The leaders and authors of the Third US National Climate Assessment (NCA3) developed new modes of engaging academia, the private sector, government agencies and civil society to support their needs for usable, rigorous, and timely information and better connect science and decision-making. A strategic vision for assessment activities into the future was built during the NCA3 process, including recommendations on how to establish a sustained assessment process that would integrate evolving scientific understanding into decision making to manage the risks of climate change over time. This vision includes a collaborative assessment process that involves partnerships across a diverse and widely distributed set of non-governmental and governmental entities.
- Buizer, J. l., Jacobs, K. L., Black, M. E., Waple, A., Moss, R. H., Moser, S., Gustafson, D. I., Richmond, T. C., Hays, S., & Field, C. (2015). Building a Sustained Climate Assessment Process. In The Third US National Climate Assessment: Innovations in Science and Engagement,(p. 22). Springer Verlag GmbH. doi:10.1007/s10584-015-1501-4
- Jacobs, K. L., & Buizer, J. L. (2015). Building community, credibility and knowledge: the third U.S. National Climate Assessment. In Special Issue of Climatic Change: The US National Climate Assessment: Innovations in Science and Engagement(p. 13). Springer. doi:10.1007/s10584-015-1445-8
- Moser, S. C., Melillo, J. M., Jacobs, K. L., Moss, R., & Buizer, J. L. (2015). Aspirations and common tensions: larger lessons from the third national climate assessment. In Special Issue on the National Climate Assessment. Springer. doi:10.1007/s10584-015-1530-z
- Hall, J., Blair, M., Buizer, J. l., Gustafson, D., Holland, B., Moser, S., & Waple, A. (2014). The National Climate Assessment Long-Term Process: Vision and Future Development.. In The Third U.S. National Climate Assessment(p. 8). The U.S. Global Change Research Program: The U.S. Global Change Research Program.More infoHall, J. A., M. Blair, J. L. Buizer, D. I. Gustafson, B. Holland, S. C. Moser, and A. M. Waple, 2014: Ch. 30: Sustained Assess¬ment: A New Vision for Future U.S. Assessments. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment, J. M. Melillo, Terese (T.C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe, Eds., U.S. Global Change Research Program, 719-726. doi:10.7930/J000001G.
- Jacoby, H., Janetos, A., Birdsey, R., Buizer, J. l., Calvin, K., de la Chesnaye, F., Schimel, D., & Sue Wing, I. (2014). Mitigation. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment. In Third U.S. National Climate Assessment(p. 29). U.S. Global Change Research Program: U.S. Global Change Research Program.More infoJacoby, H. D., A. C. Janetos, R. Birdsey, J. Buizer, K. Calvin, F. de la Chesnaye, D. Schimel, I. Sue Wing, R. Detchon, J. Edmonds, L. Russell, and J. West, 2014: Ch. 27: Mitigation. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment, J. M. Melillo, Terese (T.C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe, Eds., U.S. Global Change Research Program, 648-669. doi:10.7930/J0C8276J.
- Buizer, J. l., Fleming, P., Hayes, S., Dow, K., Field, C., Gustafson, D., Luers, A., & Moss, R. (2013). Preparing the Nation for Change: Building a Sustained National Climate Assessment Process. In Preparing the Nation for Change: Building a Sustained National Climate Assessment Process. U.S. Global Change Research Program.More infoConvening Lead Author of Report prepared for the U.S. National Climate Assessment Development and Advisory Committee and transmitted to the U.S. President's Science Advisor, John Holdren. Serves as basis for future climate assessment activities of the U.S. Federal Agencies
Journals/Publications
- Buizer, J. L., Agarwal, A., Mitesh, S., Srinivasan, G., Finan, T. J., Singh, K., & Kumar, S. (2022). Integrating climate information into decision making for building resilience: A case study on farming communities in Bihar, India. . Climate Services, 28. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100328More infoEffective utilization of available weather and climate information is important to develop efficient and sustainable agricultural production systems. National meteorological agencies supported by global and regional centers are trying to generate climate forecasts tailored to sector-specific operational applications for a wide range of potential users. However, the big challenge is to develop a mechanism that will effectively communicate the information in a language that could be easily understood at different levels to obtain the maximum benefits from the information they receive.The International Research and Applications Project (IRAP) was a research experiment aimed at improving the livelihoods of rural farmers in Bihar, India, by producing and providing them with tailored weather and climate information. Forecast Application for Risk Management in Agriculture (FARM) schools were conducted to improve the awareness of farmers about the need for climate information and climate adaptation interventions which was applied for Kharif crops in summer climate variability in determining livelihood outcomes and actively seek out information to manage variability. This intervention helped trained farmers to better adjust their farming decisions through enhanced uptake of weather and climate information.
- Christopher, F. A., Norman, L. M., Garfin, G. M., Fisher, L. A., & Buizer, J. L. (2021). Flood resilience in paired U.S.‐Mexico border cities: a study of binational risk perceptions. Natural Hazards.More infoAbstractDisastrous floods in the twin cities of Nogales, Arizona, USA, and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico (collectively referred to as Ambos Nogales) occur annually in response to monsoonal summer rains. Flood-related hazards include property damage, impairment to sewage systems, sewage discharge, water contamination, erosion, and loss of life. Flood risk, particularly in Nogales, Sonora, is amplified by informal, “squatter” settlements in the watershed floodplain and associated development and infrastructure. The expected increase in precipitation intensity, resulting from climate change, poses further risk to flooding therein. We explore binational community perceptions of flooding, preferences for watershed management, and potential actions to address flooding and increase socio-ecological resilience in Ambos Nogales using standardized questionnaires and interviews to collect data about people and their preferences. We conducted 25 semi-structured interviews with local subject matter experts and gathered survey responses from community members in Ambos Nogales. Though survey response was limited, expected frequencies were high enough to conduct Chi-squared tests of independence to test for statistically significant relationships between survey variables. Results showed that respondents with previous experience with flooding corresponded with their level of concern about future floods. Additionally, respondents perceived greater flood-related risks from traveling across town and damage to vehicles than from inundation or damages to their homes or neighborhoods. Binationally, women respondents felt less prepared for future floods than men. On both sides of the border, community members and local experts agreed that Ambos Nogales lacks adequate preparation for future floods. To increase preparedness, they recommended flood risk education and awareness campaigns, implementation of green infrastructure, additional stormwater infrastructure (such as drainage systems), enhanced flood early warning systems, and reduction of flood flows through regulations to reduce the expansion of hard surfaces. This study contributes systematic collection of information about flood risk perceptions across an international border, including novel data regarding risks related to climate change and gender-based assessments of flood risk. Our finding of commonalities across both border communities, in perceptions of flood risk and in the types of risk reduction solutions recommended by community members, provides clear directions for flood risk education, outreach, and preparedness, as well as measures to enhance cross-border cooperation.
- Buizer, J. L. (2020). AHP-GIS analysis for flood hazard assessment of the communities nearby the world heritage site on Ayutthaya Island, Thailand. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 48, 17.More infoThailand faced the worst flooding in half a century in 2011. A previous flood had harshly affected the UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) and the surrounding communities. The aims of this study were to assess the spatial distribution of flood hazards and analyze how past experience contributed to community flood readiness. Both GIS analysis and household surveys (n ¼ 405) were systematically performed. According to the Analytic HierarchyProcess (AHP) technique, approximately half of the whole community area (52.63%) and the WHS (44.8%) were at high risk of flooding. Pratuchai, the most populated subdistrict, was at the highest flood hazard level. Runoff and road density were the main contributors to flooding in a community. Regression analysis found that there was a negative correlation between past flood experience and residents’ flood readiness. According to the cluster analysis, there were two groups of respondents: i) those who had more experience with both flood hazards and the inaccessibility of urban services during a flood and were less likely to prepare themselves for future floods (n ¼ 313) and ii) those who had less experience with floods and the inaccessibility of urban services and were more likely to prepare for future floods (n ¼ 92). This implies, in short, that the local populace had not learned much from past experiences of a flood disasters. Advance urban flood management, multi-hazard zoning, and effective flood risk communication are urgently needed to improve flood resilience in the WHS communities.
- Gerlak, A. K., Mason, S., Daly, M., Liverman, D. M., Guido, Z. S., Soares, M., Vaughn, C., Knudson, C. S., Greene, C. Y., Buizer, J. L., & Jacobs, K. L. (2020). The Gnat and the Bull: Do Climate Outlook Forums Make a Difference?. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Early onine. doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0008.1More infoAbstractWe provide guidance on how to evaluate Regional Climate Outlook Forums, whose longstanding climate prediction efforts have continued to evolve at the forefront in climate services.Little has been documented about the benefits and impacts of the recent growth in climate services, despite a growing call to justify their value and stimulate investment. Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs), an integral part of the public and private enterprise of climate services, have been implemented over the last 20 years with the objectives of producing and disseminating seasonal climate forecasts to inform improved climate risk management and adaptation. In proposing guidance on how to measure the success of RCOFs, we offer three broad evaluative categories that are based on the primary stated goals of the RCOFs: (1) quality of the climate information used and developed at RCOFs; (2) legitimacy of RCOF processes focused on consensus forecasts, broad user engagement, and capacity building; and (3) usability of the climate information produced at RCOFs. Evaluating the quality of information relies largely on quantitative measures and statistical techniques that are standardized and transferrable, but assessing the RCOF processes and perceived usability of RCOF products will necessitate a combination of quantitative and qualitative social science methods that are sensitive to highly variable regional contexts. As RCOFs have taken up different formats and procedures to adapt to diverse institutional and political settings and varied technical and scientific capacities, objective evaluation methods adopted should align with the goals and intent of the evaluation and be performed in a participatory, co-production manner where producers and users of climate services together design the evaluation metrics and processes. To fully capture the potential benefits of the RCOFs, it may be necessary to adjust or recalibrate the goals of these forums to better fit the evolving landscape of climate services development, needs, and provision.corresponding author: Andrea K. Gerlak, School of Geography and Development and Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, The University of Arizona, PO Box 210137, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA, agerlak@email.arizona.edu
- Gerlak, A. K., Mason, S., Daly, M., Liverman, D. M., Guido, Z. S., Soares, M., Vaughn, C., Knudson, C. S., Greene, C. Y., Buizer, J. L., & Jacobs, K. L. (2020). The Gnat and the Bull: Do Climate Outlook Forums Make a Difference?. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Early online. doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0008.1More infoAbstractWe provide guidance on how to evaluate Regional Climate Outlook Forums, whose longstanding climate prediction efforts have continued to evolve at the forefront in climate services.Little has been documented about the benefits and impacts of the recent growth in climate services, despite a growing call to justify their value and stimulate investment. Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs), an integral part of the public and private enterprise of climate services, have been implemented over the last 20 years with the objectives of producing and disseminating seasonal climate forecasts to inform improved climate risk management and adaptation. In proposing guidance on how to measure the success of RCOFs, we offer three broad evaluative categories that are based on the primary stated goals of the RCOFs: (1) quality of the climate information used and developed at RCOFs; (2) legitimacy of RCOF processes focused on consensus forecasts, broad user engagement, and capacity building; and (3) usability of the climate information produced at RCOFs. Evaluating the quality of information relies largely on quantitative measures and statistical techniques that are standardized and transferrable, but assessing the RCOF processes and perceived usability of RCOF products will necessitate a combination of quantitative and qualitative social science methods that are sensitive to highly variable regional contexts. As RCOFs have taken up different formats and procedures to adapt to diverse institutional and political settings and varied technical and scientific capacities, objective evaluation methods adopted should align with the goals and intent of the evaluation and be performed in a participatory, co-production manner where producers and users of climate services together design the evaluation metrics and processes. To fully capture the potential benefits of the RCOFs, it may be necessary to adjust or recalibrate the goals of these forums to better fit the evolving landscape of climate services development, needs, and provision.corresponding author: Andrea K. Gerlak, School of Geography and Development and Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, The University of Arizona, PO Box 210137, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA, agerlak@email.arizona.edu
- Buizer, J. L. (2019). Subseasonal Forecasts of the 2018 Indian Summer Monsoon Over Bihar. JGR Atmospheres, 124(24), 15.More infoAbstract: Calibrated probabilistic forecasts of weekly rainfall were developed for the state of Bihar in northern India and issued in real time during the June–September 2018 monsoon period, up to 2 weeks in advance. The forecasts are based on subseasonal forecasts from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction CFSv2 model and were calibrated against observed gridded rainfall fields from the India Meteorological Department using canonical correlation analysis. Hindcasts over the 1999–2010 period exhibit appreciable skill atWeek 1 lead (Days 3–9), with some skill atWeek 2 (Days 10–16), over Bihar as well as over a larger region. Forecasts were issued in real time during the 2018 Indian summer monsoon season for four districts in Bihar on a 1◦ grid in tercile probability format every Thursday.Verification of the district-level real-time forecasts over the 2018 season is evaluated and moderate skill demonstrated in terms of the Brier and Heidke skill scores, especially for the northern districts and for the below-normal category. Successful monsoon onset and break phase forecasts in 2018 over Bihar are related to episodes of the Madden-Julian Oscillation, which the model is shown to capture quite well at 1–2 week lead.
- Gerlak, A. K., Guido, Z., Vaughan, C., Rountree, V., Greene, C., Liverman, D. M., Trotman, A., Mahon, R., Cox, S., Mason, S., Jacobs, K. L., Buizer, J. L., Van Meerbeeck, C., & Baethgen, W. (2018). Building a Framework for Process-Oriented Evaluation of Regional Climate Outlook Forums. Weather, Climate and Society, 14. doi:10.1175/WCAS-D-17-0029.1More infoGerlak, A.K., Z. Guido, C. Vaughan, V. Rountree, C. Greene, D. Liverman, A.R. Trotman, R. Mahon, S. Cox, S.J. Mason, K.L. Jacobs, J.L. Buizer, C.J. Van Meerbeeck, and W.E. Baethgen, 2018: Building a Framework for Process-Oriented Evaluation of Regional Climate Outlook Forums. Wea. Climate Soc., 10, 225–239, https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-17-0029.1
- Buizer, J. L., Jacobs, K. L., & Cash, D. (2016). Making Short-term Climate Forecasts Useful: Linking Science and Action. Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, 113(17). doi:10.1073/pnas.0900518107More infoThis paper discusses the evolution of scientific and social understanding that has led to the development of knowledge systems supporting the application of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) forecasts, including the development of successful efforts to connect climate predictions with sectoral applications and actions;. The evolution of ENSO; activities to connect science and decisionmaking is then discussed, setting the stage for a report of outcomes from an international workshop comprised of producers, translators, and users of climate predictions. The workshop, which focused on identifying critical boundary-spanning features of successful boundary organizations, included participants from Australia, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands, the US Pacific Northwest, and the state of Ceará in northeastern Brazil. Workshop participants agreed that boundary organizations have multiple roles including those of information broker, convenor of forums for engagement, translator of scientific information, arbiter of access to knowledge, and exemplar of adaptive behavior. Through these roles, boundary organizations will ensure the stability of the knowledge system in a changing political, economic, and climatic context. The international examples reviewed in this workshop demonstrated an interesting case of convergent evolution, where organizations that were very different in origin evolved toward similar structures and individuals engaged in them had similar experiences to share. These examples provide evidence that boundary organizations and boundary-spanners fill some social/institutional roles that are independent of culture.
- Hart, D. D., Buizer, J. L., Foley, J. A., Gilbert, L. E., Graumlich, L. J., Kapuscinski, A. R., Kramer, J. G., Palmer, M. A., Peart, D. R., & Silka, L. (2016). Mobilizing the power of higher education to tackle the grand challenge of sustainability: Lessons from novel institutional experiments. Elementa Sustainability Transitions, 8. doi:10.12952/journal.elementa.000090More infoDavid D. Hart, James L. Buizer, Jonathan A. Foley, Lewis E. Gilbert, Lisa J. Graumlich, Anne R. Kapuscinski, Jonathan G. Kramer, Margaret A. Palmer, David R. Peart, Linda Silka. Mobilizing the power of higher education to tackle the grand challenge of sustainability: Lessons from novel institutional experiments
- Jacobs, K. L., Lebel, L., Buizer, J. l., Addams, L., Matson, P., McCullough, E., Garden, P., Saliba, G., & Finan, T. (2016). Linking Knowledge with Action in the Pursuit of Sustainable Water Resources Management. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(17), 6. doi:10.1073/pnas.0813125107More infoManaging water for sustainable use and economic development is both a technical and a governance challenge in which knowledge production and sharing play a central role. This article evaluates and compares the role of participatory governance and scientific information in decision-making in four basins in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, and the United States. Water management institutions in each of the basins have evolved during the last 10–20 years from a relatively centralized water-management structure at the state or national level to a decision structure that involves engaging water users within the basins and the development of participatory processes. This change is consistent with global trends in which states increasingly are expected to gain public acceptance for larger water projects and policy changes. In each case, expanded citizen engagement in identifying options and in decision-making processes has resulted in more complexity but also has expanded the culture of integrated learning. International funding for water infrastructure has been linked to requirements for participatory management processes, but, ironically, this study finds that participatory processes appear to work better in the context of decisions that are short-term and easily adjusted, such as water-allocation decisions, and do not work so well for longer-term, high-stakes decisions regarding infrastructure. A second important observation is that the costs of capacity building to allow meaningful stakeholder engagement in water-management decision processes are not widely recognized. Failure to appreciate the associated costs and complexities may contribute to the lack of successful engagement of citizens in decisions regarding infrastructure.
- Buizer, J. l. (2014). Sustained Assessment: A New Vision for Future U.S. Assessments. The U.S. National Climate Assessment.More infoHall, J. A., M. Blair, J. L. Buizer, D. I. Gustafson, B. Holland, S. C. Moser, and A. M. Waple, 2014: Ch. 30: Sustained Assess¬ment: A New Vision for Future U.S. Assessments. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment, J. M. Melillo, Terese (T.C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe, Eds., U.S. Global Change Research Program, 719-726. doi:10.7930/J000001G.
- Wheeler, Q., Knapp, S., Stevenson, D., Stevenson, J., Blum, S., Boom, B., Borisy, G., Buizer, J., De, C. M., Cibrian, A., Donoghue, M., Doyle, V., Gerson, E., Graham, C., Graves, P., Graves, S., Guralnick, R., Hamilton, A., Hanken, J., , Law, W., et al. (2012). Mapping the biosphere: exploring species to understand the origin, organization and sustainability of biodiversity. Systematics and Biodiversity, 10(1), 1-20.
- Wiek, A., Van, D., Harlow, J., & Buizer, J. l. (2012). Sustainability Science: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Society: How much time do we have? Urgency and Rhetoric in Sustainability Science. Sustainability Science Journal, 7(1).
Proceedings Publications
- Buizer, J. L. (2014, May). An International Research and Applications Project (IRAP) Caribbean Workshop Report: Integrating Climate Information and Decision Processes for Regional Climate Resilience. In Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum.More infoGuido, Z., Buizer, J., Finan, T., Gavin, S., L., Gerlak, A., Goddard, Greene, C., Johnson, R., Liverman, D., Mason, S., Muñoz, A. (2014). An International Research and Applications Project (IRAP) Caribbean Workshop Report: Integrating Climate Information and Decision Processes for Regional Climate Resilience. University of Arizona Institute of the Environment and Columbia University International Research Institute for Climate and Society.
Presentations
- Buizer, J. L. (2020, April). The Arizona Institutes for Resilience. Meeting of the Haury Donor Advisory Fund Board. Zoom: The Agnese Nelms Haury Program.
- Buizer, J. L. (2020, August). The Arizona Institutes for Resilience and the Built Environment. Faculty Retreat of the UA Systems and Industrial Engineering Department. Zoom: UA/SIE.
- Buizer, J. L. (2020, February). Looking Back: Formation of the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability. 15 Year Anniversary of the ASU Global Institute of Sustainability. Tempe, AZ: ASU.
- Buizer, J. L. (2020, February). The Arizona Institutes for Resilience. Second Nature Climate Leadership Summit. Atlanta, GA: Second Nature.
- Buizer, J. L. (2020, September). The Arizona Institutes for Resilience and the Built Environment. Convo with Cantwell. Zoom.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, April). Status of IRAP project in Jamaica and India. Meeting of Environment Division Staff. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, April). Status of IRAP project in Jamaica and India. Meeting of Program Managers. Washington, DC: USAID.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, April). The Role of Research Universities in Advancing Action in Climate Change. The Planet Forward Summit. Washington, DC: George Washington University.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, February). Findings of the International Research and Applications Project: North India. Meeting with the USAID-RDMA Office, Environment Division Officials. Bangkok, Thailand: USAID.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, February). Increasing Community Resilience to Impacts of Climate Variability and Change. Special Session of the Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System for Asia and Africa (RIMES) council. Bangkok, Thailand: RIMES.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, February). Moderated Panel on role of Higher Education on Science Diplomacy. International Conference on Science Diplomacy. University of Arizona: University of Arizona and U.S. Department of State.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, January). "Why is it so Hard". Convening of Climate Science Community for Science to Action. Washington, DC: Kresge Foundation and NCSE.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, January). Findings of and Plans for the International Research and Applications Project. Meeting of USAID Climate Program Managers. USAID Office, Washington, DC: USAID.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, January). Opening Plenary: Advancing the Scientific Basis for Environmental Decisionmaking. NCSE Annual Conference and Global Forum "Integrating Environment and Health II: Ten Years Later. Washington, DC: National Council on Science and the Environment (NCSE).More infoThe conference convenes national leaders in science, policy, and the environment and facilitates productive conversations. The conference is based on a different theme every year. It brings together a diverse community of experts from different disciplines and provides an enriching opportunity for all attendees to learn from each other, collaborate on exciting projects, and build productive professional relationships.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, January). Sustainability and International Development. Sustainability at UA Conference. University of Arizona: Institute of the Environment.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, January). Welcome and Update on the National Council on Science and the Environment. Winter Meeting of the Council on Environmental Deans and Directors. Washington, DC: NCSE.
- Buizer, J. l. (2017, february). Multi-Institutional Integration for Success. Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit. Tempe, AZ: Second Nature, Inc..
- Buizer, J. l., & Guido, Z. (2017, April). Status of IRAP project in Jamaica and India. Meeting of Program Managers. Silver Spring, MD: NOAA Climate Program Office.
- Buizer, J. l., & Subbiah, A. (2017, April). IRAP Partnership with RIMES. Meeting with Program Managers. Silver Spring, MD: NOAA.
- Buizer, J. l., & Subbiah, A. (2017, April). IRAP Partnership with RIMES. Meeting with Program Managers. Washington, DC: USAID.
- Buizer, J. l., Buizer, J. l., Jacobs, K. L., & Jacobs, K. L. (2017, September). Navigating Science to Action in a Post-fact World. Recorded on Mrs Green's World radio program. Tucson, AZ: Mrs Green's World.More infoBroadcast on 2017/10/10
- Murphy-Darling, G., Buizer, J. l., Jacobs, K. L., Jacobs, K. L., Murphy-Darling, G., & Buizer, J. l. (2017, June). Workshop on Communicating complex science in a post fact world. Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences. University of Arizona: NCSE-AESS-UA.More infoCreated and co-led a workshop on Communicating complex science in a post fact world at the Summer 2017 AESS Conference hosted by the University of Arizona, Institute of the Environment
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, April). A New design for Climate Services. Meeting of the Global Framework for Climate Services of the World Meteorological Administration. Geneva, Switzerland: WMO.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, April). Communicating Climate Science to the Public. Planet Forward Summit on Feeding the Planet. Washington, D.C.: Planet Forward.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, April). Living in our Future Climate. Planet Forward Summit on Feeding the Planet. Washington, D.C.: Planet Forward.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, April). The International Research and Applications Program and potential for collaboration in Bangladesh. Web based presentation to USAID Officials in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Web: USAID.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, April). The International Research and Applications Program. Visit to UA by 3 Senior Officials from the State of Bihar, India. UA, Tucson: UA, Tucson.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, February). Results of Valuation of Drought Information Service in Jamaica. Seminar. Washington, DC.: The World Bank.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, February). The Climate is Changing: What we know and how we know what we know. Special event of the Sun City Democratic Club. Or Valley, AZ: Sun City Democratic Club.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, January). Plenary Opening. 16th NCSE National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy, and the Environment: The Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Washington, D.C.: NCSE.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, June). Climate Change and Energy systems. NCSE Energy Education Summit. American University, Washington, D.C.: NCSE.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, June). Keynote: The National Council for Science and the Environment. Awards Banquet of the Association for Environmental Sciences and Studies (AESS). The National Zoo, Washington, D.C.: AESS.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, June). Socials Sciences of Climate Information Services. Training on Socials Sciences of Climate Information Services for officials of the Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) at UA. UA, Tucson: UA and NOAA.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, June). The role of Social Sciences in Climate Services. Web-based Workshop on Climate Services for International Development. Web: USAID and Asia Development Bank.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, March). The American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. Webinar Presentation to Peruvian Education Ministry Authorities. Web: Second Nature, Inc.More infoWebinar Presentation in Spanish on the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment to Peruvian Education Ministry Authorities
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, May). Research on Climate Resilience for International Development. Visit by Research Faculty Delegation from New Mexico State University. UA, Tucson: UA.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, May). Towards more informed climate adaptation: considerations of ethics in stakeholder participation and decision-making. Adaptations Futures International Conference. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Future Earth.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, October). Asking the Right Climate Questions for International Development. The Millennium Challenge Corporation Seminar. Washington, D.C.: The Millennium Challenge Corporation.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, October). Climate Resilience in Bihar, India. Aspen Global Change Institute workshop, “Expanding the Science-Policy Interface to Confront Global Change.”. Aspen, CO: Aspen Global Change Institute.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, October). Presentation: Integrating Climate Information into Decision Processes for Regional Climate Resilience. UA/CALS/AREC Fall 2016 Seminar Series. UA, Tucson: UA/CALS/AREC.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, September). Climate Impacts and Adaptation Options. Arizona Hydrological Symposium. Tucson, AZ: Arizona Hydrological Society.
- Buizer, J. l. (2016, September). Energy Conservation and Sustainability on U.S. University Campuses. Special Event at Worthington Energy Innovations, Corp. Columbus, OH: Worthington Energy Innovations, Corp and NCSE.
- Buizer, J. l., & Rahman, T. (2016, February). Presentation of Valuation Study Results of Drought Information Service in Jamaica. Seminar. Bethesda, MD: Abt Associates.
- Buizer, J. l., & Rahman, T. (2016, February). Study Results: Drought Valuation in Jamaica. Seminar. Silver Spring, MD: NOAA.
- Buizer, J. l., Rahman, T., Buizer, J. l., & Rahman, T. (2016, February). Results of Drought Valuation Study in Jamaica. Seminar. Washington, D.C.: USAID.
- Jacobs, K. L., & Buizer, J. l. (2016, February). Climate Adaptation – Realities, Risk, and Consequences. Special Event of the Green Valley Council Meeting. Green Valley, AZ: Green Valley Council.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, 01/05/2015). What's Next? The Ongoing Assessment Process (Invited Presentation). American Meteorological Society Annual Winter Meeting. Phoenix, AZ: American Meteorological Society.More infoManaging climate related risks involves integration of multiple sources of knowledge, and promoting understanding of the intersections between multiple physical, social, environmental and economic systems. In order to limit potential impacts and maximize climate-related opportunities, society needs to be prepared for a variety of changing conditions on an ongoing basis and to make decisions in the context of uncertainty. A strategic and well-supported process of evaluating and integrating new scientific knowledge is critical to helping society understand current trends and potential future conditions. Within the charter for the Third National Climate Assessment federal advisory committee (the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee, or NCADAC) was a requirement to provide advice about how to sustain an ongoing effort to evaluate changes in scientific understanding and build the capacity to support adaptation and mitigation decisions. This presentation will summarize some of the most critical recommendations of the NCADAC related to sustaining assessment activities.Among the conclusions of the NCADAC are the fact that connecting scientific information to decision processes can be improved by: 1) enhancing the production of decision-support tools such as scenarios of the future, 2) initiating continuous improvements in collecting and synthesizing information, including better ways of communicating levels of certainty in the findings, 3) building relationships between scientists and stakeholders, 4) providing feedback to ongoing research efforts, and 5) ensuring strong leadership and appropriate governance of assessment processes. Because a sustained assessment process offers the opportunity for planning and investment decisions to be more deliberate and phased in over time, the U.S. government can more efficiently provide support for science focused on solutions and investment opportunities; support the science and adaptation needs of federal agencies; and provide transparent access to data at a variety of scales for private businesses, local/state/regional/tribal governments, and other organizations that are planning for the future. The vision for a sustained assessment developed by the NCADAC involves partnerships between the federal government and public and private sector participants, including academia. It will require a long-term effort to connect federal, tribal, regional, and state-focused adaptation and mitigation efforts as well as developing enhanced monitoring capacity.The NCADAC report, Preparing the Nation for Change: Building a Sustained National Climate Assessment concluded that a sustained assessment process will allow greater efficiency in development of assessment products (including quadrennial reports) to contribute to continued progress in research and responsive delivery of credible information for decision-making as well as doing a better job of meeting the needs of decision makers at multiple scales.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, 01/14/2015). The International Research and Applications Program. Annual Meeting of the Regional Integrated Assessments Program of NOAA. Charleston, SC: NOAA.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, 01/27/2015). The Role of Social Sciences in Climate Services. Roundtable on Partnership on Climate Data and Information for Resilient Development. Old Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C.: OSTP and USAID.More infoThe White House Office of Science and Technology and the U.S. Agency for International Development would like to invite you to attend a roundtable discussion of opportunities related to the development of a Partnership on Climate Data and Information for Resilient Development, which will be supported primarily by USAID but with significant contributions from NOAA, NASA, USGS, and other U.S. government agencies. The roundtable will take place at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 9 am. This discussion will include information from Senior Administration Officials on actions the United States is taking to help developing nations boost their resilience to the impacts of climate change, as well as an opportunity for you to share information on the challenges and opportunities your organization anticipates in this space.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, 01/29/2015). Status of International Research and Applications Program. Presentation to NOAA Administrators. Silver Spring, MD: NOAA.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, April). Climate and Food Security: Opening Plenary Feeding the Planet Summit. Feeding the Planet Summit of Planet Forward. Washington, D.C.: George Washington University/Planet Forward.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, April). Closing Remarks. Summary of World Bank Workshop: Mind, Society and Behavior. World Bank Workshop: Mind, Society and Behavior. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, April). Lessons from International Development: Climate Change and Vulnerable Populations. Conference on Climate Change and Vulnerable Populations. NAU, Flagstaff, AZ: Northern Arizona University.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, August). Demand focused International Adaptation to Climate Change. Aspen Global Change Institute: Opportunities for Integration of Remote Sensing, Integrated Assessment, and Adaptation. Aspen, Colorado: Aspen Global Change Institute.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, August). The International Research and Applications Project. Invited presentations to AAAS, NOAA, OSTP and USAID. Washington, DC: NOAA.More infoPresented the UA/Columbia University "International Research and Applications Project" to personnel at AAAS, NOAA, OSTP and USAID
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, February). Presentation on potential research collaboration to build climate resilience. Conference on Climate Resilience. Bangkok, Thailand: King Mongkhut Institute of Technology at Langrabat.More infoPresentation to 200 faculty and administrators of the King Mongkhut Institute of Technology at Langrabat, and representatives from the Thai Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), the National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Loxley Co. Ltd, Institute for Sufficiency Economy, and the Thai PBS. KMITL, Bangkok.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, February). Seminar on Climate Change and Resilience in Asia. USAID-RDMA. Bangkok, Thailand: USAID.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, February). Training on Risk Assessment Methodologies: Institutional Transformation. Training Course: Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia. Bangkok, Thailand: RIMES - Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, January). Energy and Climate Resilience in Developing Countries. NCSE Conference: Energy and Climate Change. Washington, D.C.: NCSE.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, January). Presentation on methods for Research in International Climate Resilience. White House Roundtable Discussion of International Climate Resilience. Washington, D.C.: OSTP.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, June). Examples of the IRAP Approach for Community Resilience. Launch event announcing a USAID-led public-private partnership for resilient development. Washington DC: USAID and OSTP.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, March). Presentation on Interdisciplinary approaches to creating actionable knowledge for management of climate impacts. UA Meeting with Omani University officials regarding potential collaboration. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, March). Presentation on University Roles in Assisting Communities to Prepare for Impacts of Climate Variability and Change. Meeting with EPA National Manager ENERGY STAR Small Business & Congregations Network. Washington, D.C.: EPA.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, March). Presentation on characteristics of successful Innovation Hubs for Regional Climate Resilience. Hosted Scientists Forum, GFIA Conference “Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture: Middle East and Africa Focus". Abu Dhabi: Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, March). Serve as Rapporteur for USAID Symposium: Advancing Climate Resilient Development. USAID Symposium: Advancing Climate Resilient Development. Washington, D.C.: USAID.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, May). Plenary Overview: Climate Change Issues and Options for Development. World Bank/IFC – ASU Workshop on Climate Change and Investment Risk. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, November). Climate Mitigation and Adaptation on University Campuses. Ohio State University Sustainability Committee. Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University.
- Buizer, J. L. (2015, October). "Impacts of Climate Change in the US and the Southwest". Oro Valley-Sun City Lecture Series. Oro Valley, AZ: Oro Valley-Sun City Retirement Association.
- Buizer, J. L., & Goddard, L. (2015, February). Presentation to Jeevika Officials on IRAP. Meeting with Jeevika Officials. Patna, Bihar, India: Jeevika.
- Buizer, J. L., & Goddard, L. (2015, February). Presentation to highlight IRAP as preferred approach to President of India Chief of Staff. Meeting with President of India Chief of Staff. New Delhi, India: Indian Office of the President.
- Buizer, J. L., & Goddard, L. (2015, February). The International Research and Applications Project for regional Climate Resilience. Indian Ministry of Agriculture. New Delhi, India: Indian Ministry of Agriculture.
- Buizer, J. L., & Goddard, L. (2015, February). The International Research and Applications Project for regional Climate Resilience. Presentation on IRAP to CGIAR and USAID. New Delhi, India: CGIAR and USAID.More infoPresentation of IRAP Program to officials at CGIAR and USAID to determine potential collaboration and possible funding sources
- Buizer, J. L., & Goddard, L. (2015, March). Presentation to World Bank on Impacts of Climate Change in S. Asia. World Bank Workshop. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
- Buizer, J. L., & Jacobs, K. L. (2015, March). Presentation 1 of 2: The National Climate Assessment: Preparing for the Climate of the Future. OLLI Lecture Series. Tucson, Arizona: OLLI.
- Buizer, J. L., & Jacobs, K. L. (2015, March). Presentation 2 of 2: The National Climate Assessment: Preparing for the Climate of the Future. OLLI Lecture Series. Tucson, Arizona: OLLI.
- Buizer, J. l. (2015, 01/08/2015). “Building Partnerships between NMHS, Meteorological Societies, Business, and Academia to assist Environmental Decision Making”. World Meteorological Society. Phoenix, AZ: AMS - WMO/NWS International Session.More infoThis session will explore the unique and important role National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) play in addressing society’s need to improve environmental decision making in the face of rising demand for food, water and energy, and because of growing vulnerability to extreme weather and climate events. Increasingly NMHSs have a significant role to play in employing the advances made in the collection and analysis of hydrological and meteorological observations, in the modeling of hydrological and meteorological phenomena and the dissemination of forecasts warnings and authoritative advice to address extreme events. But these advances must be accompanied by advances in the institutional capability that makes best use of this science and technology. Collectively, this capability is referred to as the hydro-meteorological enterprise; it includes organizations from three sectors: academic, public (including, but not only NMHSs), and commercial. This session will consider how to bring these sectors closer together, including, but not only, through the engagement of scientific societies such the AMS and its counterparts around the World.
- Buizer, J. L. (2014, December). Integrating Climate Information and Decision Processes for Regional Climate Resilience Program. Fourth International Conference on Climate Services. Montevideo, Uruguay: WMO, USAID.
- Buizer, J. L. (2014, January). The National Climate Assessment Long-Term Process: Vision and Future Development.. The National Council for Science and the Environment Annual Conference: Building Climate Solutions. Washington, D.C.: The National Council for Science and the Environment.More infoTwo presentations: Symposium and Workshop
- Buizer, J. L. (2014, November). Climate Change and Hispanics. Climate Conversations with Hispanic Leaders. UA: UA Institute of the Environment.
- Buizer, J. L. (2014, November). IRAP: Integrating Climate Information and Decision Processes for Regional Climate Resilience Program. NOAA Seminar. Washington, D.C.: NOAA.
- Buizer, J. L. (2014, November). Integrating Climate Information and Decision Processes for Regional Climate Resilience Program. USAID Partners Monthly Seminar on Climate Change and Development. Washington, D.C.: USAID.
- Buizer, J. L. (2014, November). Panel presentation: The Impacts of Integrating Climate Information and Decision Processes on Resilience to Climate in the Caribbean. International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development. Washington, D.C.: World Bank - GEF.
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, August). Climate Impacts and the Latino Community in Arizona. Arizona Community Foundation Workshop on Climate Change and the Hispanic Community. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Community Foundation.
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, August). UA-NAU Prospects for Collaboration in Climate Adaptation Research Programs. NAU Workshop on Climate. NAU, Flagstaff, AZ: NAU.
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, June). Critical Issues in Program Evaluation. NCA Process Evaluation Workshop. Washington, D.C.: USGCRP.More infoPresented on Critical Issues, led 3 sessions and presented session summary
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, June). Innovative Frameworks for Climate Research-to-Action Programs. Science & Decisions Workshop. Annapolis, MD: SESYNC.
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, June). The International Research and Adaptation Program at UA and Columbia University. USAID Conference on advancing a Climate Services Partnership. Washington, D.C.: USAID.More infoLed strategic planning session and presented on IRAP. 12 participants from US and Europe.
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, May). National Climate Assessment: The Case for an Ongoing Assessment Process. NCA Southwest Chapter Public Event. University of Arizona: UA Institute of the Environment.
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, May). The International Research and Applications Project: “Integrating Climate Information and Decision Processes for Regional Climate Resilience”. The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum. Kingston, Jamaica: WMO, USAID, CIMH.More infoPresented and Led 4 sessions over 2 days. 100 participants from 22 countries of the Caribbean
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, May). Why Climate Matters: What we know and how we know what we know. Redemption Church, Tempe. "First Wednesday". Redemption Church, Tempe AZ: Redemption Church, Tempe AZ.More infoPresented to 500+ individuals of the Tempe, AZ community
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, November). Climate Information for Innovations in Agriculture. Planet Forward Salon. GWU, Washington, DC: GWU.
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, November). Integrating Climate Information and Decision Processes for Regional Climate Resilience Program. World Bank Officials. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, September). Impactos del Cambio Climatico en Colombia. Colombian Science Festival (remote). Bogota, Colombia (presented by video remote): Colombian Science Festival.More infopresented remotely in Spanish to 1000+ participants
- Buizer, J. l. (2014, September). Sustaining a National Climate Assessment. American College and University President's Climate Commitment Presidential Summit. Boston, MA: Second Nature-ACUPCC.
- Jacobs, K. L., Buizer, J. l., Garfin, G. M., Breshears, D. D., & Liverman, D. M. (2014, January). Living in Our Future Climate: Adapting to Climate Change. Moderate Panel and Present at CCASS convened conference. Student Union Memorial Center, Kiva Room, UA: UA Institute of the Environment.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, April). Adaptation and the National Climate Assessment. National Adaptation Forum. Denver: Kresge Foundation.More infoThis session will include presentations by the director and authors of the draft Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) discussing the relationship between the NCA and adaptation strategies. An NCA report is required to be produced by the government at least every four years; the draft that was released for public comment on January 14 (open for comment at www.ncadac.globalchange.gov until April 12) is the most comprehensive assessment of climate impacts and vulnerabilities in regions and sectors ever completed within the U.S. It also includes assessments of the state of adaptation, mitigation and decision support, and suggests components and a vision for a sustained assessment process. The production of the report involved a major engagement effort (with explicit consideration of adaptation), with 30 author teams, a 60 member advisory committee, and a series of foundational technical input reports and workshops developed with support of federal agencies and a variety of non-federal partners. This session will focus on ideas for supporting adaptation through sustained assessment processes.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, April). The Long-Term Vision: Developing a "Sustained Climate Assessment. WebinarSecurity and Sustainability Forum.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, April). The National Climate Assessment and Higher Education. Radio ShowSecurity and Sustainability Forum.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, August). Iterative Risk Management for Climate Adaptation. RIMES Training Workshop on Iterative Risk Mgt for Climate Adaptation Policy and Practice. Bangkok, Thailand: RIMES.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, August). Linking Science to Action and Co-Production of Knowledge. Aspen Global Change Institute Summer Forum. Aspen, Colorado: Aspen Global Change Institute.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, August). The Long-Term Vision for a Sustained Climate Assessment. National Research Council. Washington DC: National Research Council.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, December). The Ethics of Climate Change Information Systems. International Conference on Climate Services. Montego Bay, Jamaica: USAID.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, February). Climate Change Impacts in Western Africa. Mars Corp. Board of Directors. Biosphere-2: Mars Corp..
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, February). Institutional Whiplash: Challenges and Critical Ingredients for Rapid Change at Arizona State University. AAAS. Boston: AAAS.More infoThe complexities and uncertainties associated with the rapid and dramatic changes humanity is facing lead us to question if our educational, social, political and economic institutions are equipped to help society meet these challenges. Innovative and flexible institutions that can adjust in anticipation of, or in rapid response to these changes are the best positioned to be of optimal service to society. This is perhaps especially true of our institutions of higher learning. The Arizona State University (ASU) is recognized amongst U.S. universities as a leader in Sustainability Education, Research, Solutions, and Campus Operations. In 2003 ASU had a traditional research “Center for Environmental Studies.” Four brief years later, in 2007 it launched the Global Institute of Sustainability and its degree-granting School of Sustainability, first of its kind in the U.S. Today its research, education and operations are a thriving example for others. The author, who led its design, formation and establishment on behalf of the university leadership, recounts the journey that propelled ASU from relative obscurity to international prominence in the field of sustainability. An early task was to define the sustainability mission of the institution, and the breadth and scope of what would become its program. A number of early decisions shaped the institution to what it is today. Amongst these is that ASU decided to be comprehensive in its mission. That is, to simultaneously dedicate itself to a) the creation of new knowledge and technologies, b) arrive at research‐based solution options to the most salient of sustainability challenges, c) teach the next generation of business, government and university leaders, and d) reduce the environmental footprint of our university campus operations. With the explicit, active, and ongoing commitment by the University President, challenges faced were overcome. Approaches to remove these barriers are addressed, and critical ingredients to the success of this institutional transformation are identified.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, January). The Draft Key Findings of the National Climate Assessment. National Climate Assessment SW Town Hall. San Diego: National Climate Assessment, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, July). The Long-Term Vision for a Sustained Climate Assessment. National Climate Assessment. Washington, DC: USGCRP.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, March). Implications of the National Climate Assessment. Webinar. Washington, D.C.: Security and Sustainability Forum.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, May). Scholarship to Inform the Sustained Climate Assessment. Short Takes on Science and Innovation Policy: Energy, Climate, and New Media. Arizona State University: Arizona State University.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, November). Institutional Transformation in Higher Education. Regents' and Distinguished Professors at UA Speaker Series. UA Psychology 317B: UA Regents' and Distinguished Professors Association.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, November). The National Climate Assessment - Science to Policy. Environmental Breakfast Club. UA Law School: UA Law School.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, November). The National Climate Assessment and Higher Education. Webinar Security and Sustainability ForumSecurity and Sustainability Forum.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, October). Climate Adaptation on US University Campuses. Campus Sustainability DaySecond Nature.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, October). Climate Change and the US Sustained National Climate Assessment-What it means for Arizona. "Down to Earth with Mrs Greene" Radio Show. Tucson: Mrs Greene's World.
- Buizer, J. l. (2013, September). Adaptation and Resilience as Part of The National Climate Assessment:Role of Higher Education. American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment Annual Summit. Portland, Oregon: Second Nature.
- Buizer, J. l. (2011, November). Research needs at U.S. Department of Energy Workshop on Climate Change and Energy, Supply and Use. U.S. Department of Energy Workshop on Climate Change and Energy, Supply and Use. Washington, DC.
- Buizer, J. l. (2011, November). Workshop on Climate Impacts and Adaptation in Urban Infrastructure Systems. Workshop on Climate Impacts and Adaptation in Urban Infrastructure Systems. Washington, DC.
- Buizer, J. l. (2011, October). Panel re Climate Impacts on Pacific Islands. Water is Rising, produced by UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance. Tucson, AZ: UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance.More infoVideo
- Buizer, J. l., Overpeck, J., & Springer, A. (2011, September). Arizona's Climate Future. Tri-University Climate Seminar.More infoVideo
Reviews
- Buizer, J. l. (2017. Mock panel for the Reverse Site Visit preparations for IES proposal to USDA.More infoserved on mock panel for the Reverse Site Visit preparations for the UA-IES proposal to USDA. As result, it was funded.
- Buizer, J. L., Merrigan, K., & Kapuscinski, A. (2015. Serve as External Reviewer of the UNH Institute of the Environment, Durham, NH(p. 22). UNH Institute of the Environment, Durham, NH.
Case Studies
- Buizer, J. L., & Rahman, T. (2015. Preliminary Report: The Economic Impact of Seasonal Drought Forecast Information Service in Jamaica, 2014-15(p. 64).More infoStarting in 2014, Jamaica has been in one of the worst droughts recorded since the 1970s. The drought’s effects on rural livelihood and the Jamaican economy have been devastating. According to widely published reports, the annual agricultural production declined by 30% in 2014 relative to 2013. This, along with brush fires, resulted in $1 billion loss for the economy. In response to the drought, the Jamaican Meteorological Service (JMS), in collaboration with the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) produced new seasonal drought-related forecast information. The information was provided to over 300 farmers during June 2014-June 2015 by JMS with the help of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). The farmers received the information through farmer forums, phone text messages, extension agents, and by contacting the JMS. While anecdotal stories suggest that the losses in agricultural production might have been much greater if not for the provision of the information service by the JMS, they do not constitute robust evidence regarding the economic benefit of the information service. The goal of this study is to evaluate the economic impact of the service provided.