up to $50K

Extreme Weather and Natural Hazards Solutions

National Geographic Society is seeking to fund impactful projects driving science-based solutions to the growing threat of extreme weather events and natural hazards such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, droughts, floods, heatwaves and severe storms. Projects should aim to increase adaptability and resilience to these events and demonstrate tangible positive impacts on people and nature. Successful projects will demonstrate sufficient engagement with relevant stakeholders to ensure that project development and implementation are carried out for at-risk human communities and natural systems. Proposals for both new and ongoing projects will be considered. We encourage projects in regions most vulnerable to extreme weather events and natural hazards, as well as regions that currently have limited capacity for research and implementation.

Additional Information:
Potentially relevant topic areas could include: 1) Extreme Weather Field Research – collecting in-situ meteorological and environmental data from extreme weather events and natural hazards to inform modeling, prediction, rapid response and adaptation. 2) Nature Based Solutions – conserving, protecting and restoring ecological systems that naturally increase resilience to extreme weather events and natural hazards or are especially at risk. 3) Technological Solutions – developing and leveraging new technologies, including autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence, to improve prediction and response to extreme weather events and natural hazards. 4) Developing and strengthening local-level strategies – innovative local-level solutions, tools, and approaches to help people and nature prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme weather events and natural hazards, increasing the resilience of those local communities within their capabilities and priorities.

Funding Agencies: National Geographic Society

Match Requirement: none