Welcome

Climate change and related water problems pose some of the most formidable challenges to science and society today. The IGERT in Climate Change, Water and Society (CCWAS) at UC Davis is designed to provide a new generation of scientists with the disciplinary depth and the multidisciplinary breadth to address effects of climate change on water resources, including unification of hydrologic and climate science toward a more advanced understanding of hydroclimatology and better translation of science into action.

In partnership with our cooperating institutions – the Colorado School of Mines, California State University, Fresno, the Centre for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA; University of La Serena, Chile), and University of Concepción, Chile -- the CCWAS IGERT will provide transformative interdisciplinary training spanning...

atmospheric science
computer science
ecology
engineering
geology
hydrologic science
political science
resource economics
...and other disciplines related to climate change, water, and society.

Glacier near Chillan, Chile. Photo courtesy of José Luis Arumí

Paul Ullrich and Graham Fogg discuss the causes and implications of the California drought in the CCWAS core course. You can view their lecture on youtube.

For more information aboutCCWAS, please...

browse these pages
download our proposal -- the CCWAS IGERT narrative
consult the new National Research Council report, which outlines the importance of collaboration between climate scientists, hydrologic scientists, and water managers
or contact our Academic Coordinator, Carole Hom, at clhom at ucdavis dot edu.

The CCWAS IGERT is funded by the US National Science Foundation through the Integrative Graduate Education Research Traineeship (IGERT) program.