A UC Riverside researcher presented findings from a four-year climate resilience study focused on the Coachella Valley to the Palm Springs Sustainability Commission last week, offering commissioners a preview of a public website and planning toolkit designed to help residents and decision-makers prepare for the effects of climate change.
Danielle Baronia, an assistant specialist at the UC Riverside Center for Conservation Biology, introduced the Desert Climate Resilience Initiative, known as DCRI, which launched in 2022 and wrapped up in March. The project was funded by the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy through its climate resilience and community access grant program.
“The desert climate resilience initiative will be located here within the community, and both the science and information we gather are meant to build a community that’s resilient to climate change,” Baronia said, quoting the project’s principal investigator…