Jim Landry was elected President of Friends of Ballona Wetlands at its January 2015 meeting.  Jim is the Senior Director of Operations for CURes. He is also Professor and Chair of the … Read more

I recently met a woman from South Los Angeles, who lost her five year-old son 30 years ago when a Los Angeles police officer accidentally shot and killed him. At … Read more

CURes researcher Dr. Michele Romolini received great news this week! She was formally approved as a Co-Principal Investigator of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES). As one of two urban sites in … Read more

December begins the season to assess the year’s ending and thank all the people that contributed to its success. It is hard to believe that 2014 is at a close, … Read more

On a map of Los Angeles County, South El Monte looks pretty far from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westchester. Yet the recent approval of $3 million for the San … Read more

Since the successful Mediterranean City Conference in Athens, we have been busy behind the scenes putting together the next phase of the Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium (MC-4). It is … Read more

On December 17th, 2013, Los Angeles became the first large city to pass a “cool roof” ordinance mandating that all new and renovated homes use roofing material that naturally reflects … Read more

The latest IPCC 5 synthesis report confirms that the impact of climate change is present and highlights the risks for regions around the world including Australia. The findings call out … Read more

Welcome to the inaugural Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium (MC-4) CityAdapt Newsletter from its new home at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles. We are delighted to serve as … Read more

In June 2012, over 230 experts from 15 countries convened in Los Angeles for The Mediterranean City: A Conference on Climate Change Adaptation. Participants came from Australia, Mexico, France, Spain, … Read more

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