Through the creation of a public searchable database, this project focuses on identifying the implications for emergency management professionals for a world in which certain types of extreme weather events are the norm rather than the exception. Further, it supports identification of factors for consideration to be incorporated into emergency management planning and response to these types of events. 

The database will produce a list of annotations by search request which can then be copied to a word or other document. These annotations can then be used to find the associated document. Only open-source documents are reproduced in their entirety in this database.  These open-source documents are primarily found in the Journal Articles and Reports subcollections

About: This is a curated database consisting of annotated bibliographies intended to synthesize the disparate threads of climate change research and information into a useful unified construct for emergency management practitioners, students, and faculty. This database is interdisciplinary as befits the multidisciplinary nature of climate change.  Typically studied in environmental science, engineering, materials science, geophysics, risk science, and economics, to name a few, climate science is only now beginning to be studied within a framework intended to address the question of what it means for national security and emergency management.

A few of the annotations specifically describe a connection between emergency management operations and climate change. The vast majority of the annotations are intended to provide underlying information on climate change issues, to enable practitioners and scholars to consider their implications for the practice of emergency management.

To request access to the Climate Change for Emergency Management Annotated Database complete and submit the Request Access form.  While waiting for access to be granted take the time to download Zotero  to enable database access. Zotero is a free download which in addition to storing databases can also be used to format references in your documents.

Searching the Database: This database consists of annotated bibliographies of over 300 documents from a diverse array of source material including government reports, journal articles, news reports, etc.  The database is searchable by “tags” either in its entirety, or within its subcollections.

Subcollections

• Climate Change and Curriculum: Articles discussing the integration of climate change  into University programs.
• Events/Incidents: News articles with coverage of specific weather-related incidents either as they are occurring or in the immediate aftermath.
• Impact/Issues: News articles addressing topical issues related to climate change or its implication for emergency management or homeland security.
• Journal Articles: Peer-reviewed articles.
• Other Databases: Webpages that contain links to other climate change related collections.
• Reports: Reports issued by U.S. government agencies, international organizations, or NGOs.
• Studies/Tools: Graphs, models or other visualizations which can be manipulated to show different outcomes based on the variables utilized.

Supported in part through funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s Scientific Leadership Award, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Higher Education Office.