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AGU Partners with White House on the Resilience Dialogues

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The American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Thriving Earth Exchange (TEX) has been named as a partnering organization with the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy newly launched "Resilience Dialogues." Officials are hoping to help communities facing climate resilience challenges by offering them a consultative service that will connect them with information, tools, and programs, they are hoping to support to community wide climate-resilience needs. TEX was established three years ago by AGU and has been connecting communities "facing challenges related to the geosciences, such as adapting to climate change and protecting water quality, and pro bono geoscientists who are experts in pertinent fields."

Critical Issues Monthly Roundup: October 2016

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Welcome to November! Here’s what’s new from the Critical Issues Program:
  The 2016 Critical Issues Forum took place on October 27-28, hosted by the Payne Institute for Earth Resources at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. The topic of the Forum was “Addressing Changes in Regional Groundwater Resources: Lessons from the High Plains Aquifer”. The Forum was attended by a wide range of scientists, economists, water managers, policy experts, students, water industry professionals, and representatives from federal, state, and local agencies and organizations. The ideas, perspectives, approaches, lessons, and future outlooks discussed at the Forum will be made publicly available in a forthcoming report. You will also be able to watch videos of the speakers’ presentations as they become available on the Forum website. In the coming months we will be maintaining a focus on groundwater resources with new case studies, factsheets, and additional web content.
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Critical Issues Forum 2016: A Success!

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The 2016 Critical Issues Forum, Addressing Changes in Regional Groundwater Resources: Lessons from the High Plains Aquifer concluded today at the Colorado School of Mines Ben H. Parker Student Center. An initial summary of social media posts using #CIForum16 were compiled connecting people to various resources, but also communicate interesting questions raised at the event. A summary report will be available within the next year. 

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