{"id":6953,"date":"2023-10-09T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=6953"},"modified":"2024-07-26T09:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:03:17","slug":"purdue-applied-research-institute-joins-abt-associates-led-team-in-49-million-usaid-climate-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/Q4\/purdue-applied-research-institute-joins-abt-associates-led-team-in-49-million-usaid-climate-initiative","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Applied Research Institute joins Abt Associates-led team in $49 million USAID climate initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>The Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) has partnered with Abt Associates, a global consulting and research firm, on a $49 million award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to help nations meet the climate commitments they made under the Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The award is part of USAID\u2019s five-year Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI), the agency\u2019s global flagship program to create actionable programs and policies to mitigate and adapt to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPARI Global Development and Innovation is excited to be a part of this important project with Abt Associates and USAID,\u201d said John Glover, executive director for PARI GDI. \u201cOur mission is to provide innovation and applied research approaches to develop practical policy solutions for the very complex systemic issues climate change poses, such as food security, community adaptation and resiliency as well as impacts of increased displacements and a greater need for humanitarian assistance as natural disasters from weather events occur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through collaboration with Abt Associates, PARI\u2019s partnering researchers in the College of Agriculture will receive $800,000 with potential for further support for their work over CACCI\u2019s duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an exciting initiative to address climate change challenges and policies across the globe,\u201d said Gerald Shively, associate dean and director of International Programs in Agriculture. \u201cWe are pleased to be partnering with PARI, Abt Associates and others, and look forward to leveraging the expertise of the College of Agriculture to ensure the project\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purdue researchers will work to address several of CACCI\u2019s objectives by collaborating with Abt Associates on the generation of information and data to meet the needs of policymakers, calling on CGIAR, fellow U.S. land-grant universities, historically Black colleges and universities, and think tanks as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cClimate change is a threat to all and challenges us to innovate in key areas: mitigation, adaptation and resilience,\u201d said Matthew Huber, the David E. Ross Director of the Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future and professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences. \u201cWe are pleased to be part of this project, working with terrific partners. The project aligns exactly with ISF\u2019s mission to foster and promote research, partnerships and engagement in areas including the environment, climate impacts and resilience, food-energy-water security, human and biosphere health, and sustainability as broadly defined by the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abt Associates will also look to Purdue\u2019s agricultural researchers for assistance in engaging with agribusiness sector associates in land and natural resource usage, and in planning for adaptation and mitigation, particularly in cocoa and coffee cultivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAbt has spent decades working with municipalities to develop localized policy solutions, including in response to the climate crisis,\u201d said Jenn Cisse, Abt Associates\u2019 director for climate adaptation and resilience. \u201cCollectively \u2014 with IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development), Purdue and WRI (World Resources Institute) \u2014 this team has almost 100 years of experience supporting policy reforms and connecting stakeholders working on climate policy and action in more than 150 countries. We\u2019re thrilled to harness this team\u2019s know-how with that of our partner countries. 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