Regional Synthesis Reports
Learn more about California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment’s Regional Synthesis Reports
The Climate Assessment Regional Synthesis Reports compile the best available science on climate change and other informational resources at a local scale to help communities understand and develop informed responses to the impacts of climate change in their region.
Goals
- Support a community-led process
- Produce actionable science and research
- Implement a consistent framework across regions
- Synthesis statewide climate issues and highlight local priorities

Regional Coordinating Lead Authors
- Central Coast: Ruth Langridge, UC Santa Cruz
- Inland Deserts: Francesca Hopkins, UC Riverside
- Los Angeles: Jesse Norris, UC Los Angeles
- North Coast: Andrew Stubblefield & Rosemary Sherriff, Cal Poly Humboldt
- Sacramento Valley: Helene G. Margolis, UC Davis
- San Diego: Julie Kalansky & Tom Corringham, UC San Diego
- San Francisco Bay Area: Louise Bedsworth, UC Berkeley
- San Joaquin Valley: John Abatzoglou, UC Merced
- Sierra Nevada: Safeeq Khan, UC Merced