ABOUT
WHO WE ARE
The Climate & Wildfire Institute (CWI) is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization on a mission to accelerate solutions to the era’s most pressing climate and wildfire challenges. The Climate & Wildfire Institute (CWI) is an independent nonprofit organization that accelerates solutions to climate and wildfire challenges. CWI works to speed new solutions to the frontlines and to decision-makers by building a consortium of collaborative partnerships. As a boundary organization, we operate at the intersections of research, policy, and practice, facilitating collaboration and innovation across sectors to advance climate and wildfire resilience within the Western United States.
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WHAT WE DELIVER
CWI convenes a diverse network of partners to integrate ideas and inform knowledge-based solutions to wildfire in the Western United States. CWI delivers expert technical, administrative, and operational management, expanding critical capacity to empower our partners to scale their impact and accelerate change.
OUR CHALLENGE
The size, severity, and speed of recent wildfires have pushed the limits of our existing scientific understanding, policies, and technical capabilities. This is what the present and growing climate crisis looks like. Effectively adapting to – and getting ahead of – the reality of wildfire requires a collaborative strategy that will accelerate the adoption of new tech and policies that can help us and our ecosystems adapt to and manage this new reality.​​