The Climate & Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP) is a group of informal science educators, climate scientists, learning scientists and community partners in four Northeast U.S. cities (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York City, and Washington, DC.), funded by the National Science Foundation to explore innovative ways to educate city residents about climate change.
The CUSP approach is:
- Local: Addresses climate change issues that are specific to the city.
- Relevant: Focuses on climate change impacts on communities, and the available responses to those impacts.
- Solutions-Focused: Helps city
residents understand
collective responses to climate change impacts, why those responses are
important, and how to become
involved in systems-level solutions.