PLEASE PASS ALONG and APOLOGIES FOR ANY CROSSPOSTING EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR—BAY AREA ECOSYSTEMS CLIMATE CHANGE CONSORTIUM
Recognizing the urgent need for coordinated, science-based strategies to address the environmental impacts of accelerating climate change on regional ecological systems (www.climatescience.gov<http://www.climatescience.gov>) http://www.globalchange.gov/, federal, state and non-governmental research, management and planning agencies in the San Francisco Bay area joined forces in spring 2009 to launch the Bay Area Ecosystem Climate Change Consortium. BAECCC brings together resource managers, scientists, and policy makers to jointly address the impacts of accelerating climate change on Bay Area ecosystems. BAECCC’s goals are to secure nature’s ecological and economic benefits to society by reducing the negative impacts of climate change on the region’s wildlife, habitats and ecosystem function, while also enhancing the role of natural systems in mitigating those impacts. BAECCC focuses on the ocean to the estuary – from the pelagic, near-shore and coastal areas of the Greater Gulf of the Farallones to the subtidal, tidal wetland and uplands of San Francisco Bay region, stretching inland to Suisun Bay. Working cooperatively, BAECCC members leverage expertise, funds, and resources to more effectively address the ecological challenges of our time. On behalf of BAECCC, the California Coastal Conservancy is now requesting Statements of Qualification for a full-time Executive Coordinator to assist in the coordination, leadership and promotion of a regional, integrated approach among scientists, resource managers and others for ecological adaptation to climate change in the greater San Francisco Bay region. The successful contractor will have knowledge about climate change impact assessments for ecosystems in California, as well as a background in environmental laws, policies and programs pertaining to climate change adaptation and impact reduction. Funding has been secured for this position for two years, with the expectation that the Executive Coordinator will assist BAECCC in obtaining additional funds for subsequent years. Please submit your statement of qualifications electronically (pdf documents only) by noon on January 11, 2011 to: Nadine Hitchcock at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
