Fellow Story

Dóñez serves as a Transportation Chapter Author for the 5th National Climate Assessment

Fellow(s): Francisco Dóñez
Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy Resources & Access

Francisco Dóñez is serving as a Transportation Chapter Author for the 5th National Climate Assessment (NCA5).

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established by Presidential initiative in 1989 and mandated by Congress in the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990. Its mandate is to develop and coordinate “a comprehensive and integrated United States research program which will assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.”

The USGCRP and the authors of NCA5 are hosting a series of virtual public engagement workshops to inform development of this federal climate report. The Transportation Chapter public engagement workshop will take place on February 1, 2022 from 2:00 -6:00 pm ET. Register for the event here. Find the full list of public engagement workshops or learn more about the Fifth National Climate Assessment on the program's website. 

Meet the Fellows in this Story

Francisco Donez

Francisco Dóñez

2007 Fellow
Francisco Dóñez works in the Air Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9, splitting his time between downtown Los Angeles and his home office in San Bernardino County. He leads the Ports and Railroad sector...