Climate Adaptation Models for Policy (CAMP) Lab
Welcome! Our research lab develops policy frameworks and computational models to help society navigate complex climate risks.
We do so through collaborative, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged scholarship.
Our Research Areas
Understand Drivers and Consequences of Farmer Decision-Making
The world’s 600 million farms are at the center of many sustainability goals, including eradicating poverty, ensuring food security, and conserving nature. Understanding their decisions is a core building block of navigating climate risks.
Build Models to Systematically Assess Climate Policies
Climate change is complex – its impacts transcend sectors, scales, and geographic boundaries. Computational models allow us to simulate how different policies can work together to promote climate resilience.
Develop Climate Information Services for Diverse Decision-Makers
Our growing wealth of Earth observations data has not yet translated to widespread climate adaptation. We integrate climate and socioeconomic data to develop usable indicators for real-world decisions.
Our Core Principles
- Curiosity: Develop creative, interdisciplinary research that delivers unique insights on complex problems regarding climate risks
- Community: Grow a diverse and fun research lab that collectively pursues systems change at home and globally
- Collaboration: Engage in meaningful, authentic collaborations that build long-term societal partnerships and broadens our perspectives
CAMP Lab in Action!
Pictures and videos from our recent activities, including:
October 2025: CAMP Lab members Martina Adjei-Yeboah, Nic Choquette-Levy, and Olivia DiPrinzio enjoy the view from the top of Mt. Nittany in State College, PA.
August 2025: Undergraduate summer student Thandeka Bango presents research on aligning Earth observations data with farmers’ perceptions at the 2025 Penn State GeoPEERS Symposium
June 2025: PI Nic Choquette-Levy visits with researchers, NGOs, and government officials in Nepal to explore potential collaborations on modelling climate-resilient agricultural transitions
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