THIS WORKSHOP (JUNE 11-12, 2024) WILL BRING TOGETHER POLICY MAKERS AND RESEARCHERS ANALYZINGCLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION OF CONSEQUENCES FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THEWORKSHOP FOCUSES ON (1) DEFINING AND MEASURING RESILIENCE, (2) ANTICIPATING AND IDENTIFYING THE DIRECTAND INDIRECT IMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY, AND (3) CONTRIBUTING EVIDENCE TOWARDS POLICIES TO IMPROVERESILIENCE.THE WORKSHOP WILL FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMICS OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND HISTORICALLYUNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (AFRI PRIORITY AREA 6E.A) IN THE CONTEXT OF INCREASED CLIMATE VARIABILITY ANDCONTRIBUTE TO THE QUANTIFICATION OF THE RISKS AND LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE (6A.H) IN RURALCOMMUNITIES. MORE BROADLY, THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE FURTHERS USDA STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS 1, 2, 4, AND5 BYSUPPORTING THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND WORKING LANDS AS INCREASED CLIMATE VARIABILITY GENERATES NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.ATTENDEES WILL PARTICIPATE IN SESSIONS INTRODUCING DATA PRODUCTS RELATED TO THE MEASUREMENT ANDIMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE US AND ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONSPROVIDING SPACE FOR FEEDBACK ON NEW AND EXISTING RESEARCH PROJECTS. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS WILL PRESENTRESEARCH RELATED TO MEASURING AND ENHANCING RURAL RESILIENCE, AND THE WORKSHOP WILL PROVIDENETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP NEW COLLABORATIONS ACROSS GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. THE WORKSHOP WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CONNECTEDNESS AMONG RESEARCHERS PUSHING THE FRONTIER OF RURALCOMMUNITY RESILIENCE, MORE RESEARCHERS USING USDA DATA PRODUCTS RELATED TO RESILIENCE AND RURALCOMMUNITIES, AND THE PUBLICATION OF A SPECIAL ISSUE IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICSREVIEW JOURNAL IN 2024.