Arizona Institute for Resilience

Solutions for Environment and Society

Changing the world starts at home. Join us as we chart the course towards a more vibrant, sustainable planet.

We turn science into actionable, community-oriented solutions. Our focus is resilience, the practice of designing environmental and social systems to anticipate and integrate with global change.

Grounded in the sciences, we bring together researchers, educators, problem-solvers, and innovators from diverse disciplines – engineering, humanities, economics, public policy, law, the arts, and beyond – to develop innovative and practical solutions to the environmental and resilience challenges we all face.

Apply for the AIR Annual Resilience Theme Grant

AIR’s Annual Resilience Theme Grant asks an interdisciplinary team to propose a single resilience topic around which they will develop creative and inspiring events and activities for the 2025–2026 academic year. One team will be awarded up to $100,000 in TRIF Water, Environmental, and Energy Solutions (WEES) funding for fiscal year 2026. U of A faculty, continuing-eligible and continuing-status academic professionals, postdocs, and/or research staff across all disciplines and levels are eligible.

Proposals are due by April 30

Michael Kotutwa Johnson divides his time between Tucson (left: in his ENR2 office) and his family home on Hopi land in northeastern Arizona (right). His passion is revitalizing the American Indian food system, which revolves around indigenous maize (center).

U of A Professor Brings Hopi Perspective to U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Jan. 21, 2025

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has appointed University of Arizona's Michael Kotutwa Johnson to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC). He sees it as an opportunity to foster collaboration.

AIR Researcher to Chair National Academies Committee on Energy-Water Nexus

Jan. 16, 2025

The committee on Enabling DOE Regional Energy-Water Demonstrations will provide recommendations to the US Department of Energy on criteria for establishing regional facilities to resolve issues and create opportunities at the intersection of energy and water systems in the United States.

Trial by Fire: U of A-Developed Tool Cuts Through the Noise in Wildfire Management

Dec. 11, 2024

Wildfire management is high stakes and often complex. Fire managers have to consider environmental conditions, weather forecasts and climatic trends, all while making decisions with lives and landscapes on the line.

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Apply for the AIR Annual Resilience Theme Grant

U of A Professor Brings Hopi Perspective to U.S. Bureau of Land Management

AIR Researcher to Chair National Academies Committee on Energy-Water Nexus

Trial by Fire: U of A-Developed Tool Cuts Through the Noise in Wildfire Management