(3 to 8 Credits) The eight-credit graduate qualifying project (GQP), typically done in teams, is to be carried out in cooperation with an external partner, and it is overseen by two faculty members representing both the Department of Integrated and Global Studies and Civil & Environmental Engineering. Student teams seek to answer a climate adaptation question identified and explained by the external partner. The student teams conduct applied research using goals, objectives, and methods developed in the core Methods courses for the CCA program, based on this driving question and under the joint guidance of two WPI faculty advisors and the external partner. The course is full-time and structured by two weekly meetings with the faculty advisors and external partner. Professional development skills, such as oral and written communication, teamwork, leadership, and collaborative problem-solving will be practiced as the research is completed across a full semester. Recommended background: Completion of CCA core classes (except IGS 590 and IGS 599) and permission of instructor.