Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program
Division on Earth and Life Studies author Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education author Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate author Board on Environmental Change and Society author National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine author Committee to Advise the US Global Change Research Program author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:National Academies Press
Published:13th Mar '17
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The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program, established by the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990, mandated by Congress to "assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change". Since the USGCRP began, scientific understanding of global change has increased and the information needs of the nation have changed dramatically.
A better understanding of what is changing and why can help decision makers in the public and private sectors cope with ongoing change. Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program highlights the growth of global change science in the quarter century that the USGCRP has been in existence, and documents some of its contributions to that growth through its primary functions of interagency planning and coordination, and of synthesis of research and practice to inform decision making.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Strategic Planning and Coordination
- 3 Assessments and Stakeholder Engagement
- 4 Building on the Accomplishments of the USGCRP for the Next 25 Years
- References
- Acronyms
- Appendix A: Global Change Research Act of 1990
- Appendix B: Statement of Task
- Appendix C: List of USGCRP Products
- Appendix D: List of National Academies Reports for the USGCRP
- Appendix E: Table of USGCRP Strategic Planning Goals and Objectives
- Appendix F: Committee Member Biographies <
ISBN: 9780309455015
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90 pages