Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change - Softcover

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Committee On Strategic Advice On The U.S. Climate Change Science Program

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309131731 ISBN 13: 9780309131735

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2009

Synopsis

Climate change is one of the most important global environmental problems facing the world today. Policy decisions are already being made to limit or adapt to climate change and its impacts, but there is a need for greater integration between science and decision making. This book proposes six priorities for restructuring the United States' climate change research program to develop a more robust knowledge base and support informed responses:

• Reorganize the Program Around Integrated Scientific-Societal Issues
• Establish a U.S. Climate Observing System
• Support a New Generation of Coupled Earth System Models
• Strengthen Research on Adaptation, Mitigation, and Vulnerability
• Initiate a National Assessment of the Risks and Costs of Climate Change Impacts and Options to Respond
• Coordinate Federal Efforts to Provide Climate Information, Tools, and Forecasts Routinely to Decision Makers

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Restructuring the Climate Change Science Program
• 3 Future Priorities
• References
• Appendix A: Examples of Bills with a Significant Climate Change Component Considered in the 110th Congress
• Appendix B: U.S. Climate Change Science Program
• Appendix C: Process for Identifying Priority Areas
• Appendix D: Fundamental Research Priorities to Improve the Understanding of Human Dimensions of Climate Change
• Appendix E: Research Priorities for Improving Our Understanding of the Natural Climate System and Climate Change
• Appendix F: Workshop Agendas and Participants
• Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
• Appendix H: Acronyms and Abbreviations

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0309131731
• ISBN 13: 9780309131735
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 266