Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change (Advising the U.S. Global Change Research Program) - Softcover

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc; Division On Earth And Life Studies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309131731 ISBN 13: 9780309131735

Verlag: NATL ACADEMY PR, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

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

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: NATL ACADEMY PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0309131731
• ISBN 13: 9780309131735
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 254
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