Jack Kaye - Acting Chair, SGCR / Acting Director , USGCRP
Global Change Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-606) Global Change Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-606) "a comprehensive and integrated United States "a comprehensive and integrated United States research program which will assist the Nation and research program which will assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.“of global change.“
Goals: Goals: To improve understanding of uncertainties in climate To improve understanding of uncertainties in climate
sciencescience To expand global observing systemsTo expand global observing systems To develop science-based resources to support To develop science-based resources to support
policymaking and resource managementpolicymaking and resource management To communicate findings broadly among scientific To communicate findings broadly among scientific
and stakeholder communitiesand stakeholder communities
Research Elements:Research Elements:• Atmospheric CompositionAtmospheric Composition• Climate Variability and ChangeClimate Variability and Change• Water CycleWater Cycle• Land-Use / Land-Cover ChangeLand-Use / Land-Cover Change• Carbon CycleCarbon Cycle• EcosystemsEcosystems• Human Contributions & Human Contributions &
ResponsesResponses
Cross-Cutting Elements:Cross-Cutting Elements:• International Research International Research • and Cooperationand Cooperation• ModelingModeling• Observations and Data Observations and Data
ManagementManagement• CommunicationsCommunications• EducationEducation
•2.6 billions dollars, up 2.6 billions dollars, up 21 percent or $439 21 percent or $439 million over the 2010 million over the 2010 enacted levelenacted level
•Enhances research and Enhances research and modeling of the physical modeling of the physical climate system climate system
Climate Change Mitigation
(Mitigation &Response)
Climate Change Adaptation
(Assessment &Response)
Climate Change Science
(Understanding & Forecasting)
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