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IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE AND GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH

A REVIEW OF THE FINAL U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PROGRAM STRATEGIC PLAN

Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan

Division on Earth and Life Studies

Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2004. Implementing Climate and Global Change Research: A Review of the Final U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10635.
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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

Advisers to the Nation of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

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COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE PROGRAM STRATEGIC PLAN

THOMAS E. GRAEDEL (Chair),

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

LINDA A. CAPUANO,

San Jose, California

ELIZABETH CHORNESKY,

University of California, Santa Cruz

MARY A. GADE,

Sonnenschein, Nath, and Rosenthal, Chicago, Illinois

KATHARINE L. JACOBS,

University of Arizona, Tucson

ANTHONY C. JANETOS,

H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, Washington, D.C.

CHARLES KOLSTAD,

University of California, Santa Barbara

DIANA M. LIVERMAN,

Oxford University, United Kingdom

JERRY D. MAHLMAN,

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

DIANE MCKNIGHT,

University of Colorado, Boulder

MICHAEL J. PRATHER,

University of California, Irvine

EUGENE ROSA,

Washington State University, Pullman

WILLIAM H. SCHLESINGER,

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

DAVID SKOLE,

Michigan State University, East Lansing

ANDREW SOLOW,

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts

ROBERT A. WELLER,

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts

T. STEPHEN WITTRIG,

BP, Naperville, Illinois

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GREGORY H. SYMMES, Study Director (Phase I),

Division on Earth and Life Studies

AMANDA STAUDT, Study Director (Phase II),

Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

BYRON MASON, Senior Program Assistant,

Division on Earth and Life Studies

ELIZABETH GALINIS, Senior Program Assistant,

Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

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Preface

In September 2002, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere James R. Mahoney asked the National Academies to undertake a fast-track review of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program’s (CCSP’s) draft strategic plan for climate and global change studies and the final strategic plan after it had been revised. In response the 17-member Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan was formed (see Appendix C for committee biographies). The committee was given a two-phase statement of task (see Appendix B for full statement of task). The committee’s first report, which reviewed the November 11, 2002, draft strategic plan, was issued in February 2003 and addressed Phase I of the committee’s task. This report, which provides an overall assessment of the revised strategic plan and CCSP’s strategic planning process, addresses Phase II of the committee’s task (see Box P-1).

Chapter 1 of this report summarizes the committee’s overall assessment of the revised strategic plan. Chapters 2 and 3 examine in more detail how those aspects of the draft plan that were identified in the committee’s first report as particularly challenging have evolved in the revised plan. The scientific scope of the plan and decision support activities that need further development during implementation are addressed in Chapter 2. The major management challenges in implementing the plan are addressed in Chapter 3. The committee responds to the five questions in the Phase II statement of task (see Box P-1) and provides recommendations for future planning efforts in Chapter 4.

The committee held two meetings since the release of the revised strategic plan to gather information and prepare this report. The first meeting was held on August 25-27, 2003, in Washington, D.C. At this meeting Ghassem Asrar, associate administrator for Earth Science at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Richard Moss, executive director of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, presented an overview of the changes to the strategic plan and how the CCSP addressed the committee’s major recommendations. Lead authors of selected chapters of the plan also discussed the changes that were made to their chapters. We thank Ghassem Asrar and Richard Moss along with the following individuals who also participated in this meeting: David Allen, CCSP Office; Susan Avery, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and CCSP Office; Louis Brown, National Science Foundation (NSF); Margarita Conkright, NOAA and CCSP Office; David Conover, Climate Change Technology Program; Jay Fein, NSF; Janet Gamble, U.S. Environmental Protection

BOX P-1 Statement of Task for Phase II

In the second phase, the committee will provide an overall assessment of the revised (final) plan, with an emphasis on how the plan has evolved in response to NRC and other community input. The committee also will address the following questions related to the processes used to solicit and consider input from the scientific and stakeholder communities throughout the strategic planning process:

  • Were the mechanisms for input from the scientific and stakeholder communities throughout the program’s strategic planning process adequate?

  • Did the format of the workshop promote the open exchange of ideas and suggestions for improvement?

  • Was the process used to make decisions on potential changes to the draft plan clearly communicated to workshop participants and others who submitted comments during the public comment period?

  • Was this process consistent with generally accepted practices for considering community input during public comment periods?

  • What specific improvements should be reflected in future planning efforts for the program?

The results of phase II will be provided in a report to be delivered to the program within 6 months after the revised (final) plan is published.

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Agency (USEPA); Susan Herrod Julius, USEPA; Chester Koblinsky, NASA and CCSP Office; Kathryn Parker, USEPA; Toral Patel-Weynand, Department of State; Steve Shafer, U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Caitlin Simpson, NOAA. The committee held a second meeting in Irvine, California, in October 2003, during which the committee received an update from James Mahoney and Richard Moss on the status of plan implementation, and prepared this report. We extend our gratitude to James Mahoney and Richard Moss for their support, insights, and openness throughout the study process.

The committee and staff have worked diligently to make this report as useful as possible to the CCSP. We wish the CCSP leadership well as it takes on the challenging task of implementing this ambitious strategic plan. In the opinion of many of the committee members the issues addressed by the CCSP are among the most crucial of those facing humankind in the twenty-first century.

Thomas E. Graedel, Chair

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Acknowledgments

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Mark Abbott, Oregon State University, Corvallis

James Anderson, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

D. James Baker, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Antonio Busalacchi, University of Maryland, College Park

William Easterling, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Gregory Greenwood, California Resources Agency, Sacramento

Charles F. Kennel, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California

Pamela Matson, Stanford University, Stanford, California

Susanne C. Moser, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

Edward A. Parson, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Edward S. Sarachik, University of Washington, Seattle

Christine S. Sloane, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan

Susan Solomon, NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado

B.L. Turner, II, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts

David Warrilow, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, United Kingdom

Robert M. White, Washington Advisory Group, Washington, D.C.

Eric Wood, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Although the reviewers listed above have provided constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the report’s conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Robert A. Frosch (Harvard University). Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.

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