Strategic Plans
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Science Implementation Strategy for the North American Carbon Program
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Downloadable copy available A report prepared for the U.S. Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group and Interagency Working Group by the North American Carbon Program Implementation Strategy Group. Learn More -
Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
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Downloadable copy available This Strategic Plan for the Climate Change Science Program describes a strategy for developing knowledge of variability and change in climate and related environmental and human systems, and for encouraging the application of this knowledge. Learn More -
Revised Research Plan: An Update to the 2003 Strategic Plan
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Downloadable copy available The Revised Research Plan is an update to the 2003 Strategic Plan of the US Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), a document that was developed via a thorough, open and transparent multi-year process involving a wide range of scientists and managers. Learn More -
The National Global Change Research Plan: 2012-2021
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Downloadable copy available The Strategic Plan fulfills Congress's mandate in the Global Change Research Act to develop a program to "understand, assess, predict, and respond to" global change. It reflects recommendations from multiple reports of the National Academies, from dozens of listening sessions with stakeholders around the country, and from collaborative planning among the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) member agencies. Altogether, the USGCRP envisioned through this Strategic Plan, by connecting fundamental human and Earth system research with the translation and dissemination of credible and authoritative information, harnesses the work of Federal agencies into a coordinated effort for the future benefit of the Nation. Learn More -
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program: Vision for the Program and Highlights of the Scientific Strategic Plan
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Downloadable copy available The vision document provides an overview of the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) long-term strategic plan to enhance scientific understanding of global climate change. Learn More -
A Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's Strategic Plan
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National Research Council Review of Draft Strategic Plan The U.S. government supports a large, diverse suite of activities that can be broadly characterized as "global change research." Such research offers a wide array of benefits to the nation, in terms of protecting public health and safety, enhancing economic strength and competitiveness, and protecting the natural systems upon which life depends. The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), which coordinates the efforts of numerous agencies and departments across the federal government, was officially established in 1990 through the U.S. Global Change Research Act (GCRA). In the subsequent years, the scope, structure, and priorities of the Program have evolved, (for example, it was referred to as the Climate Change Science Program [CCSP] for the years 2002-2008), but throughout, the Program has played an important role in shaping and coordinating our nation's global change research enterprise. This research enterprise, in turn, has played a crucial role in advancing understanding of our changing global environment and the countless ways in which human society affects and is affected by such changes. Learn More



