Earth Observations and Global Change
Earth Observations and Global Change

Author: Lyn Wigbels

Publisher: CSIS

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780892065417

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... Rather than learning to adapt to natural and manmade disasters, the changing climate, the global food crisis, as well as our growing appetite for energy, and dealing only with the consequences after the fact, we need to start focusing our efforts on the Earth observation systems that will better connect humanity and its home, allowing us to prevent, predict, and mitigate the increasingly dramatic impacts of global change."--from pub. synopsis.

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

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2009-03-25

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 0309185815

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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