us globalchange research program

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)