THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Division on Earth and Life Studies and Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and Board on Environmental Change and Society
Committee to Advise the U.S. Global Change Research Program
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Congressional Briefing
Monday, March 15, 2021 – 1:00 p.m.
via Zoom
on
Global Change Research Needs and Opportunities for 2022-2031
The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change. This new report, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, advises the USGCRP on how best to meet its mandate in light of climate change impacts happening today and projected into the future. The report identifies critical climate change risks, research needed to support decision-making relevant to managing these risks, and opportunities for the USGCRP's participating agencies and other partners to advance these research priorities over the next decade.
This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on March 16, 2021 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.