U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990, and was known as the U.S. Climate Change Science Program from 2002 through 2008. The program is steered by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research under the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, overseen by the Executive Office of the President, and facilitated by an Integration and Coordination Office.
The USGCRP is a multi-agency coordinating body for federal climate change research. 13 federal departments and agencies participate in the program. The USGCRP engages in a variety of activities aimed to strengthen and strategically direct climate change research in the United States, and improve the flow of that information to policy-makers, federal, state, and local decision-makers, and the public. These activities include international events, large-scale program elements, and smaller thematic interagency working groups.
The advances in climate change research made by the USGCRP have been documented in numerous assessments commissioned by the program, and have played prominent roles in international assessments such as those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This clearinghouse provides links to the U.S. National Assessments and U.S. Regional Assessments as well as to other relevant publications and sites.
USGCRP is part of the interagency initiative that operates the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Program Office and hosted by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Phone: (202) 223-6262
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- Sea-Level Rise Tool for Hurricane Sandy Recovery
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 4.7: Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure - Gulf Coast Study
- MATCH: Metadata Access Tool for Climate and Health
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 3.3: Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaii, Caribbean, and U.S. Pacific Islands
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 3.4: Abrupt Climate Change
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 4.1: Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 4.3: The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 4.4: Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 4.5: Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 4.2: Thresholds of Climate Change in Ecosystems
- Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 4.6: Analysis of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems
- USGCRP Strategic Plan 2016: The National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021 - A Triennial Update
- USGCRP Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
- USGCRP Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Human Health
- USGCRP Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Water Resources
- National Climate Assessment: Indigenous Peoples, Lands, and Resources
- USGCRP Climate Resilience Toolkit - Climate Explorer Tool 1.0
- USGCRP Metadata Access Tool for Climate and Health (MATCH)
- USGCRP Federal Adaptation Resources website
- Preparing the Nation for Change: Building a Sustained National Climate Assessment Process
- FY 2013 Federal Agency Climate Change Adaptation Plans: USGCRP's Summary of Research and Information Needs
- Our Changing Planet: The FY 2013 U.S. Global Change Research Program
- USGCRP Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Society
- USGCRP Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Energy Supply and Use
- USGCRP Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Agriculture
- The National Global Change Research Plan 2012 - 2021: A Strategic Plan for the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
- Resilience Dialogues
- Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science - A Guide for Individuals and Communities
- USGCRP Global Climate Change Impacts in the US - Ecosystems
- USGCRP Global Climate Change Impacts in the US - Transportation
- USGCRP: The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
- National Climate Assessment
- Houston-Galveston, Texas: Observed Trends and Projected Future Conditions
- 4th National Climate Assessment, Volume I: Climate Science Special Report
- U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
- 4th National Climate Assessment, Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
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