US Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative U.S. Climate Change Science Program An Interagency Perspective on Climate and Global Change Education

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative Scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity. It also includes specific types of abilities. In short, the ability to question, to determine answers, to understand and evaluate climate information (at a popular press level), and to appreciate the necessary scientific underpinnings of local, state, national policy and decisions....to appreciate how climate is a part of our larger societal framework. What is Climate Literacy?

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative Workforce development (formal ed. yield time – 10 yrs) –(not just science, but resource managers, utilities, architects etc. etc.) Ability to ask the right questions of us as data providers Public support for government expenditure –(e.g. billions of dollars for satellite investments, modeling capabilities) Public understanding of implications of climate research and resulting policy decisions How does climate literacy and climate education intersect with data management?

US Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative Education in the CCSP Context

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative CCSP and education activities... The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) incorporates the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), established by the Global Change Research Act of 1990, and the Bush Administration’s 2001 Climate Change Research Initiative. Vision : A nation and the global community empowered with the science- based knowledge to manage the risks and opportunities of change in the climate and related environmental systems. Mission : Facilitate the creation and application of knowledge of the Earth’s global environment through research, observations, decision support, and communication. Responsibility : Coordinating and integrating scientific research on global variability and change sponsored by 13 participating agencies of the U.S. Government.

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative CCSP Activities Coordination and Planning Agency leads and EOP liaisons, Interagency Working Groups, Coordination Office Strategic Plan (2003), Revised Research Plan (2008), annual research prioritization International research cooperation and coordination (IPCC, International research programs, Support of agency activities, Formal and informal partnerships) Selected Products Our Changing Planet (annually) 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products (2006 – 2009) Scientific Assessment (2008) Unified Synthesis Product (in progress) Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) Websites

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative Participation –Frank Niepold (NOAA), Ming-Ying Wei (NASA). –Other participation from NSF, USDA, DOE,DOI, EPA,HHS...etc. Key activities –to outline national imperatives for inclusion in future strategic planning activities with focus on interagency component –To build a cohesive climate literacy framework – interagency and external community Ad hoc Education Interagency Working Group

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative Contact us... Climate Change Science Program/Global Change Research Program Anne Waple

US Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative Additional Information

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative Current CCSP Goals [from 2003 Strategic Plan] 1.Improve knowledge of climate and environment. 2.Improve quantification of forces driving changes to climate. 3.Reduce uncertainty in projections of future climate change. 4.Understand sensitivity and adaptability of natural and manmade systems. 5.Explore uses and limits of managing risks and opportunities.

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative CCSP Interagency Committee CCSP Office Atm. Comp. Climate Var. & Change Water CycleLULCC Comm. HCR Internat. Carbon Ecosys. Obs. Interagency Working Groups ModelingFOG Educ.

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative CCSP Interagency Working Groups Atmospheric Composition Climate Variability and Change Modeling Global Water Cycle Land Use and Land Cover Change Global Carbon Cycle Ecosystems Human Contributions and Responses Observing and Monitoring the Climate System Data Management and Information Communications International Research and Cooperation Education

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Incorporating the US Global Change Research Program and the Climate Change Research Initiative Building Blocks Cross-CuttingResearch Elements Program FramingAtmospheric Composition Science to Inform MitigationClimate Variability and Change Science to Inform AdaptationCarbon Cycle Observations and Data Management Ecosystems ModelingLand Use/Land Cover Change International CooperationHuman Contributions and Responses EducationWater Cycle Communication and Outreach Assessment