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The Reports Library features scientific assessments, annual reports, strategic research plans, and other resources produced by USGCRP and the collaborative efforts of our member agencies. Select reports by other authoritative scientific bodies with whom we work, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Research Council (NRC), are also accessible here. Most reports are available for download (open and click View); some can be ordered in print free of charge (open and click Add to Cart).
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- For tools and information to support Federal agencies in adapting to climate change, browse the Federal Adaptation Resources collection.
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Other Popular Reports
- Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2017
- The National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: A Triennial Update
- The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
- National Global Change Research Plan 2012–2021
- IPCC. Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report
Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change calls for a national adaptation strategy that provides needed technical and scientific resources, incentives to begin adaptation planning, guidance across jurisdictions, shared lessons learned, and support of scientific research to expand knowledge of impacts and adaptation.
Advancing the Science of Climate Change calls for a single federal entity or program to coordinate a national, multidisciplinary research effort aimed at improving both understanding and responses to climate change. Seven cross-cutting research themes are identified to support this scientific enterprise.
Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change , a volume in the America's Climate Choices series, describes and assesses different activities, products, strategies, and tools for informing decision makers about climate change and helping them plan and execute effective, integrated responses.
Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change , part of the congressionally requested America's Climate Choices suite of studies, focuses on the role of the United States in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The book concludes that in order to ensure that all levels of government, the private sector, and millions of households and individuals are contributing to shared national goals, the United States should establish a "budget" that sets a limit on total domestic greenhouse emissions from 2010-2050.
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) Report Series summarizes regional, sectoral, and process-related workshops and discussions being held as part of the Third NCA process. This workshop focused on questions, issues, and methodological perspectives regarding the use of mathematical models for the NCA, as well as the complexities that arise when applying data and models to multiple spatial and temporal scales. The workshop was held in Arlington, VA on December 8-10, 2010. Volume 7 of the NCA Report Series summarizes the discussions and outcomes of this workshop.
This workshop focused on developing indicators for ecosystem responses to climate change and integrating observational networks. The workshop was held in Washington, DC on November 30-December 1, 2010.
The workshop on strategies for knowledge management for the 2013 NCA was held in Reston, Virginia in September 2010.
The workshop on planning regional and sectoral assessments as a part of the 2013 NCA was held in Reston, Virginia on November 15-17, 2010.
The first regional and strategic guidance workshops to contribute to the 2013 NCA were held in Chicago in February 2010.
The first regional and strategic guidance workshops to contribute to the 2013 NCA were held in Chicago in February 2010.