In coordination with the U.S. Department of Interior, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) welcomes public comment on the draft prospectus of the First National Nature Assessment (NNA1). The USGCRP Public Contribution System will accept comments from August 4 – September 18, 2023 . All comments must be made via the USGCRP Public Contribution System if they are to be considered. Reviewers can provide comments via this online mechanism. The NNA1 Draft Prospectus is embedded in the public comment section of the USGCRP Public Contribution System, and you may also access it via the...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides science to support the mission of the Department of the Interior. In the FY22 budget, Congress charged the USGS with developing an assessment of the linkages between biodiversity and climate change. The USGS, in collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Mexico’s La Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO), and with assistance from the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation’s John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution (National Center), will undertake a...

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is developing an update to " Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate Science ," originally published in 2009. The intention of the update is to ensure the Guide reflects current climate science, engagement, and education methods and includes a focus on informing climate decisions. Feedback is solicited on the following questions: How should the updated document be structured? What topics should be included? How should topics be weighted and ordered within the document? Are there pieces that are missing from the 2009 Guide? Are...

A draft version of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) is now available for a 12-week public review and comment period. Additional information on this request can be found in the Federal Register Notice . People who wish to review and comment on the draft report can do so via the USGCRP Review and Comment System (registration required). Instructions for comment submission are available on that site and in this brief recording(link is external) and user guide ( en español ). In addition to this public comment period, NCA5 is being reviewed by a committee of the National Academies of...

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, on behalf of USGCRP, requests input from the public to help inform the framing, development, and use of the National Nature Assessment . We welcome comments on the definition of nature, what questions the assessment can help answer, potential audiences and engagement processes, trends and projections, and relevant information sources. More information on how to respond to this request, including guiding questions, can be found in the Federal Register Notice . Feedback must be submitted via USGCRP’s Contribute site and is due by 11:59 PM...

NASA, on behalf of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, has issued a Federal Register Notice (FRN) seeking author nominations and scientific/technical inputs for NCA5. The document also serves as a notice of planned public engagement opportunities. Refer to the FRN for the full text. Prospective authors nominated through this call may be invited to serve as Chapter Lead Authors, Authors, or Technical Contributors to NCA5. For more information on author roles, see www.globalchange.gov/nca5 . In addition, USGCRP is seeking submissions of relevant scientific and/or technical publications...

The U.S. Global Change Research Program, in collaboration with Smithsonian Institution, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, invites artists to engage in the development of the Fifth National Climate Assessment by creatively visualizing climate change in the United States: its causes, impacts, and manifestations; our shared vulnerabilities; and the strength of our collective response. Art x Climate seeks to strengthen partnerships between science and art and demonstrate the power of art to advance the...

NOAA, on behalf of USGCRP, is soliciting nominations for Review Editors for the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). Please see the Federal Register Notice for full details. The Review Editor plays a critical role on the assessment, ensuring that each public and peer review comment has been appropriately considered by the author team. Review Editors do not provide additional comments on assigned draft chapters; rather they attest that the annotation is sufficiently responsive to the comment and indicates any revision made to the chapter(s), including the scientific or logical rationale...

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), in collaboration with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, requests comment from the public on its draft Decadal Strategic Plan. Please refer to the Federal Register Notice for full information. USGCRP seeks feedback on program priorities and accompanying narrative in the strategic pillar sections. Respondents should consider (i) ideas on emerging, large-scale scientific questions related to global change and/or response, especially those where interagency collaboration will be critical; (ii) specific information on how science is or is...

NOAA, on behalf of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, has issued a Federal Register Notice seeking public feedback on the annotated outlines of each chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment . The annotated outlines can be accessed by visiting USGCRP’s Review and Comment System . This opportunity runs through February 20, 2022. The assessment will highlight the risks climate change poses to a number of national-level topics and 10 regions of the United States, focusing on scientific advancements since the release of the last assessment . The feedback received through this public...