Working Group on International Research and Cooperation
Italy

The White House announced on 19 July 2001 that the U.S. and Italy have agreed to undertake joint research on climate change. As the first step in developing such cooperation, science program managers from both countries met in Rome on the 22nd and 23rd of January 2002. The objectives of this initial interaction with our Italian counterparts were to identify, first, specific scientific areas in which joint research is needed; and second, specific actions to develop such research and a timetable for these. It was agreed in July that cooperation would be undertaken within four broad areas: global and regional climate modeling; atmospheric studies related to climate; carbon cycle research; and low carbon technologies.

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A brochure summarizing this meeting will be made available to Working Group Members upon request.