Communications
Near-Term (Fiscal Year 2009) Plans

Communications

Overview

Recent Accomplishments

Near-Term Plans

CCSP / USGCRP Communications Working Group Members

For long term plans, see Communications chapter of the Strategic Plan for the Climate Change Science Program (2003) posted on CCSP web site.

Past Accomplishments:

Recent

Fiscal Year 2007

Fiscal Year 2006

Fiscal Years 2004-2005

Climate Change Science Program.  FY 2008 Scientific Research Budget by USGCRP Research Element

HIGHLIGHTS OF PLANS FOR FY 2009

Listed below are some of the communications activities coordinated at the interagency level and planned for late FY 2008 (July to September 2008) and early FY 2009 (October 2008 to May 2009):

• Produce and distribute the balance of 13 SAP final reports (see page 29 for the breadth of topics to be addressed) and a Unified Synthesis Product that will consolidate key SAP findings, recent work of the IPCC, and new peer-reviewed regional climate impact assessment reports. CIWG will advise the lead agencies on communications-related issues including dissemination to appropriate stakeholders, briefings, press releases, and summaries for a range of audiences across different information media.
  
  
• Publish and distribute in hardcopy the CCSP Revised Research Plan, as specified in Section 104 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990.
  
  
• Publish and distribute the Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States (released electronically on 29 May 2008) that addresses topics required in Section 106 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, including a description of the trends in and projections of changes in the physical climate system, as well as impacts on social and natural adaptation options.
  
  
• Prepare and disseminate the FY 2010 edition of Our Changing Planet.
  
  
• Continue to improve and expand web sites by preparing and posting new content, improving web site usability and accessibility, and enhancing agency integration.