Characterizing Risk in Climate Change Assessments: Proceedings of a Workshop

by Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established in 1990 to assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.1 A key responsibility for the program is to conduct National Climate Assessments (NCAs) every 4 years.2 These assessments are intended to inform the nation about observed changes in climate, the current status of the climate, and anticipated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309445515
• ISBN13: 9780309445511
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 100 Pages