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Workshop Update
27 June 2005

The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is holding a workshop November 14-16, 2005 in Arlington, Virginia, addressing the capability of climate science to inform decision making. The CCSP Workshop, Climate Science in Support of Decision Making, will be a great opportunity for us to exchange information with you on science, products, and services for decision support, and the increasing needs of decision makers for climate information.

I’d like to share with you our goals for this workshop and describe how the workshop will be designed. Through both plenary and breakout sessions, we intend to promote   interactions to both inform participants of the current activities of the CCSP, and to provide an opportunity for those working on developing decision-support resources in other contexts to share their insights and experiences in a way that will help shape the future directions of the CCSP. The plenary sessions will include presentations by leading figures from the international scientific community and the government, NGO and private sectors. They will highlight the state of climate science for decision making, showcase users' needs for climate science information, and update the attendees on the status of CCSP and related national and international programs. The breakout sessions will foster interactions among those involved in producing CCSP decision-support resources, and representatives of the scientific, resource management, policy development, and other stakeholder communities.

On the first day of the workshop, following presentations by senior Administration officials and members of the international scientific community, we plan to:

1. Report on the progress in preparing the CCSP Synthesis and Assessment (S&A) products;
2. Obtain input that will help frame those S&A products that are still in the early phases of preparation to better respond to decision maker needs;
3. Relate CCSP’s S&A activities to those of other organizations; and
4. Identify program needs and gaps in the area of decision maker support.

The second day of the workshop will focus on solicited presentations and panel discussions in breakout sessions in a broad set of topical themes to:

1. Describe ongoing decision support activities related to adaptive management and climate policy making;
2. Discuss decision support needs or case studies; and
3. Identify program needs and gaps.

The workshop's proposed topical themes (i.e., water, ecosystems, coastal issues, energy, and air quality) have been chosen to facilitate dialogue on how science can be used to inform decision making. They are not intended to provide a comprehensive overview of CCSP's work on climate impacts, adaptation, and scenario analysis. Rather they were selected because we believe these areas have significant examples of decision support resources development to stimulate workshop discussions. These themes may be modified based on the abstracts received.

We expect about 40 panelists to give brief presentations at the breakout sessions, and decisions regarding which presentations from those submitted will be made by September 1, 2005 (see Call for Presentations for details on submitting an abstract).   Depending on how many participants submit proposals for presentations, we are exploring alternative mechanisms for exchange of viewpoints and ideas, for example through the use of poster sessions.

Our third and final day will integrate the information gathered at the workshop, and look at how the CCSP will use the workshop results. A panel of senior CCSP officials, researchers, and decision makers will invite comments and respond to questions related to the workshop themes.

This workshop will provide a forum for the climate research community and decision makers to share experiences and information and learn what others are doing to use science for developing decision support mechanisms. I look forward to your participation in the workshop to help us chart a course for the future.

Mary M. Glackin

• Workshop Chair
• Assistant Administrator
  Office of Program Planning and Integration
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration