National and Global Drivers
The program contributes results to interagency and international efforts emphasizing the value of improved predictions of weather, climate, and natural hazards in decision-making. A number of activities are underway at the national and international level. The table below summarizes and links to national and international activities related to NASA Applied Sciences.
| Title |
Date |
description |
|---|---|---|
| IPCC 4th Assessment Report |
02/06/07 |
Starting in February, 2007, working groups for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 4th Assessment Report began releasing their latest findings. |
| U.S. Ocean Action Plan |
01/26/07 |
On January 26, 2007, the Administration released the Ocean Action Plan Update and "Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States: An Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy" |
| NRC Decadal Survey |
01/16/07 |
In January, 2007, the National Research Council released the first Earth Science Decadal Survey report: Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond. |
| CCTP Strategic Plan |
09/20/06 |
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP) Strategic Plan on Sept. 20, 2006. The plan details measures to accelerate the development and reduce the cost of new and advanced technologies that avoid, reduce, or capture and store greenhouse gas emissions. |
| G8 Summit, Gleneagles |
07/06/05 |
At the July 6-8, 2005 Summit at Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, the G8 reached agreements on tackling global climate change, promoting clean energy and achieving sustainable development policy. |
| Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observing System |
04/06/05 |
On April 6, 2005, the National Science and Technology Council released this strategic plan for the US contribution to GEOSS, which is the Integrated Earth Observing System. |
| 3rd Earth Observation Summit |
02/16/05 |
On February 16, 2005, the Third Earth Observation Summit (EOS III) endorsed the GEOSS 10-Year Implementation Plan and established the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) to carry it out. |
| 2nd Earth Observation Summit |
04/25/04 |
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| UN Framework Convention on Climate Change |
11/27/03 |
The November 27-28, 2003 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change establishes the importance of Earth observations and predictions for addressing societal impacts of climate change. |
| 1st Earth Observation Summit |
07/31/03 |
On July 31, 2003 the U.S. hosted the Earth Observation Summit in Washington D.C to establish a declaration for a 10-Year Plan for Earth Observations Systems to serve society. The 10-Year implementation plan was chartered by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and coordinates international and national inputs for global observations. |
| CCSP Strategic Plan |
07/25/03 |
On July 25, 2003, the Climate Change Science Program Office released the Strategic Plan for the U.S. climate change research focusing on key areas of scientific uncertainty and identifying priority areas for research and development. The Plan promotes a vision focused on the effective use of scientific knowledge in policy and management decisions, and continual evaluation of management strategies and choices. This strategy is aligned with the National Academy of Sciences recommendations presented in the June 2001 Academy report, entitled "Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions." An objective of this plan is to develop research and data products that will facilitate the use of scientific knowledge to support policy and management decisions. |
| G8 Summit, Evian |
06/01/03 |
At the June 1-3, 2003 Summit in Evian, the G8 established the top three priorities for science and technology to be energy, agriculture and Earth observations. |
| Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy |
04/25/03 |
On April 25, 2003 President Bush signed the Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy to advance and protect U.S. national security and foreign policy interests by maintaining the nation's leadership in remote sensing space activities and sustain and enhance the U.S. remote sensing industry. Objectives benefits include contributions to economic growth, environmental stewardship, and enable scientific and technological excellence. |
| National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
03/05/03 |
On March 5, 2003, with Executive Order 12906, the U.S. government commitmented to developing a coordinated National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) to support public and private sector applications of geospatial data. This action is in line with the President's Management Agenda towards making government more focused on citizens and results that includes expanding Electronic Government (eGov). |
| President's Initiative on Illegal Logging |
02/14/02 |
On February 14, 2002, President Bush established the President's Initiative on Illegal Logging with a goal to develop integrated monitoring systems and build in-country capacity to monitor forest activity and compliance with laws, including using remote-sensing and ground-based technologies to monitor changes in forest conditions. |