Communications
USGCRP Recent Accomplishments

Communications

Overview

Recent Accomplishments

Near-Term Plans

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

Additional Past Accomplishments:

Fiscal Year 2006

Fiscal Year 2004-5

Listed below are highlights of recent communication activities coordinated at the interagency level, as reported in the fiscal year 2008 edition of the annual report, Our Changing Planet.

• Published and distributed (in both hardcopy and online) the FY 2007 edition of Our Changing Planet, the program's annual report to Congress and the President.
• Produced and distributed Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 2.1, Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application. Release included a series of briefings and other activities focused on communicating the report findings.
• Posted online drafts of SAP prospectuses and reports for public comment. The prospectuses provide background information on each planned report and a detailed roadmap used in producing it. All submitted public comments also were posted, along with the authors' responses.
• Posted peer review comments on draft SAP reports, along with the authors' responses.
• Facilitated stakeholder participation in the U.S. Government review of draft documents of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
• Distributed hardcopies of the Summary for Policymakers of the Working Group contributions to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC.
• Managed and improved CCSP web sites. Traffic to CCSP's three main sites increased to over 16,700 visits per day by May 2007, a 36% increase over May 2006. CCSPO also improved web services to facilitate interagency collaboration.
• Managed the Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO), mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990. GCRIO includes a major web site with an online catalog for requesting reports and CDs. Through the catalog, GCRIO distributes an average of 700 items each month.
• Managed the Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP) public web site, where the number of visits by May 2007 was up 43% from a year prior. The CCTP Strategic Plan is among the major recent postings. CCSPO also provides additional support services to CCTP, including development and management of password-protected web sites and publications support.

Additional Past Accomplishments:

• Fiscal Year 2006
• Fiscal Year 2004-2005