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Climate Science Special Report - Public Comment Period
Request for Technical Inputs to NCA4
Climate Science Special Report - Public Comment Period
Request for Technical Inputs to NCA4
The call for technical inputs for the Fourth National Climate Assessment is open through January 15, 2017. Technical inputs can be submitted through Contribute.
Please refer to the outline (See Appendix below for topics covered in NCA4) to target your submissions. We especially encourage submissions of regional information and information for such topics as case studies, economic valuation, and cross-cutting sectoral research. All scientific literature submitted in response to this call for information must be received by January 15, 2017. For best consideration, please submit by November 1, 2016.
The call for author nominations closed on September 30, 2016.
Appendix: NCA4 Updated Outline
I: Overview
II: Our Changing Climate
III: National Overviews
- Water
- Energy
Land Cover andLand Use Change- Forests
- Ecosystems,
Ecosystem Services , andBiodiversity - Coastal Effects
- Oceans and Marine Resources
- Agriculture and Rural Communities
- Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities
- Transportation
- Air Quality
- Human Health
- Tribal and Indigenous Communities
- North American and Other International Effects
- Sectoral Interdependencies and Compounding Stressors: The Science of Complex Systems
IV: Regional Chapters
- Northeast
- Southeast
- US Caribbean
- Midwest
- Northern Plains
- Southern Plains
- Northwest
- Southwest
- Alaska
- Hawai'i and Pacific Islands
V: Response
- Near-Term
Adaptation Needs and Increased Resiliency Mitigation : Avoiding and Reducing Long-Term Risks