Climate Change: Improvements Needed to Clarify National Priorities and Better Align Them with Federal Funding Decisions

ISBN-10: 1437987982
ISBN-13: 9781437987980
Series: Climate Change
Pages: 95
Language: English
Published: 2011
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Author: David C. Trimble

Description

Climate change poses risks to many environmental and economic systems, including agriculture, infrastructure, and ecosystems. This report examines: (1) federal funding for climate change activities and how these activities are organized; (2) the extent to which methods for defining and reporting climate change funding are interpreted consistently across the federal government; (3) federal climate change strategic priorities, and the extent to which funding is aligned with these priorities; and (4) what options, if any, are available to better align federal climate change funding with strategic priorities. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.