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Using research gaps to shape the Fifth National Climate Assessment process.
Topics: Climatology and Meteorology
, Coupled Human and Natural Systems
, Communication
Keywords: global change, assessment, research gaps, NCA5 Session Type: Virtual Paper Day: Saturday Session Start / End Time: 4/10/2021 08:00 AM (Pacific Time (US & Canada)) - 4/10/2021 09:15 AM (Pacific Time (US & Canada)) Room: Virtual 24
Authors:
Samantha Basile, U.S. Global Change Research Program
Ashley Bieniek-Tobasco, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Christopher W. Avery, U.S. Global Change Research Program
Joshua Hernandez, U.S. Global Change Research Program
J. Michael Kuperberg, U.S. Global Change Research Program
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Abstract
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is a quadrennial assessment mandated by the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The report, led by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), evaluates the current state of the science of global change and analyzes the effects of global change on regions and sectors of the United States. In addition, each NCA is required to analyze trends in global change for the subsequent 25 to 100 years. To date, four NCAs have been released, the most recent in 2018. Work on the fifth assessment, NCA5, is currently underway.
Previous USGCRP products provide a foundation of knowledge that can inform the NCA5 framework, especially by leveraging research gaps, or scientific topics that aren’t fully understood. Research gaps from six reports were analyzed, elucidating persistent themes and multiple ways to communicate uncertainty. This talk will elaborate on how those themes as well as shifts in the narratives between NCA3 and NCA4 can inform authors in developing NCA5.
Using research gaps to shape the Fifth National Climate Assessment process.
