CLIMATE INFORMATION: A National System Could Help Federal, State, Local, and Private Sector Decision Makers Use Climate Information

Abstract

Many federal efforts are under way, but the climate information needs of federal, state, local, and private sector decision makers are not being fully met, according to recent GAO reports, National Academies and other studies, and interviews with stakeholders. The November 2013 Executive Order 13653 on Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change calls on certain federal agencies to work together to provide authoritative information on climate preparedness and resilience. However, the federal governments own climate datacomposed of observational records from satellites and weather stations and projections from climate modelsare fragmented across individual agencies that use the information in different ways to meet their missions. GAOs February 2015 High-Risk update found that federal, state, local, and private sector decision makers may be unaware that climate information exists or be unable to use what is available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1167740

Entities

People

  • J. A. Gomez

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Congress
  • Environmental Protection
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Risk Management
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Standards
  • Storm Surges
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.

Technology Areas

  • Space