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Project Title:
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America's Climate Choices: Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change
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BASC-U-08-04-C
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate
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RSO:
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Mengelt, Claudia
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America's Climate Choices: Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change
January 26, 2009 - January 27, 2009
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Amanda Purcell
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| Email:
apurcell@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202-334-1504
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Fax:
202-334-3825
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Agenda:
Monday January 26, 2006 (Room 105)
8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION
1:00 P.M. Welcome and Introductions Kathy Jacobs
Chair
1:15 P.M. Climate Change Impacts Assessments by Joel Scheraga, EPA
The USGCRP and USCCSP and Tom Armstrong, USGS
And Adaptation Activities at EPA and USGS
2:00 P.M. COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
2:30 P.M. BREAK
2:45 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
5:00 P.M. MEETING ADJOURNS
Tuesday January 27, 2009 (Room 105)
8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION
10:00 A.M. Public Welcome
10:15 A.M. Key Findings IPCC AR4 Susan Solomon, NOAA
Tom Wilbanks and committee members
11:00 A.M. Briefing of CCSP’s Unified Synthesis Product Jerry Melillo,
Marine Biological Laboratory
Noon LUNCH
1:00 P.M. Water: A First Case Study and Panel Discussion Brad Udall,
Western Water Assessment
Joel Smith and Jim Buizer
1:30 P.M. COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
2:30 P.M. OPEN SESSION ADJOURNS
2:45 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
5:00 P.M. MEETING ADJOURNS
RSVP required to attend open sessions
Contact Amanda Purcell (apurcell@nas.edu) to RSVP
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Ms. Katharine L. Jacobs
Dr. Thomas J. Wilbanks
Mr. Bruce P. Baughman
Dr. Georges C. Benjamin
Mr. James L. Buizer
Dr. F. Stuart (Terry) Chapin III
Dr. W. Peter Cherry
Dr. Braxton Davis
Mayor Jeremy Harris
Retired
Dr. Robert Kates
Dr. Linda Mearns
Dr. Andrew Rosenberg
Dr. Henry G. (Gerry) Schwartz
Jr.
Mr. Joel B. Smith
Dr. Gary Yohe
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
Welcome and Introductions
Review Questions in the SOT and Associated Key Challenges
NAS discussion of composition, balance, and conflict-of-interest
Review ACC’s Guidance Document
Discuss and Finalize Questions in the SOT
Discuss Study Approach and Possible Key Messages
Framework for Report Analysis
Sectoral Impact Reports/Discussion
Develop Strategy for Information Gathering and Analysis
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
none
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
February 13, 2009
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