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Executive Summary
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... significant interagency cooperation, and is essentially untested. Fourth, given the political sensitivities associated The revised strategic plan identifies a much broader with climate and associated global change, special measures scope of activities than has historically been supported may be needed to ensure the scientific independence and under the auspices of the Global Change Research Program.
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... BOX ES-1 Overarching CCSP Goals in the Revised Strategic Plan CCSP Goal 1: Improve knowledge of the Earth's past and present climate and environment, including its natural variability, and improve understanding of the causes of observed variability and change. CCSP Goal 2: Improve quantification of the forces bringing about changes in the Earth's climate and related systems.
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... As ensure the credibility of synthesis and assessment the CCSP matures, continual attention should be paid to products by producing them with independent oversight clarifying strategic plan priorities derived from the plan and review from the wider scientific and stakeholder vision, mission, and goals; applying priorities and criteria in communities throughout the process. the program selection and budgeting process of the participating agencies; and defining measurements (metrics)


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