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4 Summary and Next Steps
4 Summary and Next Steps
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TABLE 4.1 Relationship of NRC Panel Themes with GEOSS Socioeconomic Benefit Areas Decadal Survey Panel Theme GEOSS Socio-Economic Benefit Area Earth science applications and societal needs · Supporting sustainable agriculture and combating desertification · Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters Ecosystem health and biodiversity · Improving the management and protection of terrestrial, coastal, and marine ecosystems · Understanding, monitoring, and conserving biodiversity Weather · Improving weather information, forecasting, and warning Climate variability and change · Understanding, assessing, predicting, mitigating, and adapting to climate variability and change Water resources and the global hydrologic cycle · Improving water resource management through better understanding of the water cycle Human health and security · Understanding environmental factors affecting human health and well-being Solid-Earth hazards, resources, and dynamics · Improving management of energy resources 32
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