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... The Program has also played a leadership role in international cooperative efforts, including participation in collaborative research programs, development of global observation systems, and participation in intergovernmental assessment activities. Through interagency partnerships and collaborations with leading experts, the USGCRP has worked since its inception to advance global change science and to improve the understanding of how global environmental changes are impacting society today and how they could affect society in the future.
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... Additionally, although the need to integrate social science research within the Program's global change research portfolio is recognized and was recommended early in its existence, there remain obstacles to this effort, such as lack of sustained funding and commitment to data resources, and the need to actively engage the larger environmental social science community beyond the participating agencies. The first 25 years of the USGCRP have been marked by a series of major accomplishments.


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