Global Change Research Needs and Opportunities for 2022-2031

The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change. Global Change Research Needs and Opportunities for 2022-2031 advises the USGCRP on how best to meet its mandate in light of climate change impacts happening today and projected into the future. This report identifies critical climate change risks, research needed to support decision-making relevant to managing these risks, and opportunities for the USGCRP's participating agencies and other partners to advance these research priorities over the next decade.Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Global Change Risks to Human Systems3 Integrated Systems-Based Research4 Research on Approaches Critical to Managing Climate Risk5 Crosscutting Research and Data Priorities6 Next Steps for Shifting the USGCRP ParadigmReferencesAppendix A: Statement of TaskAppendix B: Committee Member Biographies