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CSREES Global Change and Climate Program
Dr. Louie Tupas
National Program Leader
Cooperative State Research,
Education & Extension Service
MISSION
To advance
knowledge for
agriculture, the
environment, human
health and well
being, and
communities
VISION
Agriculture is a
knowledge-based,
global enterprise,
sustained by the
innovation of
scientists and
educators.
Function 1
Program leadership
to identify, develop,
and manage
programs to support
university-based and
other institutional
research, education,
and extension
activities
Function 2
Fair, effective, and
efficient
administration of
Federal assistance
implementing
research, education,
and extension
awards and
agreements
Natural Resources &
Environment Unit (NRE)
A broad emphasis area which
integrates research, education,
and extension expertise to
address contemporary
environmental and natural
resource problems with new
approaches that are
economically sound and
environmentally advantageous.
CSREES 2004-2009
Strategic Plan
NRE programs strengthen the nation's
capacity to address critical
environmental priorities and
contribute to improved air, soil, and
water quality; fish and wildlife
management; enhanced aquatic and
other ecosystems; the sustainable use
and management of forests,
rangelands, watersheds, and other
renewable natural resources; and a
better understanding of global climate
change, including its impact on the
diversity of plant and animal life.
Global Change and Climate Program
• Global Carbon Cycle: Identify the size, variability and
potential future changes to reservoirs and fluxes of carbon.
• Land Use/Land Cover Change: Identify the processes that
determine the temporal and spatial distribution of land
cover and land use at multiple scales.
• Ecosystems Dynamics: Identify options society may have to
ensure that desirable ecosystem goods and services are
sustained in the context of uncertainties in climate.
• Global Water Cycle: Identify trends in the intensity of the
water cycle and determine the causes of these changes.
• Human Contributions and Responses: Identify how human
activities interact to drive changes in the climate system,
land use, and related systems, and how humans prepare for
and respond to these changes
Climate and Agriculture
Impact of weather and climate on
agriculture and natural resources
Characterize the
contributions of climate
variability to risks in
management of
agricultural, forestry
and water resources.
Design and implement
appropriate vehicles for
disseminating climate
and decision support
information.
Develop information and decision aids based on
the use of seasonal climate forecasts, historical
climate data, and other climate analyses.
Climate and Land Resources
Evaluation of changes in land use in response to population
growth, urban and suburban growth, recreational needs,
agriculture and other factors.
Identifying
methodological
advances to
improve land use
and land-cover
change analyses
Identifying the
current areas of rapid
land-use and landcover change at local,
regional, and national
scales.
Determining how land-use and land-cover
changes affect the form and functioning of
ecosystems, including the ability to provide
essential goods and services.
Transforming the Future: Adaptation and Mitigation
Adaptation involves taking action to minimize the effects
of anthropogenic climate change and lessen civilization's
vulnerabilities to its negative effects.
Mitigation involves taking actions aimed at reducing the
extent of anthropogenic climate change and its negative
effects.
Employ research based information and education
programs to meet the needs of local clientele.
Extend research-based
knowledge to the public and
engage people in life-long
learning.
Global and Climate Change Program
FY 2007-2008
• 2007 Joint RFA with NASA (Carbon
Management)
• 2008 Joint RFA with EPA (Climate
Change, Land Use, Invasive Species)
• Maximum $200,000 per year for up to
three years; Maximum request $600,000
• CSREES independently or co-shares
funds with federal partners
Global Change and Climate
Funding Year
2004
Carbon
cycle
2005
Land
Use
# of proposals
56
31
# of proposals awarded
12
9
21%
29%
% success
Average award size (standard)
$500,000 $400,000
Average award duration
3 years
3 years
Global and Climate Change Program
2007
Funding Year
2008
Climate
Carbon
change/Land
Management Use/Invasive
Species
# of proposals
74 (15)
46
# of proposals awarded
22 (4)
9 (3)
Success rate (%)
30%(27%)
20%
Average award size
$400,000
$550,000
Average award duration
3 years
3 years
ACCESSION NO: 0213792 SUBFILE: CRIS
PROJ NO: ALKR-2008-00986 AGENCY: CSREES ALKR
PROJ TYPE: NRI COMPETITIVE GRANT PROJ STATUS: NEW
CONTRACT/GRANT/AGREEMENT NO: 2008-35615-18959 PROPOSAL NO:
2008-00986
START: 15 MAY 2008 TERM: 14 MAY 2011 GRANT YR: 2008
GRANT AMT: $254,000
INVESTIGATOR: McGuire, A. D.
PERFORMING INSTITUTION:
INST OF ARCTIC BIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99775
ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF FIRE & INSECT DISTURBANCE ON
THE TERRESTRIAL CARBON BUDGETS OF FORESTED AREAS IN
CANADA, ALASKA, & THE WESTERN U.S.
Global and Climate Change Program
2009-2010 Collaborations
• Enhancing ecosystem services from
agricultural lands: management,
quantification and developing decision
support tools. (Joint with EPA)
• Regional studies that provide decision
support tools for sustainable adaptive
responses and carbon mitigation in
agricultural lands and forests.
Selected Provisions of
the Research Title
of the 2008 Farm Bill
REE Program Office
 REE Program Office will coordinate agricultural
research, from Undersecretary’s office
 Divisions Include: 1) Renewable energy, natural
resources, and environment; 2) Food safety, nutrition,
and health; 3) Plant health and production and plant
products; 4) Animal health and production and animal
products; 5) Agricultural systems and technology; and 6)
Agricultural economics and rural communities.
 Opportunity for re-organization and strategic realignment
for the future of USDA Ag REE
Roadmap for Ag REE
The Secretary must prepare a roadmap for
agricultural research, extension & education
Identify major opportunities & knowledge gaps
Stakeholders involved in preparation
Incorporate other roadmaps for ag research
Recommend funding levels
Organizational Changes
 National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
established by October 1, 2009
 Agency head appointed to a 6-year term by the President
 Reports directly to the Secretary or designee
 CSREES Authorities Will Be Incorporated into NIFA
 REE Under Secretary serves as USDA’s chief scientist
Other Provisions
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
to become the core competitive grant program
for research, education and extension
 Effective in FY 2009
 Research Funding Split 60% to fundamental and
40% to applied.
 Authorizes up to $700,000,000 annual funding
 Not less than 30% for integrated projects (406
authority maintained and referenced)
Individuals in a social context
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Causes
– Why do people behave the way they do?
• Values
• Beliefs vs. knowledge
• Constraints on behavior
Impacts
– Who is the most vulnerable?
– Who is the least resilient?
Responses
– What desired behaviors are socially and culturally acceptable?
– What innovations are likely to produce social movements ?
Communities
• Response
– Community ability to adapt to change
– Community role in coordinating individual
household behavior
– Changes in decision making approaches
Organizations and institutions
• Responses
– How is government organized to manage natural
resources?
– Better systems for conflict management
– Changes in how scientific and technical
information is handled/communicated