The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy today announced that it is seeking comments by Tuesday, Jan. 11 on the draft prospectus of the upcoming 2022-2031 National Global Change Research Plan.
OSTP notes that the prospectus captures the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s evolving mission and mission and describes priorities and actions that drive near-term activities while providing flexibility to address longer term challenges.
Feedback is specifically sought on strategic pillars and priorities and themes/topics that should be included in the final Strategic Plan, with respondents asked to consider ideas on emerging, large-scale scientific questions related to global change and/or response, especially those where interagency collaboration will be critical; specific information on how science is or is not being used to inform societal response to climate change, and why; and knowledge gaps and obstacles to implementing scientific tools or knowledge.
