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Caitlin Simpson RISA Program Manager NOAA Climate Program Office. Climate Program Office update Budget Opportunities and Challenges for RISA Program Rebid for RISAs in 2014. NOAA Climate Program Office New Director: Wayne Higgins
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Caitlin Simpson RISA Program Manager NOAA Climate Program Office • Climate Program Office update • Budget • Opportunities and Challenges for RISA Program • Rebid for RISAs in 2014
NOAA Climate Program Office • New Director: Wayne Higgins • Formerly Director of NWS Climate Prediction Center • NOAA Societal Challenges • Water Resources • Coastal Resilience • Extreme Events • Marine Ecosystems • Showing value for risk management for the nation
NOAA Assessm’t & NOAA CPO both cut 20 – 30 % in FY12. FY13: Climate budget cut another 7%
Opportunities and Challenges for RISA • New Regional Climate Entities • DOI Climate Science Centers • USDA Hubs • NCA and Sustained Assessment Process • RISA’s comparative advantages in climate science on all time scales and social science applied to climate issues
Integrated capabilities of RISAs MANAGE KNOWLEDGE IMPLEMENT SYSTEMS ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING inform enhance UNDERSTAND CONTEXT Food production Forests Ecosystems Transportation Urban Water Social Science Economics Decision Science Climate & Weather Earth & Hydrology Ecology & Biology Communication & Education UNDERSTAND RISK SUSTAIN KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS INNOVATE SERVICES LEARN THROUGH PRACTICE
RISA Program Mission: Build capacity of communities and agencies to adapt to climate variability and change University-based teams covering 11 regions of the U.S.
FY14 RISA competition: 5 regions up for competition Review process in discussion New context for SECC given new players in the region – what is your unique value and how do you complement these other players? NOAA mission interests