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Climate Change Adaptation Task Force progress report

Written on May 17, 2010 by Beyond Seasons End No Comments »
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The Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, representing more than 20 federal agencies, has issued an interim report on their work to develop federal recommendations for adapting to climate change impacts both domestically and internationally. The components of their recommended strategy are:

Integration of Science into Adaptation Decisions and Policy
Communications and Capacity-building
Coordination and Collaboration
Prioritization
A Flexible Framework for Agencies
Evaluation

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