Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society 
Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Update to the Strategic Plan Document 

The Update to the Strategic Plan (USP) is a supplement to the Ten-Year Strategic Plan of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) completed in 2012. The Strategic Plan sets out a research program guiding thirteen federal agencies in accord with the Global Change Research Act of 1990. This report reviews whether USGCRPs efforts to achieve its goals and objectives, as documented in the USP, are adequate and responsive to the Nations needs, whether the priorities for continued or increased emphasis are appropriate, and if the written document communicates effectively, all within a context of the history and trajectory of the Program.