Decisions
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Decisions Cluster Monthly Teleconference
Next telecon: Tuesday Aug 25, 1pm EDT
- Dial: 800-508-7631
- Access Code: *1297219*
- Agenda:
- Plan ESIP Winter Meeting with Decisions theme
- Fall AGU (Environmental Decision Making session
- Other cluster activities (collect success stories/lessons learned, other conferences, AGU TownHall?)
Minutes of Telecons/Meetings
Cluster E-mail List
Cluster Objectives
An important end use for Earth observational data is to support better informed decisions and policies in the commercial and public sectors. Observations (both real-time and historical) play an important role in reducing the uncertainty inherent in environmental-related decisions. Scientific models provide further value in predicting future states and scenarios, such as those associated with increased greenhouse gas emissions. This Cluster addresses topics such as:
- the economic value of Earth science data in decision settings;
- data requirements for environmental decisions, policies, and IPCC;
- decision making under deep environmental uncertainty;
- collaborative environments for assessing scenarios and consequences of decisions involving multiple stakeholders;
- case studies in environmental decision-making;
- integrated physical-economic models;
- perceptions of long-term climatic uncertainty;
- tools, services, models, and associated standards for data-driven decision support.
Events
- Summer 2009 ESIP Environmental Decision Making Workshop
- Fall 2009 AGU Meeting - Environmental Decision Making session (IN17)
- Winter 2010 ESIP Federation Meeting (Washington, DC, Jan 5-7, 2010)
Use Cases and Success Stories
- coming soon
Applications
- coming soon
Decision Support Tools
- coming soon
End Users and Decision Makers
- EPA
- Regional (state and local) regulators
- Environmental Justice Community
- World Bank
- Homeland Security
Resources of Interest
- NCAR Societal Impacts Program
- NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA)
- NOAA Economics Web Site
- CIRUN (Climate Information Responding to Users Needs - U. Maryland)
- IPCC
- Spatial Decision Support Knowledge Portal
- Uses and limitations of observations and data in decision support for selected sectors and regions
- Unscientific America - a quick and interesting read about barriers to communicating and using science information
Cluster Governance
- Interim Chair- Rob Raskin