[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28753-28754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14230]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6672]


United States Global Change Research Program

ACTION: Call for U.S. Nominations to serve as Authors and/or Review 
Editors of the IPCC Special Report ``Managing the Risks of Extreme 
Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation'' June 17, 
2009.

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SUMMARY: The United States participates in the Intergovernmental Panel 
on Climate Change, an intergovernmental body that oversees the 
development of assessments of the state of knowledge on climate change. 
The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open 
and transparent basis, the scientific, technical, and socioeconomic 
information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of 
human-induced climate change, its potential impacts, and options for 
adaptation and mitigation.
    IPCC assessments are commissioned by member governments and 
produced by scientists and technical experts. The reports undergo 
expert and government review and are accepted by IPCC member 
governments prior to their release. Information on the IPCC and its 
assessments and procedures can be found at http://www.ipcc.ch.
    Every six to seven years, the IPCC produces a comprehensive three-
volume assessment of the state of knowledge of climate change. Volumes 
in this comprehensive assessment cover climate change science; impacts, 
vulnerability and adaptation; and mitigation. The most recent of these 
was finalized in 2008; the next comprehensive assessment will be 
finalized in 2014.
    In addition to this comprehensive assessment, the IPCC periodically 
produces ``special reports'' that address specific topics on climate 
change. At the IPCC's most recent plenary meeting on April 21-23, 
governments approved the production of a ``Special Report on Managing 
the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change 
Adaptation.''
    Under IPCC procedures, member governments have an opportunity to 
provide nominations for authors to be involved in the production of 
each chapter in the report. The United States provides this call for 
nominations for U.S. authors or reviewers for the subject report. The 
subject report will require the contributions of experts who can 
integrate the findings of the climate change science; vulnerability, 
impacts, and adaptation to extreme events; and

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disaster risk management communities. Nominees should have extensive 
expertise pertinent to the subject matter covered, and will generally 
be recognized in their field of expertise. For each chapter in a 
report, IPCC procedures call for convening lead authors, who oversee 
the production of a chapter; lead authors, who are responsible for 
sections of a chapter, and contributing authors. IPCC procedures also 
call for lead reviewers, also generally are recognized in their field.
    The chapters are as follows:
     Climate change: New dimensions in disaster risk, exposure, 
vulnerability, and resilience
     Determinants of risks: Exposure and vulnerability
     Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the 
natural physical environment
     Changes in impacts of climate extremes: Human systems and 
ecosystems
     Managing the risks from climate extremes at the local 
level
     Managing the risks from climate extremes at the national 
level
     Managing the risks: International level and integration 
across scales
     Toward a sustainable and resilient future
     Case studies.
    Further information on this request--such as the IPCC request for 
nominations, the approved outlines of the report, a description of the 
roles and responsibilities associated with them, and a nomination form 
and other required materials that must be completed for each nominee--
may be found at either the IPCC Secretariat (http://www.ipcc-wg2.gov/AR5/sr.html) or USGCRP (http://www.globalchange.gov/ipcc/extremes) Web 
sites.

DATES: A completed nomination form as well as a summary CV for each 
nominee should be returned to the U.S. Global Change Research Program 
Office ([email protected]) by close of business Friday, July 
10, 2009. The summary CV--in English and preferably no more than 5 
pages, highlighting topical expertise and relevant publications--must 
include a statement of primary expertise (e.g., climate science, 
disaster risk reduction, impacts of extreme events/disasters, 
adaptation, economics).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Allen, U.S. Global Change 
Research Program, Suite 250, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 
20006. (Phone: 202-419-3486, Fax: 202-223-3065, E-mail: 
[email protected]); or visit the USGCRP Web site at http://www.globalchange.gov.

    Dated: June 12, 2009.
Drew Nelson,
Acting Office Director, Office of Global Change, Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E9-14230 Filed 6-16-09; 8:45 am]
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