FINAL COMMISSION REPORT Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission Alaska State Legislature
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FINAL COMMISSION REPORT
Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission
Alaska State Legislature
March 17, 2008
Representative Ralph Samuels, ChairmanRepresentative Reggie Joule, Vice-Chairman
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Research Needs Work Group
Recommendations on Research Needs Necessary to Implement an Alaska Climate Change Strategy
Submitted to the Alaska Climate Change Sub Cabinet‐June 2009
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Research Needs Work GroupRecommendations on Research Needs Necessary toImplement an Alaska Climate Change Strategy
Overarching Needs Summary The overarching needs identified by the RNWG are: o Improved downscaled (local) climate models o Need for baseline environmental research and monitoring o Improved research infrastructure o Improved data integration and sharing o Multiple level decision making tools‐ o Adaptable legal and policy frameworks o Improved baseline mapping o Education and Outreach
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Tier I
Improved downscaled (local) climate modelsUAF High Resolution Localized Forecasts for Managers and Policymakers (SNAP)FY11 (GF: $225.0, NGF: $700.0, Total: $925.0) Multiple level decision making tools: and Education and Outreach‐UAF Climate Adaptation: Information on to Inform Planning and Preparation (ACCAP)FY11 (GF: $150.0, NGF: $450.0, Total: $600.0) Need for baseline environmental research and monitoringUAF Ecological Modeling: Responses of Biological Systems to Climate ChangeFY11 (GF: $200.0, NGF: $650.0, Total: $850.0)
Tier II
Improved research infrastructure UAF Climate Change Impacts on Transportation (UATC)FY11 (GF: $250.0, NGF: $700.0, Total: $950.0)
Operating Requests
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Responding to State’s NeedsUAF - Responding to Emerging Requests from the Climate Change SubcabinetFY11 (GF: $8,000k Total: $8,000k)
Improved downscaled (local) climate models:UAF - Improving Sea Ice ForecastsFY11 (GF: $1,500k, Total: $1,500k) Need for baseline environmental research and monitoringUAF - Ocean AcidificationFY11 (GF: $1,000k, Total: $1,000k) UAF - Commercial FisheriesFY11 (GF: $1,000k, Total: $1,000k) UAF - Coastal Erosion, InundationFY11 (GF: $1,000k, Total: $1,000k) UAF - Natural Hazards MonitoringFY11 (GF: $1,000k, Total: $1,000k) UAF - Permafrost DynamicsFY11 (GF: $1,000k Total: $1,000k)
Capital Requests
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Improved data integration and sharingUAF - Climate Data ManagementFY11 (GF: $1,000.0, Total: $1,000.0) Improved baseline mapping UAF - Alaska Monitoring and Response CapabilityFY11 (GF: $4,000.0, Total: $4,000.0)
Improved research infrastructureUAF - Improving Weather PredictionsFY11 (GF: $1,000.0, Total: $1,000.0)
Capital Requests
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Adaptable legal and policy frameworks UAF and UAA Legal and Policy Implications of Climate Change in AlaskaFY11 (GF: $250.0, NGF: $700.0, Total: $950.0)
The following proposals were submitted, but not reviewed nor discussed. It was decided to include them as second order priorities. Need for baseline environmental research and monitoring: UAF Forest Growth and Health ChangeBudget Request $400,000 (operating) $600,000 (capital) Copper River Watershed Sustainability and Ecology: “Glaciers to Bay”Budget Request $525,000 (operating) $900,000 (capital)
Operating Requests
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