Proposal to Conduct the First North American Conference on Preparing for Climate Change: A Cooperative Approach

气候研究所试图向公共政策官员和舆论领袖通报气候变化挑战的严重性。科学家预测，到21世纪中叶，全球变暖将高达9华氏度。据预测，沿海地区遭受风暴破坏的脆弱性增加，农业生产、林业和渔业将发生重大变化。将于1987年10月27日至29日在华盛顿特区举行的一次国际会议将汇集研究气候变化及其可能影响的顶尖科学家；以及政府政策制定者、环境领导人和企业决策者。NSF是这次会议的几个政府和非政府赞助商之一。由于重大气候变化可能首先在极地地区观测到，因此这项建议对极地方案司很重要。对极地地区气候变化的研究也是美国北极研究计划的重要组成部分。

The climate Research Institute seeks to inform public policy officials and opinion leaders of the gravity of the climate change challenge. Scientists have predicted a global warming of as much as 9 degrees F. by the middle of the 21st Century. Increased vulnerability of coastal areas to storm damage, and significant changes in agriculture production, forestry, and fisheries have been predicted. An international conference, to be held October 27-29, 1987 in Washington, D.C., will bring together top scientists studying climate change and its likely impacts; and government policy makers, environmental leaders, and corporate decision makers. NSF is one of several government and non-government sponsors of this conference. Because significant climate change may be observed first in the Polar regions, this proposal is important to the Division of Polar Programs. Research on climate change in the Polar regions is also a major component of the U.S. Arctic Research Plan.