Download or read book Climate Change: Improvements Needed to Clarify National Priorities and Better Align Them with Federal Funding Decisions written by David C. Trimble and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change poses risks to many environmental and economic systems, including agriculture, infrastructure, and ecosystems. This report examines: (1) federal funding for climate change activities and how these activities are organized; (2) the extent to which methods for defining and reporting climate change funding are interpreted consistently across the federal government; (3) federal climate change strategic priorities, and the extent to which funding is aligned with these priorities; and (4) what options, if any, are available to better align federal climate change funding with strategic priorities. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.