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This edition of Our Changing Planet includes a review of the key components of the Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, which was released in July 2003.The CCSP Strategic Plan was the first comprehensive update of a national plan for climate and global change research since the original strategy was issued at the inception of the U.S. Global Change Research Program.This report outlines how the CCSP is moving forward to implement the Strategic Plan during FY 2004 and FY 2005. As a significant part of this implementation, the CCSP will produce 21 scientific syntheses and assessments on a wide range of topics to support informed discussion of climate variability and change and associated issues by decision makers and the public.The first nine of these products are being developed during FY 2004 and FY 2005. The report also presents highlights of recent research supported by CCSP participating agencies on Climate Variability and Change, the Global Carbon Cycle, and other elements of the research program, and highlights of plans for FY 2004 and FY 2005.

Note: This document describes the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) for FY 2004 and FY 2005. It does not express any regulatory policies of the United States or any of its agencies, or make any findings of fact that could serve as predicates for regulatory action. Agencies must comply with required statutory and regulatory
processes before they could rely on any statements in this document or by the CCSP as a basis for regulatory action.