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Environmental Assessment and Prediction Mission
Environmental Stewardship Mission
Crosscutting Initiatives
National Oceanographic Partnership Program
Natural Disaster Reduction Initiative
Clean Water Initiative
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative
Committee on Environment & Natural Resources
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Through the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Committee
on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR), NOAA works with other federal
agencies and non-governmental experts to design and prioritize the government's
environment and natural resources research and development agenda. This
interagency planning and coordination ensures the effective application
of available resources.
The NSTC has identified high priority areas for interagency research
in FY 1999 in which NOAA will participate. These include:
- The U.S. Global Change Research Program, with increased emphasis on
consequences of changes on humans and ecosystems, particularly at regional
levels;
- National environmental monitoring and research initiatives, including
production of a report card on the health of the Nation's ecosystems by
2001;
- Natural Disaster Reduction Initiative with
enhanced international cooperation in science and technology to reduce
the damage to communities caused by natural disasters through improved
risk assessment, mitigation, and consolidation of warning systems;
- Endocrine disruption research to identify and reduce the impacts of
chemical pollutants that interact with endocrine and reproductive systems
of wildlife and humans; and
- The North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone, including
technology development through public-private partnerships to reduce the
impacts of ozone pollution.
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