Request for Comments
Arctic Vision and Strategy
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Comment submission deadline: Tuesday, 10 June 2010
Download the document at:
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/docs/arctic_strat_2010.pdf
For further information, please go to:
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/
Or contact:
Tracy Rouleau, Office of Program Planning and Integration
Email: strategic.planning [at] noaa.gov
Phone: 301-713-1622 ext. 187
Public comment is welcome on the Draft NOAA (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration) Arctic Vision and Strategy. Comments will be
accepted through Tuesday, 10 June 2010. The document can be downloaded
at: http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/docs/arctic_strat_2010.pdf.
The Arctic has profound significance for climate and functioning of
ecosystems around the globe. The region is particularly vulnerable and
prone to rapid change. Increasing air and ocean temperatures, thawing
permafrost, loss of sea ice, and shifts in ecosystems are evidence of
widespread and dramatic ongoing change. As a result, critical
environmental, economic, and national security issues are emerging, many
of which have significant impacts for human lives, livelihoods, and
coastal communities. Though NOAA has numerous and diverse capabilities
that support these emerging issues, a strategic approach that leverages
NOAA's existing priorities and strengths, as well as those of our
national and international partners, is needed. This document provides a
high-level framework and six strategic goals to address NOAA's highest
priorities in the region. It is based upon assumptions that the region
will continue to experience dramatic change, become more accessible to
human activities, and be a focus of increasing global strategic
interest.
Comments may be submitted electronically (strategic.planning [at] noaa.gov)
or mailed in hardcopy to:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Program Planning and Integration
1315 East-West Highway, Room 15749
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Comment submission deadline: Tuesday, 10 June 2010
Download the document at:
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/docs/arctic_strat_2010.pdf.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/.
Or contact:
Tracy Rouleau, Office of Program Planning and Integration
Email: strategic.planning [at] noaa.gov
Phone: 301-713-1622 ext. 187