Biographical Sketches of Panelists
Full Statement of Task (pdf)
This panel will address the question:
"What can be done to inform effective decisions and actions related to climate change?"
The panel will describe and assess different activities, products, strategies, and tools for informing decision makers about climate change and helping them plan and execute effective, integrated responses. It will describe the different types of climate change-related decisions and actions being made at various levels and in different sectors and regions, develop a framework for analyzing and informing these actions and decisions, and evaluate the activities, products, and tools that could help ensure these actions and decisions are informed by the best available technical knowledge. The tools, products, and activities considered by the panel will include, but are not necessarily limited to, observing systems, climate models, monitoring and early warning systems, assessments, integrated assessment models, outreach activities, and communication networks between information providers and users. The panel will also recommend steps to better educate and train future generations of scientists, decision makers, and citizens to meet the challenges associated with climate change.
The members of the Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change are:
Dr. Peter H. Raven (Chair),
Missouri Botanical Garden
Dr. Diana M. Liverman (Vice Chair),
University of Oxford
Mr. Daniel Barstow,
Challenger Center for Space Science Education
Dr. Rosina M. Bierbaum,
University of Michigan
Dr. Daniel W. Bromley,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz,
Yale University
Dr. Robert J. Lempert,
The RAND Corporation
Dr. Edward L. Miles,
University of Washington
Dr. Berrien Moore, III,
Climate Central
Dr. Mark D. Newton,
Dell, Inc.
Dr. Venkatachalam Ramaswamy,
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Dr. Richard Richels,
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.
Mr. Douglas P. Scott,
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Kathleen J. Tierney,
University of Colorado at Boulder
Mr. Chris Walker,
The Climate Group
Ms. Shari T. Wilson,
Maryland Department of the Environment
