Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 23.11.1999

Joint Announcement on Climate Variability and Human Health

With the intent of stimulating integrated multidisciplinary studies and enhancing institutional coordination and collaboration, and recognizing the interdisciplinary nature of the research as well as the limited funding currently available, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), in collaboration with interested private sector partners, in this case, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), announce our interest in receiving research proposals to improve our understanding of the human health consequences related to climate variability and enhance the integration of useful climate information into public health policy and decision-making. This joint announcement is intended to support the formation of multidisciplinary teams working in close collaboration on integrated projects to illuminate pathways by which climate may affect human health, and which explore the potential for applying climate forecast information in the public health arena. Climate refers to climate variability across time scales. Understanding how short term clima