SNRE Professor Rosina M. Bierbaum discusses the recently released National Climate Assessment draft report with Cynthia Canty of Michigan Radio. Bierbaum of SNRE and the School of Public Health was a lead convening author of the chapter on climate change adaptation.

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Bierbaum's research interests lie at the interface of science and policy, principally on issues related to climate change adaptation and mitigation at the national and international levels.  She teaches courses on Climate Policy.  She is a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and provides advice on how science, technology and innovation can lead to responsible and effective U.S. policy. She serves as an Adaptation Fellow at the World Bank and is review editor for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The National Climate Assessment is mandated by Congress and is produced every four years. The draft is available at http://ncadac.globalchange.gov.

A summary of associated technical input papers is available at http://www.glisa.umich.edu. Public comment on the draft report will be accepted through April 12.