Climate Resilience Toolkit visit annual average visit rate has risen by about 53% per year over the last 3 years (today, over 1.3 million visits per year). CPO’s investments in climate R&D and decision science adds value to the U.S. economy. About our agency; Mission & vision; Our commitment to science Big problems in climate science require a sustained investment — since the early 1990s, CPO-sponsored projects have made great strides in improving understanding of the climate system and improving prediction capabilities (e.g., El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Madden-Julian Oscillation, North American Monsoon, and the Arctic Oscillation). Prior to joining NMFS, Dr. Matlock spent his fisheries career with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). She is widely recognized as an expert on climate policy, particularly on issues related to climate impacts and ways to help society to adapt. Finance Office Home.
A recent study found that every dollar CPO spends supports over $35 in existing investments in the U.S. economy by helping to inform management of well over $150 billion in U.S. property, infrastructure, and natural resources. Since the early 1990s, CPO-sponsored projects have made steady progress in identifying and understanding sources of predictability (i.e., cause-and-effect relationships) in the climate system, and improving the modeling and prediction of extreme weather and climate events. Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) - or "NOAA Research" - provides the research foundation for understanding the complex systems that support our planet. Recently, NOAA Research built much of the foundation for the modernization of the National Weather Service. Dr. Gary Matlock is serving as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. He has and continues to publish in the national and international scientific literature on the biological, ecological, social, and economic aspects of fisheries science and management. To predict the weather — including extreme events — we have to understand both climate variability and change. During his tenure with TPWD he earned his Ph.D. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University and conducted and published the results of research in the scientific literature on many fisheries management and aquaculture topics including those involved with biology, sociology, and economics. He also served as the Acting Director of NOAA’s Program Analysis and Evaluation (PAE) office and as Acting Assistant Administrator of the NOAA’s Policy, Planning, and Integration (PPI) Office. He received another Gold Medal in 2000 for having led the development of an e-commerce based program for requiring and issuing a financially self-sustaining Atlantic tunas fishing permit (the first marine recreational fishing permit in the U.S.) A strong NOAA is necessary to tackle the complex issues that only advanced scientific knowledge is able to adequately address. He received a U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal in 1996, and the Vice President’s Hammer award in 1998 for his efforts to reform the fisheries management regulatory process. CPO-sponsored projects provide actionable information to stakeholders in every region and sector of the nation’s economy, for example: While at USAID, she initiated its Vulnerability and Adaptation Program. Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) - or "NOAA Research" - provides the research foundation for understanding the complex systems that support our planet. The research programs provide the science necessary to help NOAA achieve its goals to: Explore Close. Craig McLean is the Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. She comes to this position from seven years of serving as Deputy Director of OAR’s Climate Program Office (CPO), which oversees and coordinates climate activities across NOAA addressing climate observations and monitoring, research and modeling, and the development and delivery of climate services. He also is the Director of the Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation in OAR.
Among a number of formal international engagements in science and technology, Mr. McLean serves as the U.S. Representative to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), and as the U.S. Representative for the U.S.-European Union-Canada Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation. She has won multiple awards for her contributions to both NOAA and the nation, notably the U.S. Department of State Meritorious Honor Award in 2011, the NOAA Administrator’s Award in 2010, and in 2007, she shared in the Nobel Peace Prize granted to members of the IPCC. Org Chart Plans & Reports CPO Handbook Visit us online ... Email: oar.cpo.office@noaa.gov.
In 1994 he became the Program Management Officer for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in Silver Spring, Maryland where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the agency, expanding his fisheries management experience domestically and internationally to the north Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.