What was the goal of the National Assessment?
The overall goal of the National Assessment was to analyze and evaluate what was known about the potential consequences of climate variability and change for the nation in the context of other pressures on the public, the environment, and the nation’s resources. Special efforts were made to involve the end users – such as water resource managers, farmers, and decisionmakers – in all stages of the Assessment so that the final outcome was useful to the widest audience possible and was truly developed through a participatory process.
