( cts of of environmental change the rep...)Changing ecosystems throw scientists mega-challenges

cts of of environmental change, the report states, ensuring an adequate quantity and quality of freshwater for sustaining all forms of like is a growing challenge. " Integrated, multidisciplinary, and multi-scale, water-related research is necessary for meeting the challenge."

The authors recommend that NSF focus on water as a unifying theme for research and complex environmental systems. Because it is a critical resource whose availability strongly impacts human health and economic development, answering questions in that domain will advance scientific understanding while addressing urgent societal issues. The report states those results could then be applied to other potential focus areas for research on complex environmental systems, such as land use, energy and climate.

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Source:National Science Foundation


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