U.S. Departments of Commerce and the Interior to Cooperate on Climate-Related Activities

August 10, 2010 at 10:19 am | Posted in Space Law Current Events | Leave a comment

by Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar formalized an agreement between the two departments to coordinate and cooperate on climate related activities involving science, services, mitigation, adaptation, education and communication.

The two secretaries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that provides a framework to build upon existing partnerships that bring together the departments’ best available climate science and services to inform adaptation strategies and response decisions to manage America’s oceans, coasts, Great Lakes and public lands. This joint effort aims to leverage each department’s unique capabilities and stewardship mandates to most efficiently and effectively manage the nation’s waters and lands and safeguard the communities and economies that depend on them…more