As reflected in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to which the United States is a party, global climate change represents a serious, long-term challenge for all nations. In June 2001, President Bush reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to work within the UN framework and with key partners to develop an effective, science-based response to the issue of global climate change. USAID’s Global Climate Change Program is responsive to U.S. climate change priorities and operates in approximately 40 countries.
The results of FY 2003 climate-related activities will be issued in an annual report to Congress published by the Office of Management and Budget. Specifically, USAID will provide aggregated results and demonstrate how the Agency meets the President’s commitment to spend a minimum of $155 million on climate-related activities, with budget levels broken out by bureau, country, and strategic objective. This budget data will be collected through the Agency’s annual reporting process in December 2003.
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