Some solutions have been proposed, including the introduction of departmental seminars on promotion procedures, clarifying criteria for promotion, and recognising that maternity leave results in
reduced research output.
Requires the President to enter into an agreement with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to: (1) evaluate the utility to state, local, and regional decision makers of each Plan and of the anticipated and actual information
outputs of the Program for development of state, local, and regional policies to
reduce vulnerability to global change; and (2) recommend priorities for future global and regional climate change
research and assessment.