Start International

USGCRP SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL START SECRETARIAT

START INTERNATIONAL: CORE SUPPORT FROM US GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM

SCIENTIFIC CAPACITY BUILDING FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH

START INTERNATIONAL, INC. (START) REQUESTS RENEWED SUPPORT FROM THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS&SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) FOR CY 2015 - CY 2017 TO UNDERTA

SUPPORT FOR START INTERNATIONAL'S SCIENCE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES -THIS PROJECT PROVIDES CORE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO ENABLE THE ONGOING WORK OF START INTERNATIONAL TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND ACTIONS IN AFRICA AND ASIA. SUPPORT FOR START SERVES TO ADVANCE THE STRATEGIC AIMS THE US GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM (USGCRP) WITH RESPECT TO THE US GOVERNMENT?S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING STRONGER SCIENTIFIC CAPACITIES IN LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. START IS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH USGCRP'S CORE SUPPORT OF ITS OPERATIONS THAT ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO SEEK BROADER SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND MULTILATERAL BODIES. CORE SUPPORT FOR START IS CRITICAL FOR ADVANCING THE ORGANIZATION?S MISSION TO CULTIVATE, INSPIRE AND CONNECT EMERGING SCIENCE LEADERS IN AFRICA AND ASIA TO WORK WITH SOCIETAL PARTNERS IN CREATING A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE FUTURE. THIS PROJECT WILL ENABLE START TO CREATE NEW PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND ASIA THROUGH SKILL-BUILDING, SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. START?S WORK PRIMARILY TARGETS EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS AND SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS WHO ENGAGE WITH GLOBAL CHANGE SCIENCE IN THE AREAS OF ADAPTATION, CLIMATE FINANCE, RENEWABLE ENERGY, HUMAN HEALTH AND CLIMATE, AND URBAN RESILIENCE AMONG OTHER THEMES. IN THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS PROJECT, START WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON ITS COLLABORATIONS WITH FUTURE EARTH AND THE WORLD CLIMATE RESEARCH PROGRAM (WCRP), AND IN DOING SO BRING START'S KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO THESE COLLABORATIONS, SUCH AS THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH THE WCRP IN DEVELOPING NEW ACTIONS IN AFRICA RELATED TO THE EMERGING REGIONAL INFORMATION FOR SOCIETY PROJECT, AND WITH FUTURE EARTH RELATED TO SKILL BUILDING FOR TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND SCIENCE LEADERSHIP. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

WITH THIS PROPOSAL WE REQUEST FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS&SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) LAND COVER/LAND USE CHANGE (LC/LUC) PROGRAM FOR 2019-2021 TO ORGANIZE MEETINGS TRAININGS AND SYMPOSIA TO ENHANCE LC/LUC SCIENCE THROUGH IMPROVED ACCESS TO EARTH OBSERVATION DATA PRODUCTS AND BUILDING COLLABORATIONS. ADDRESSING LC/LUC ISSUES SPECIFIC TO FORESTRY FIRE DISTURBANCE AGRICULTURE AND THE CARBON CYCLE DYNAMICS WILL BE OUR MAIN FOCUS. THROUGH MEETINGS TRAININGS AND SYMPOSIA WE AIM TO PROMOTE NASA LAND USE CHANGE SCIENCE ACROSS THE DEVELOPING WORLD HELP FOSTER REGIONAL SCIENCE NETWORKS AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE BETWEEN AND AMONG US AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS. WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT THROUGH THE WELL-ESTABLISHED GLOBAL OBSERVATIONS OF FOREST AND LAND COVER DYNAMICS (GOFC-GOLD) PROGRAM THAT IS AIMED AT REFINING AND ARTICULATING THE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATION REQUIREMENTS AND MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF SATELLITE PRODUCTS FROM THE EXISTING AND FUTURE SATELLITE OBSERVING SYSTEMS FOR LAND USE COVER CHANGE MANAGEMENT POLICY DECISION-MAKING AND GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH.

TRANSDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH ON URBANIZATION AND THE FOOD-ENERGY-WATER NEXUS

USING THE EPIC MODEL TO BUILD TRANSDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE THAT EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS URBAN RESILIENCE IN AFRICA AND ASIA -THIS AWARD PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE GLOBAL CHANGE SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING (START). THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE US GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM STRATEGIC PLAN AS IT RELATES TO INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THEIR MISSION TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAT STRENGTHEN SCIENTIFIC CAPACITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO UNDERSTAND, COMMUNICATE AND MOTIVATE ACTION ON CRITICAL GLOBAL CHANGE CHALLENGES ADDRESSES ALL OF THE US GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM STRATEGIC GOALS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND RESILIENCE IN URBAN CENTERS IN THE TWO FASTEST URBANIZING REGIONS OF THE WORLD IN AFRICA AND ASIA. START WILL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR INNOVATION IN COMMUNITIES (EPIC) AND THE UNITED NATION?S ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM GLOBAL ADAPTION NETWORK TO EXPAND EPIC MODEL FOR UNIVERSITY-COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE MODEL IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY FROM ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE RESEARCH COMPONENT OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITIES IS SUFFICIENTLY DIVERSE AND INTEGRATED TO BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS KNOWLEDGE GENERATION FOR COMPLEX PROBLEMS IN RAPIDLY GROWING CITY-REGIONS. THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF THIS PROJECT LIES IN ITS ABILITY TO LINK UNIVERSITIES WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN TRANSDISCIPLINARY CO-DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND APPROACHES TO CONCRETELY ADDRESS COMPLEX PROBLEMS. THIS PROJECT HAS STRONG POTENTIAL FOR GENERATING SIGNIFICANT SOCIETAL BENEFITS BECAUSE IT IS INHERENTLY CENTERED AROUND PRODUCING DIRECT BENEFITS TO LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH RESEARCHERS. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC-SERVICE MISSION THAT UNIVERSITIES PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED THROUGH STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND DECISION-MAKING. THIS PROJECT EMPHASIZES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING BY DOING, PARTICULARLY FOR EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS, THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING-CENTERED CURRICULA THAT PROVIDES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH WORKPLACE SKILLS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN CO-DEVELOPED ACTION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

SINGLE SOURCE START PROPOSAL IN SUPPORT OF NASA LCLUC ACTIVITIES - 2024-2025

CONFERENCE: GLOBAL LAND PROGRAMME'S 5TH OPEN SCIENCE MEETING: PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE AND JUST LAND SYSTEMS -THE GLOBAL LAND PROGRAMME (GLP) IS A WORLDWIDE GROUP OF RESEARCHERS WORKING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY STUDYING HOW WE USE LAND. THIS NSF-FUNDED PROJECT AIMS TO STRENGTHEN U.S. LEADERSHIP AND DIVERSITY IN LAND SYSTEMS SCIENCE (LSS). FOCUSING ON THE GLP OPEN SCIENCE MEETING (OSM) THIS INITIATIVE ENGAGES EARLY CAREER SCHOLARS FROM DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS, PARTICULARLY FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS, AND TRIBAL COLLEGES. THIS EFFORT IS VITAL FOR DEVELOPING A NEW GENERATION OF DIVERSE U.S. SCIENTISTS EQUIPPED TO ADDRESS PRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO LAND USE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE GLOBAL LAND PROGRAMME ADVANCES RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP AT THE FOREFRONT OF LAND SYSTEMS SCIENCE. THIS PROJECT EXPLORES THE CURRENT STATE OF LAND SYSTEMS AND IDENTIFIES WAYS TO USE LAND MORE SUSTAINABLY. BY ANALYZING HIGH-RESOLUTION SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DATA, DEVELOPING ADVANCED MODELS, AND INTEGRATING HUMAN ACTIVITY INTO EARTH SYSTEM MODELS, THE PROJECT FOSTERS COLLABORATIVE SCIENCE TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAYS LAND IS USED ACROSS THE WORLD AND HOW THESE DIFFERENT USES AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE U.S. BECAUSE IT ENSURES THAT THE NATION LEADS IN FINDING SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL LAND USE CHALLENGES, DIRECTLY IMPACTING NATIONAL SECURITY, ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. BY FOSTERING INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS, THIS PROJECT WILL GENERATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL EFFORTS IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ULTIMATELY BENEFITING SOCIETIES WORLDWIDE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.