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INTRODUCTION 1 



STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS 5 



The U.S. Decision to Withdraw from UNESCO, 5 

 Strategy for the Science Assessment, 7 

 Framework for the Assessment, 9 



PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS 13 



Assessment of UNESCO Programs, 13 



Impacts of U.S. Withdrawal, 15 



Alternative Interim Arrangements, 17 



Capsule Summary of UNESCO Science Program, 20 



Summary of Suggested Funding Levels, 23 



ASSESSMENTS AND INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS 25 



Ii.troduction, 25 



Major Program VI: The Sciences and their Application 

 to Development; 



• Natural Sciences (VI. 1); Technology and Engineering (VI.2); 

 Key Areas (VI. 3) , 26 



• Social and Human Sciences (VI. 4); Key Areas (VI. 5), 33 

 Major Program IX: Science, Technology and Society: 



• Relations (IX. 1); SsT Policies (IX. 2), 38 



Major Program X: The Human Environment and Terrestrial 

 and Marine Resources: 



• The Earth Sciences Program (X.1-2), 42 



• Water Resources (X.3), 46 



• The Marine Sciences Program (X.4-5) , 49 



• Environmental Sciences: Man and the Biosphere 

 Program (MAB) (X.6-9), 53 



ANNEX A: UNESCO Approved Biennial Program and Budget: 



1984-85 A-1 



ANNEX B: UNESCO Science Activities Budget (1984-85) : 



Summary of Major Programs VI, IX, & X B-1 



ANNEX C: List of Acronyms C-1 



SUPPLEMENT (An Inventory and Program Commentary) S-1 



