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• One cannot predict how UNESCO will redistribute its budgetary 

 resources given a 25 percent reduction due to the U.S. withdrawal. It 

 is likely that certain areas may be affected more than others; however, 

 for this analysis, a 25 percent cut across the board has been assumed. 



• It is assumed that the funds available to support U.S. scien- 

 tific collaboration in current UNESCO-sponsored science programs will 



be in the range of the present U.S. contributions to UNESCO for science, 

 that is, about $14 million per year. 



• Preliminary budgetary proposals have been included in program 

 assessments as part of the process of understanding the implications of 

 alternative interim arrangements. These proposals are intended to be 

 helpful in planning and preparing budgets for future U.S. participation. 



Several factors have been taken into consideration in suggesting 

 alternatives to permit continued U.S. participation in UNESCO programs 

 once the United States ceases to be a member (see Chapter 2) . For 

 certain activities of particularly high quality, augmented levels of 

 resources are recommended. In other instances, reductions are proposed. 

 In a few areas, questions are raised regarding UNESCO's involvement. 

 Considerable attention is given to U.S. oversight requirements to 

 properly plan, guide, and evaluate U.S. participation in multilateral 

 scientific activities whatever the U.S. relation to UNESCO. 



As noted, the current annual level of U.S. support of UNESCO science 

 is about $14 million. The present review of UNESCO science programs 

 results in a suggested support level of $12 to $13 million per year. 

 It is important to underscore that oversight/managerial responsibili- 

 ties on the U.S. side will require significant additional funding and 

 possible adjustment in personnel policies within government agencies to 

 administer these programs. It is proposed that $2 to $3 million per 

 year be budgeted for the support of (a) U.S. oversight responsibilities, 



(b) new initiatives on development of global observational programs, and 



(c) resources for increased opportunities for U.S. scientists to parti- 

 cipate in multilateral science programs, including scientific meetings 

 sponsored by the international scientific unions and other nongovern- 

 mental scientific organizations. These budgetary amounts are, at best, 

 first approximations that will need to be considerably refined. 



MAJOR PROGRAM VI: 

 THE SCIENCES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO DEVELOPMENT 



Natural Sciences; Technology and Engineering; Key Areas 

 (VI. 1, VJ.2, VI. 3) 



This portion of Major Program VI includes UNESCO-sponsored activi- 

 ties in the natural (physical and life) sciences and engineering. The 

 quality of effort and the role of UNESCO vary considerably among the 

 program activities — these are addressed within the individual assess- 

 ments for subprograms VI. 1, VI. 2, and VI. 3. The current annual budget 



