The U.S. country studies program (USCSP) was announced in 1992, at the "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. The purpose of the program is to provide financial and technical assistance to the developing countries and countries with economies in transition in addressing the problem of global climate change, particulary within the context of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The U.S. country studies program (USCSP) was announced in 1992, at the "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. The purpose of the program is to provide financial and technical assistance to the developing countries and countries with economies in transition in addressing the problem of global climate change, particulary within the context of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).