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The ICES Cod and Climate Change program (CCC) was established in 1992 but had is origins in an ICES Study Group on Cod Fluctuations formed in 1990. Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) was chosen as the focus because this species was pan-Atlantic, known to be sensitive to climate fluctuations and there were ample data on cod. It was also felt by the founders of the program that the knowledge learned from studying the effects of climate variability on cod could likely be applied to other, less well-studied species. Some of the programs activities since its beginning are listed in Appendix A. It is the first of the regional programs of International GLOBEC to undertake a formal synthesis of its work (described in detail in section 3). Although the synthesis is scheduled for completion in 2004, the CCC members felt it necessary to continue its work. They outlined a final phase of the Program built upon the synthesis that aims to tackle those essential issues not yet resolved in the earlier work. The CCC will complete its work in 2009, coinciding with the official ending of GLOBEC. This document summarizes the scientific achievements of the CCC, presents the gaps and new questions that have been identified for the final phase of the program and their justification, and outlines a strategy to address them. This revised Strategic Plan was requested by the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) of International GLOBEC and is principally based upon discussions at the 2003 CCC meeting (ICES 2003a).