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Responses to Climate Change ProgramAdaptation Implementation FrameworkOur current understanding of climate change together with other global changes indicates that virtually all of USACE’s infrastructure investment will require adaptation. Some of these methods can be developed together with other agencies facing similar issues in similar mission areas (e.g., Bureau of Reclamation for hydropower and water supply). Other methods will be informed by advances driven by other agency’s missions. No single agency will be able to cope effectively with climate change. The USACE believes that a coordinated Federal approach is necessary and has taken steps toward that end with the Climate Change and Water Working Group which is focusing initially on knowledge, capabilities, and needs – including policies – for planning studies supporting adaptation engineering design and operations. USACE is also participating in four of five Council on Environmental Quality interagency working groups to develop a national strategy for adapting to climate change. This interdisciplinary team will continue external collaboration to assist in developing a strategic plan for climate change adaptation designed for USACE missions. Innovative economic, sociological and technological solutions will be required to meet the challenges of effective climate change adaptation. The use of a multiple scenario approach to ensure robustness and resilience of USACE assets in the face of climate change will require the development of guidance for the use of multiple scenarios. An adaptation framework built on the results of the policy, process and technical teams will assist in prioritizing vulnerable assets. The adaptation implementation framework will be developed, tested and improved through an iterative process that incorporates new knowledge gained through pilots and demonstrations.
revised 17 November 2011
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