Corps of Engineers releases Climate Change Adaptation, Strategic Sustainability plans army.mil/article/137222/Corps_of_Engineers_releases_Climate_Change_Adaptation__Strategic_Sustainability_plans/ The Climate Change Adaptation Plan assesses key vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate change -- such as severe weather, sea level rise, or flooding -- and outlines how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to address those impacts to protect its missions. It describes activities that evaluate the most significant climate change related risks to agency operations and missions both in the short and long term. It outlines actions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking to manage these risks and vulnerabilities. The release of these two plans demonstrates the focus the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is placing on sustainability and on mainstreaming climate change adaptation for our constructed and natural water-resources infrastructure, said Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, chief of engineers and commanding general, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Addressing sustainability and climate change are critical for us as an organization and the important work we do for the nation now and into the future.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:45:33 +0000