Climate change adaptation by federal agencies : plans, efforts, and issues. / David Peterson, editor.

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Peterson, David [editor.]

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TextSeries: Climate change and its causes, effects, and prediction seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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9781634829847
1634829840

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Climate change adaptation by federal agenciesDDC classification:

363.700973 23

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GE180

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Climate change adaptation by federal agencies: an analysis of plans and issues for Congress / Jane Leggett -- Executive order 13653, preparing the United States for the impacts of climate change / Barack Obama.

Summary: Though Congress has debated the significance of global climate change and what federal policies, if any, should address them, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) since 2013 has identified the changing climate as one of the 30 most significant risks facing the federal government. President Obama established adaptation as a prominent part of his Climate Action Plan in June 2013. The November 2013 Executive Order 13653, Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change, directed agencies to undertake vulnerability assessments and planning for adaptation. The Administration aime.

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Though Congress has debated the significance of global climate change and what federal policies, if any, should address them, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) since 2013 has identified the changing climate as one of the 30 most significant risks facing the federal government. President Obama established adaptation as a prominent part of his Climate Action Plan in June 2013. The November 2013 Executive Order 13653, Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change, directed agencies to undertake vulnerability assessments and planning for adaptation. The Administration aime.

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