Download US Army Corps of engineers tools and resources for climate change

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TOOLS &
RESOURCES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE PLANNING
Chris Kurtz, PE
CDM Smith
Kathleen D. White, PhD, PE
Jeffrey R. Arnold, PhD
Institute for Water
Resources - USACE
2015 AWRA Summer
Specialty Conference:
Climate Change
Adaptation
New Orleans, LA
June 16, 2015
Today’s Objectives
Introduction to
Regional Literature
Summaries
Overview of Project
• Process
• Key Output
• Status
Application of
Regional Literature
Summaries
Introduction to Regional Literature Summaries
USACE Responses to
Climate Change Program
PROJECT DRIVERS
Asking the
Climate
Question
Practical
resource
for the
practitioner
Regional Literature Summary Geography
The Process
Literature Review
• Peer-reviewed journals,
regional assessments,
etc
• National Climate
Assessment
• USBR and other federal
agency reports .
Climate
Assessment
• Observed and Projected
Climate
• Focus on Trends
• Emphasis on Visual
Information
Vulnerability
Assessment
• Climate impacts on
USACE business lines
Asking the Climate Question
• What are the observed and projected climate trends in the
region?
Temperature
Temperature
MINIMUMS
Temperature Precipitation Precipitation Hydrology &
EXTREMES Streamflow
MAXIMUMS
• How does this impact current and future USACE projects by
business lines?
Ecosystem Hydropower Recreation
Navigation Flood Risk
Management Restoration
Water Supply Emergency
Management
Literature Review by the Numbers
Number of Unique References
21 Individual
Regional Reports
265+ Peer-Review
Articles and
Authoritative
Reports
74
39
33
84
40
42
84
32
39
97
41
71
Regional Literature Summary Example
South
Atlantic-Gulf
Region
Introduction to Regional Literature Summaries
South Atlantic-Gulf Climate Summary
South Atlantic-Gulf Region
South Atlantic-Gulf Climate Summary
South Atlantic-Gulf Business Line Summary
Climate Summary
South Atlantic-Gulf Region
South Atlantic-Gulf Business Line Summary
South Atlantic-Gulf Reference Matrix
Business Line Summary
Climate Summary
South Atlantic-Gulf Region
Regional Assessment Summary Website
http://www.corpsclimate.us/rccciareport.cfm
Regional Literature Summaries Published
http://www.corpsclimate.us/rccciareport.cfm
In Practice - Asking the Climate Question
USACE Staff and Partners
Regional Watershed Councils
Municipal Water Providers
Acknowledgements
• USACE Team
Core team
• Kathleen D. White, PhD, PE
• Jeffrey R. Arnold, PhD
Reviewers
• CDM Smith Team
Lead Authors
• Tim Cox, PhD, PE
• Frannie Bui, PE
• Lauren Klonsky, PE
• Lauren Miller
• Alexandra Bowen, PE
Key Staff
• David Spector
• Tim Feather, PhD
• Mark Dunning, PhD
• Rebecca Jablon, AICP, LEED AP
• Quentin Smith