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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
