Regulation Database - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Climate Action Plan
On October 7, 2021, twenty-three federal agencies released plans detailing how they will adapt to climate change and increase resilience to climate change impacts. The plans include a variety of resiliency and adaptation measures, including steps to develop a more resilient supply change, to enhance protections for workers and communities, and to increase climate literacy and leadership within Federal agencies. The climate adaptation and resilience plans were previously submitted to and reviewed by the National Climate Task Force, White House Council on Environmental Quality’s Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, and the Office of Management and Budget. President Biden mandated these plans in his January 27, 2021 Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.
The USACE has released the following planning guidance for sea level rise
- EC 1105-2-186: Planning Guidance on the Incorporation of Sea Level Rise Possibilities in Feasibility Studies (1989)
- Incorporating Sea-Level Change Considerations in Civil Works Programs
- Engineer Technical Letter / Engineer Pamphlet: Procedures to Evaluate Sea Level Change: Impacts, Responses and Adaptation
In 2020, the USACE updated an existing probabilisitic tool used to access vulnerability of non-developed natural coastlines for use with new sea level guidance called Beachfx. The USACE has also developed a tool for life-cycle analyses of developed coastlines called the Generation Two Coastal Risk Model.