Twenty-Three Federal Agencies Release Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Plans
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 following agencies released adaptation and resiliency plans:
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- Environmental Protection Agency
- General Services Administration
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Office of Personal Management
- Smithsonian Institution
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Members of the public may submit comments on the agency plans until November 6, 2021.