Bureau of Reclamation Releases Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

Bureau of Reclamation’s Principal Deputy Commissioner Estevan López has released the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Reclamation. In line with President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the strategy provides a framework in which Reclamation managers can develop and adopt innovative solutions that provide a more reliable water supply in a changing climate.

"Reclamation’s work provides reliable and affordable water and power to agriculture, cities and the environment. With our stakeholders, we contribute some $64 billion and 403,241 jobs to the nation’s economy."

The strategy identifies four primary goals to improve Reclamation’s ability to consider climate change information in its decision-making:

• Goal 1 – Increase Water Management Flexibility 
• Goal 2 – Enhance Climate Adaptation Planning 
• Goal 3 – Improve Infrastructure Resiliency 
• Goal 4 – Expand Information Sharing

Building on existing actions, the strategy identifies new activities to extend climate change adaptation efforts across Reclamation’s mission responsibilities, including immediate and longer-term actions addressing each of the four goals. For each goal, a priority action is also identified to emphasize activities, which will provide critical 

Source: The Bureau of Reclamation