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Coordinating Climate- Resilient Development Targeted Topics Forum July 1, 2015
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Coordinating Climate-Resilient Development
Targeted Topics ForumJuly 1, 2015
Executive Orders on Climate Preparedness•Federal Agencies analyze risks to their Missions, Operations, Assets and develop Adaptation Plans
•Federal Agencies examine how they can support adaptation at state and local level
Challenges in US:•Much decision making delegated to states, communities
•Competing priorities•Political will; budget constraints; “winners and losers”
•Regulatory barriers
Political support and challenges in the US