Climate change adaptation by federal agencies : plans, efforts, and issues. /

Though Congress has debated the significance of global climate change and what federal policies, if any, should address them, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) since 2013 has identified the changing climate as one of the 30 most significant risks facing the federal government. President Oba...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Peterson, David (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]
Colección:Climate change and its causes, effects, and prediction series.
Temas:
2000 - 2099
Environmental policy > United States > 21st century.
Climatic changes > Government policy > United States.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > 21e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Climatic changes > Government policy
Environmental policy
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Though Congress has debated the significance of global climate change and what federal policies, if any, should address them, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) since 2013 has identified the changing climate as one of the 30 most significant risks facing the federal government. President Obama established adaptation as a prominent part of his Climate Action Plan in June 2013. The November 2013 Executive Order 13653, Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change, directed agencies to undertake vulnerability assessments and planning for adaptation. The Administration aime.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781634829847
1634829840

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