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Responses to Climate Change Program

Water Management Adaptation

RCC Program Home		Team Identification
Adaptation Challenges and Opportunities		Pilots and Demonstrations
Adaptation Implementation Framework		Regional Climate Impact Assessments
Climate Change Adaptation Communication		Regulatory Aspects of Climate Change and Adaptation
Coastal Storm Adaptation		Sea-Level Change Adaptation
Ecosystem Adaptation		Snow, Glacial, Ice Impacts and Adaptation
Greenhouse Gas Accounting		Vulnerability Assessments and Reporting
Hydrology to Support Adaptation		Water Management Adaptation

Water management has always been faced with hydrologic extremes caused by climate variability. Climate change is one of many dynamic processes affecting water resources, and there is mounting evidence that these changes are increasing the vulnerability of the Nation’s water resources. Water managers must adapt to changing conditions and requirements, while also balancing multiple, competing uses for water among a diverse group of stakeholders. This team will treat water management holistically through a gap analysis that builds on an interagency effort by USACE, Bureau of Reclamation, USGS, and NOAA. An implementation plan for filling gaps will be developed. Activities appropriate within this program will be scheduled and completed, while those of an interagency nature or better suited to others will be passed along. A preliminary report on flexibility in water management prepared under the aegis of the IPET/HPDC Lessons Learned Implementation Team will be updated and published. Training for water managers will be developed and provided where necessary. The water management strategic plan will be finalized and implemented. The results of this team will be provided in the form of processes, methods and guidance, and will provide input to other teams.

revised 17 November 2011

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