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Launched in 2010, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is the result of multi-sector, community-based collaboration among federal agencies to protect and restore the Great Lakes system. Members of the GLRI Task Force include the Council on Environmental Quality, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of State, among others.
Related Organizations: Bureau of Indian Affairs, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), United States Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), United States Department of State, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Resource Category: Solutions
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October 2016
From the U.S. Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, this report outlines opportunities for federal agencies to guide resilience action by supporting science and research on climate change impacts, ensuring federal operations and facilities are resilient to climate change, protecting critical infrastructure and other public goods, and facilitating community-based resilience efforts.
Related Organizations: U.S. Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Resource Category: Planning
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July 2015
Resilience AmeriCorps recruits and trains AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) members to serve low-income communities across the country by developing plans and implementing projects that increase resilience-building capacity. The initiative was originally announced in 2015 in response to recommendations from President Obama’s State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience. Current Resilience AmeriCorps projects are addressing a wide range of resilience needs, including climate change, extreme weather, financial instability, and food insecurity through long-term planning, risk communication, community loan programs, and urban food production.
Related Organizations: AmeriCorps - Corporation for National and Community Service
Resource Category: Solutions
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November 17, 2014
As part of his Climate Action Plan, in November 2013, President Obama issued Executive Order 13653 - 'Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change,' creating The State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience. The Task Force was directed to advise the Administration on how the Federal Government can respond to the needs of communities nationwide in achieving climate change resilience. The Task Force members, which include governors, mayors, county officials, and Tribal leaders from across the country, met throughout the year and used their first-hand experiences in building climate preparedness and resilience in their communities to inform their recommendations to the Administration.
Related Organizations: State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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July 16, 2014
On July 16, 2014, President Obama announced this series of new climate change initiatives from across federal agencies - based on the recommendations of the State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness - to help state, local, and tribal leaders prepare their communities for the impacts of climate change by developing and rebuilding more resilient infrastructure.
Related Organizations: State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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February 21, 2010
In February 2009, President Obama proposed $475 million for a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. This Action Plan describes how the Initiative was to be executed from 2010 through 2014, building on the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy (GLRC Strategy), which provided the framework for the Action Plan.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Resource Category: Planning
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March 6, 2014
On March 6, 2014, President Obama signed a bipartisan law to renew federal support for the National Integrated Drought Information System - a drought program that seeks to reduce financial and environmental risks posed by sustained drought by providing forecasts and support to vulnerable communities. The legislation easily passed through Congress, with a 356-21 vote in the House and passing via unanimous consent in the Senate. The law would extend the program until 2018.
Related Organizations: The White House, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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July 29, 2014
From the Executive Office of the President Council of Economic Advisers, this report examines the economic consequences of delaying the implementation of climate change mitigation policies, and in turn, demonstrates the comparative net benefits of implementing such policies without delay.
Related Organizations: Executive Office of the President of the United States
Resource Category: Assessments
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September 23, 2014
This Executive Order was enacted in 2014 by President Obama to integrate climate resilience considerations into all United States international development work. The EO also established the Working Group on Climate-Resilient International Development.
Related Organizations: Executive Office of the President of the United States
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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April 16, 2013
As part of President Obama's National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes (or the National Ocean Policy), the National Ocean Council (NOC) released National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan in April 2013. The Plan describes specific actions Federal agencies will take to address key ocean challenges, give states and communities greater input in Federal decisions, streamline Federal operations, save taxpayer dollars, and promote economic growth.
Related Organizations: National Ocean Council, Executive Office of the President of the United States
Resource Category: Planning
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