Sectors
This page allows you to explore the resources in the Adaptation Clearinghouse by sector. Each page includes curated lists of resources on adaptation efforts in specific sectors.
Sectors covered include agriculture and food, business, coastal, ecosystems, emergency preparedness, energy, land use, public health, transportation, water, and more.
These pages provide easy-to-navigate lists of resources to help policymakers assess vulnerabilities, develop plans, and respond to climate change impacts in that sector. These pages also allow users to see resources that are most popular among adaptation experts.
All Sectors
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Agriculture & Food
Climate change is changing our assumptions about agriculture and food production. This page includes resources to help policymakers adapt to climate change impacts to the agricultural sector and to food systems.
If you are interested in the agricultural and food sectors, please sign up for email updates to receive monthly notifications about all of the latest agricultural and adaptation resources.
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Business
This page includes resources to help policymakers and businesses understand, plan, and prepare for the impacts of climate change to the business sector, including risks to operations, investments, and profits. Resources describe how users can consider climate change in business decisions to ensure the long-term economic health of states and communities.
If you are interested in adaptation efforts in the business sector, please sign up for email updates to receive monthly notifications about all the latest business resources.
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Coastal
Climate change will have profound effects on resources, communities, and infrastructure in coastal regions. This page includes resources to help policymakers understand, plan, and prepare for the impacts of climate change to the coastal sector, including coastal communities and infrastructure, and coastal and marine ecosystems. Tabs include climate science & tools, plans, planning guides, funding programs, and other resources tailored for policymakers working in the coastal sector.
If you are interested in coastal issues, please sign up for email updates to receive monthly notifications about all the latest coastal resources.
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Ecosystems
This page includes resources to help policymakers understand, plan, and prepare for the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystems including fish and fisheries, forests, oceans, and wildlife. It also includes resources tailored for natural resource managers pursuing land management and conservation strategies to prepare for the impacts of climate change.
If you are interested in biodiversity and ecosystems issues, please sign up for email updates to receive monthly notifications about all the latest resources in this sector.
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Emergency Preparedness
This page includes resources to help policymakers assess and adapt emergency preparedness strategies in the face of climate change impacts.
If you are interested in emergency preparedness issues, please sign up for email updates to receive monthly notifications about all the latest resources on adaptation and emergency preparedness.
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Energy
This page includes resources to help policymakers understand, plan, and prepare for impacts of climate change to the energy sector, ranging from changes in energy demand to preparing for threats to energy infrastructure.
If you are interested in adaptation efforts in the energy sector, please sign up for email updates to receive monthly notifications about all the latest energy resources.
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Land Use
Land use involves decisions about the use and development of land. Impacts from climate change (increasing flooding, drought, and urban heat) will affect how and where communities build. This page includes resources on how to address climate change impacts to the built environment and different land uses.
If you are interested in land use issues, please sign up for email updates to receive monthly notifications about all the latest resources and adaptation and land use.
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Public Health
This page includes resources to help policymakers understand, plan, and prepare for the impacts of climate change on public health systems and vulnerable populations, including planning guides, reports on public health impacts, and best practices for public health response.
If you are interested in adaptation in the public health sector, please sign up for email updates to receive monthly notifications about all of the latest public health resources.
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Transportation
Climate change will challenge the ability of transportation agencies to maintain a state of good repair of transportation assets, but many are thinking proactively about how to plan for these impacts and design transportation systems to be more prepared for and resilient to climate change. This page includes resources to help policymakers understand, plan, and prepare for the impacts of climate change to transportation systems and assets.
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Water
This page includes resources to help policymakers understand, plan, and prepare for impacts of climate change to the water sector including plans, policies, and tools.
If you are interested in adaptation efforts in the water sector (including efforts to adapt to changes in water supply, water quality, and impacts to water infrastructure), please sign up for email updates to receive monthly notifications about all the latest water resources.
