T04-S04 Agency Actions for Climate Change and Vulnerability Assessment  

Executive Order 14008 requires federal agencies to develop climate adaptation plans, many of which identified the need for climate resilient facilities and installations. Agency plans detail the need to identify vulnerabilities to climate hazards. This training session will identify an example approach to climate change and vulnerability assessment, including a discussion of publicly available climate change tools.

Instructors

Ethan Epstein, Program Manager, Federal Energy Management Program

Alicia Stenstrom, Climate Preparedness and Resilience Support Staff, Department of Defense - Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience

Julia Rotondo, Program Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session attendees will:

• Identify how vulnerability assessments developed;
• Identify requirements for vulnerability assessments;
• Identify tools available to assist in developing vulnerability assessments; and
• Identify how vulnerability assessments can assist in addressing climate change.