A comprehensive review of climate adaptation in the United States: more than before, but less than needed
Author:
Rosina Bierbaum et al.
Date Published:
2013
Description:
The authors of this report reviewed existing and planned adaptation activities of federal, tribal, state, and local governments and the private sector in the U.S. to understand what types of adaptation activities are underway across different sectors and scales throughout the country. Primary sources of review included material officially submitted for consideration in the upcoming 2013 U.S. National Climate Assessment and supplemental peer-reviewed and grey literature. Although substantial adaptation planning is occurring in various sectors, levels of government, and the private sector, few measures have been implemented and even fewer have been evaluated. Most adaptation actions to date appear to be incremental changes, not the transformational changes that may be needed in certain cases to adapt to significant changes in climate. Rosina Bierbaum et al. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Online First™, 28 October 2012.
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