The National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy is a comprehensive, multi-partner response to the threat of climate change in the United States. It is a call to action— a framework for effective steps that can be taken, or at least initiated, over the next five to 10 years based on climate change projections for the next century. It is designed to be a key part of the nation’s larger response to a changing climate, and to guide responsible actions by natural resource managers and other decision-makers at all levels of government.
Content and Organization
The Strategy has five major chapters supported, by ecosystem-specific background papers:
Chapter 1: Introduction explains the origins, vision, guiding principles, and development of this effort.
Chapter 2: Impacts of Climate Change describes major current and projected impacts of climate change on the eight major ecosystems of the United States, and on the fish, wildlife and plant species they support.
Chapter 3: Goals ;& Strategies lays out the goals, strategies, and actions that can help natural systems become more resilient in the face of climate impacts.
Chapter 4: Opportunities for Multiple Sectors describes opportunities for multiple sectors to increase the resilience of fish, wildlife, and plants while promoting adaptation of infrastructure, businesses and communities.
Chapter 5: Implementation discusses implementation and integration, outlining how stakeholders at all levels of government can use this Strategy as a resource.
