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Climate Change: Future Federal Adaptation Efforts Could Better Support Local Infrastructure Decision Makers: The federal government invests billions of dollars annually in infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, facing increasing risks from climate change. Adaptation—defined as adjustments to natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate change— can help manage these risks by making infrastructure more resilient. GAO was asked to examine issues related to infrastructure decision making and climate change. This report examines (1) the impacts of climate change on roads and bridges, wastewater systems, and NASA centers; (2) the extent to which climate change is incorporated into infrastructure planning; (3) factors that enabled some decision makers to implement adaptive measures; and (4) federal efforts to address local adaptation needs, as well as potential opportunities for improvement. GAO reviewed climate change assessments; analyzed relevant reports; interviewed stakeholders from professional associations and federal agencies; and visited infrastructure projects and interviewed local decision makers at seven sites where adaptive measures have been implemented.

Major Decisions and Notes from SC Meeting & Workshop: Major decisions made by Steering Committee work groups (Surrogate and Indicators, Data, Programmatic Alignment, Communications) during the two day Meeting and Workshop held in Blacksburg, VA.

Resources: Additional resources that do not belong in any one folder, more general in nature.

SC Data Issues Work Group: Documents, discussions, and resources pertaining to the Steering Committee Work Group on Data Issues.

SC Indicator and Surrogate Species Work Group: Documents, discussions, and resources pertaining to the Steering Committee Work Group on Indicator and Surrogate Species.

SC Communications Work Group: Documents, discussions, and resources pertaining to the Steering Committee Work Group on Communications.

SC Strategic Engagement Work Group: Documents, discussions, and resources pertaining to the Steering Committee Work Group on Strategic Engagement.

AppLCC RFPs - FY12 Status Updates and FY13 Information: Contains materials and resources on the description, deliverables, and status reports for FY11/12 projects and information regarding progress toward execution of contracts to vendors for recently submitted proposals (Due: April 10, 2013) for FY 13.

SC Finance Work Group: Documents, discussions, and resources pertaining to the Steering Committee Work Group on Finance.

SC Governance Work Group: Documents, discussions, and resources pertaining to the Steering Committee work group on governance.

Admin: Documents and information pertaining to administration issues such as partner travel, directions, meeting logistics.

Service Estimates Economic Impacts and Releases Draft Environmental Assessment of Critical Habitat Designation for Neosho Mucket and Rabbitsfoot: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is releasing the estimated cost and economic impacts and draft environmental assessment of the proposed critical habitat designation of two freshwater mussels, and is seeking public comment.

Interior Appoints New Climate Change Advisory Committee: Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the members of a newly created federal advisory committee who will provide guidance about the Interior Department’s climate change adaptation science initiatives.

NRCS helps build resiliency to climate change: As experts predict growing climate changes in the United States, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service offers a variety of practices, programs and studies that help landowners build resiliency to its effects.