"This document was prepared by the National Water Program Climate Change Workgroup."
"September 2008."
"EPA 800-R-08-001"
Summary
This National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change provides an overview of the likely effects of climate change on water resources and the nation's clean water and safe drinking water programs. This final strategy also describes 40 specific actions the National Water Program intends to take to adapt program implementation in light of climate change.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction -- Climate change impacts on water resources -- Climate change basic science -- Air and water temperature change impacts -- Rainfall/snowfall levels and distribution change impacts -- Storm intensity change impacts -- Sea level rise impacts -- Coastal/ocean characteristic change impacts -- Changes in energy generation -- National Water Program: climate change goals and response actions -- Greenhouse gas mitigation related to water -- Adapting water programs to climate change -- Climate change research related to water -- Water program education on climate change -- Water Program management of climate change -- Appendices -- Climate change impacts on water in regions of the United States -- Summary list of climate change actions -- Adaptations for Alaska water infrastructure -- EPA global climate change research related to water -- Potential climate change/water research needs -- Glossary of Water Program and climate change terms -- Glossary of water program and climate change terms -- Water Program and climate change acronyms.
