Planning and Management: Programmatic Response to Climate Change and Water | Addressing Climate Change in the Water Sector

Below are descriptions of documents developed by the EPA National Water Program, detailing programmatic efforts to address climate change impacts to water resources. To download the documents, scroll to the bottom of the page.

2016 Highlights of Progress Report Released

2016 Workplan: EPA National Water Program Response to Climate Change
The Workplan lays out the actions that the EPA National Water Program plans to take in 2016 to implement the “EPA National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change." It is intended to be a roadmap to guide program planning and inform decision-makers during the Agency’s planning and budgeting process. The 2016 Workplan builds on work conducted in 2012-2014. View and download the document.

2015 Workplan: EPA National Water Program Response to Climate Change
The Workplan lays out the actions that the EPA National Water Program planned to take in 2015.
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EPA Office of Water Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan (2014)
The Implementation Plan provides an overview of the opportunities available to the Office of Water within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to respond climate challenges. The Plan addresses specific challenges for the operation of national programs to protect the water quality and drinking water in a changing climate.
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EPA National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change
The Strategy sets out EPA's long-term goals and specific actions to prepare for and build resilience to the impacts of a changing climate on water resources. The Strategy is organized around five programmatic vision areas: protecting water infrastructure; coastal and ocean waters; watersheds; water quality, and working with Tribes. View and download the document.

To order copies of the EPA National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change, visit: http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ordering. Ordering can be done online, by phone, or by mail. The document number is: 850-K-12-004.

The following Highlights of Progress Reports provide a summary of the major climate change-related accomplishments of EPA's national and regional water programs. The reports reflect annual implementation of the EPA National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change.

2016 Highlights of Progress: Reponses to Climate Change by the EPA National Water Program
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2015 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the EPA National Water Program
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2014 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the EPA National Water Program
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2013 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the EPA National Water Program

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2012 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the EPA National Water Program

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2016 Workplan: National Water Program Response to Climate Change (PDF)(92 pp, 1 MB)
2015 Workplan: National Water Program Response to Climate Change (PDF)(78 pp, 1 MB, June 2015)
Office of Water Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PDF)(47 pp, 1 MB)
National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change (PDF)(132 pp, 3 MB, 2012)
2016 Highlights of Progress Report (PDF)(68 pp, 2 MB)
2015 Highlights of Progress Report (PDF)(68 pp, 1 MB)
2014 Highlights of Progress Report (PDF)(60 pp, 1 MB)
2013 Highlights of Progress Report (PDF)(54 pp, 1 MB)
2012 Highlights of Progress Report (PDF)(50 pp, 1 MB)