Overview — U S Army Institute for Water

Overview - U. S. Army Institute for Water Resources Planning Associates Washington Experience Bob Pietrowsky, Director USACE Institute for Water Resources & the International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management, under the auspices of UNESCO 8 March 2011 US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG® 1

About IWR Ø Established: in 1969 to help Corps identify & adapt to the Nation’s changing water resources needs. Ø FOA – Physically & functionally distanced from HQ ü Business model – wholly owned by CECW; purpose is to facilitate execution of CW mission – ie. - to serve the field practitioner ü Offices at five locations, including two newly established in FY 10 • Main Office – NCR, Alexandria, VA • Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center – New Orleans • Hydrologic Engineering center – Davis, CA • Risk Management Center – opened 2010, Lakewood, CO, with Eastern Division office in Pittsburgh, PA Ø People: ~ 200 FTE FY 11 – Permanent staff generally with specialized technical skills, most with advanced degrees. Ø Force Multiplier: Highly Leveraged: ~ 60% work contracted or involving external teams, IPA’s, visiting scholars or thru Interagency Agreements.

IWR MISSION To support Civil Works by: anticipating changes in national water resources conditions, and to develop, apply & infuse new planning evaluation, hydrologic engineering and program management policies, methods, tools and systems to address these needs. Ø USACE CIVIL WORKS STRATEGIC PLAN – focused on sustainability & integrated water resources management Ø USACE Campaign Plan Ø Army Campaign Plan PROGRAM DIRECTION Future Water and Marine Transportation Challenges Practice PROBLEM SOLVING Planning Analysis and Hydrologic Methods & Models Policy IWR Niche Research PARTNERING Information, Collaboration & Communication

Emerging Issues & Challenges R WR IIW Overseas Ocean USACE Contingency Policy Campaign Plan Operations Task Force CMTS Water Security Corps Revision Reform LSS Asset Mgt. G 2 G of P&G Army Next Civil Works Transformation Global. WRDA Strategic Plan Climate Modular Force Structure Change CW Recapitalization Strategy International Water Resources Future Of What’s Next? Future Of USACE CW Program

“ END OF THE WORLD “ AS CIVIL WORKS KNEW IT: A Continuing Story… Ø NRC 216 Reports 2004 – Focus on Portfolio Mgt. Ø CW Strategic Plan Released 2004 Ø 2 nd 3 rd & NRC Reports on Restructured Upper Miss Nav Study 2004, 2005 ? Ø Potential WRDA’s 04, 05 Failed Ø Hurricane’s Katrina & Rita – 2005 Ø Good News - N. O. ’s levee rebuild – Jun 2006 Ø Good News: IPET, ASCE ETR, HPDC Bad News: Prof’s Bea & Seed Rpt, mixed news coverage Ø Potential WRDA 2006 Fails Ø Supreme Court Decision - Carabell & Rapanos Ø Wash Post Series Begins Jan 2000 Ø Upper Miss Nav Whistleblower 2000 Ø Army IG- Upper Miss Nav 2000 Ø 1 st NRC Rpt on Upper Miss Nav 2001 Ø GAO Investigation - Delaware Deepening Project 2001 Ø Corps Reform Focus on Hill - 2001 Ø Planning Excellence Program - 2001 Ø 9 -11, Focus on Homeland Security Ø GWT: Afghanistan 2002, Iraq 2003 Ø Potential WRDA’s 02, 03 Failed Ø Nat. Levee Inventory & Assess, AFC – 2006 -7 Ø Planning Model Improvement & NETS 2003 Ø WRDA 2007 Enacted! Ø NRC Rpt Independent Peer Review 2002 Ø ARRA, IWTF Shortfall, P&G Revision, GCC focus, National Levee Safety Program – 2009 Ø FY 05 Pres Budget for GI < $100 mil

USACE Program Trends FY 00 -15 Total USACE GI Military Civil $103 Million Fiscal Year FY 11 Constant $ (Oct 10) Military = MILCON, RDT&E, Reimb, OCO, ARRA & FY 09 -10 Carryover Civil = Direct + Reimb

An Evolving Focus… Topics Which are Influencing the Future CW Program R WR IIW 1) Focus on Sustainability - Watershed / IWRM Perspective, Collaborative Planning, implications of a revised P&G 2) Competition for Water, including Environmental Flows & Regional Water Supply Needs 3) Aging Infrastructure/Need for Recapitalization Program 4) Flood Risk Mgt. & lessons learned from Katrina 5) Climate Change Adaptation & the Water-Food-Energy Nexus 6) Federalism Shift Increasing Water Leadership by States 7) Intersection of International Water Security & USACE OCONUS Missions 8) Globalization - Waterborne Trade Implications, Homeland Security & International Water Resources, Expansion of Panama Canal 9) Post-Stimulus Constrained Domestic Discretionary Funding (begin FY 11) - Need for Innovative Financing, Capital Stock Divestment, Market-Based Solutions 10) USACE Organization – Performance, Technical Capability, & Partnering

USACE in FY 11 Distribution Civilian FTE/Uniformed End Strength (ES) USACE Organization HQUSACE CWs MPs Divisions (9) Engineering R&D Ctr (6 Labs) HQUSACE: 870 (3%) (46 Uniformed Military) Engineer Commands (2 ENCOMs) Centers (1) FOAs (5) 249 EN BN (Prime Power) IWR MILCON (27) Centers of Expertise Civil Works (38) Real Estate (33) Area Resident Project Offices Material Test Labs ERDC, Centers & FOAs: 3, 976 (12%) (31 Uniformed Military) Topo Eng Ctr & Army Geospatial 198 FTE (FY 11) Districts (45) Military* (36) Division HQ: 837 (2%) (26 Uniformed Military) Districts: 27, 921 (83%) (319 Uniformed Military) OCONUS (9) Prime Power: 25 FTE (344 Uniformed Military) Civilians: 33, 750 FTE Allocated Uniformed: 800 Authorized (Officer/Enlisted) Data as of Nov 09 *MIL=MILCON, DERP, RE FOAs=HECSA, IWR, MDC, UFC, ULA **Includes 36 for GRD thru FY 11 FEST Team 121 FTE (34 Uniform Military)

USACE Organization HQUSACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Mississippi Valley Division North Atlantic Division Memphis South Pacific Division Southwestern Division Fort Worth Charleston Jacksonville Far East Mobile Japan Savannah Albuquerque Omaha Galveston Portland New Orleans Afghanistan Eng North South Atlantic Division Honolulu New England Chicago Middle East Pacific Ocean Division Alaska Baltimore Buffalo Gulf Region Northwestern Division Kansas City Vicksburg Gulf Region Major Subordinate Commands or Divisions Institute for Water Resources (FOA) Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (FOA) Transatlantic Division Civil Works New York Detroit Little Rock Seattle St Paul Norfolk Rock Island Philadelphia St Louis Sacramento Los Angeles Tulsa Europe San Francisco Walla Huntington Wilmington Louisville Afghanistan Eng. South Engineer Research and Development Center - 6 Labs Nashville Pittsburgh Military only Districts 249 th Prime Power Battalion Marine Design Center (FOA) Finance Center (FOA) Logistics Activity Center (FOA) Army Geospatial Center Civil Works District Offices Huntsville Engineering & Support Center

IWR Organizational Construct US Army Corps of Engineers HQUSACE Civil Works IWR Director Senior Managers Visiting Scholars (Matrix Team) Corporate Business Team Support Parent Organizations (External) Mgt. of work, $’s, teams IDIQ Contracts IPAs, etc. Program, Project & Standing Teams (Integrated) Prog Mgrs PMs TLs POCs NDC/WCSC IWR-NCR Mgt. of People HEC RMC ICIWa. RM Program Teams Project Teams Co. Ps PCX’s & Other X Ctrs (Integrated) POCs CW Business Areas RITs IWR Matrix Teams Cutting Across Institute

IWR OFFICES & MISSION SPECIALTIES Ø 40 FTE RMC Denver, CO & HEC DAVIS, CA Ø H&H § § § Ø Dam & Levee Safety 80 FTE § Risk Assessment methodologies 38 FTE WCSC § Water Resource Trends & Emerging Issues § Support on CW Strategic Plan § Policy Development Support § National Studies Ø Problem Solving Pittsburgh, PA 40 FTE Program Direction IWR NCR Office § Investment Decision Support Methods & Models § Multi-Objective/IWRM § Plan Formulation § Socio-Economic Analyses § Environmental Evaluation § Global Climate Change § Technical Assistance & Capacity Development Methods & Models NEW ORLEANS, LA Ø Partnering Surface Hydrology § Collaborative Planning Hydrologic Statistics § Public Involvement River Hydraulics Ø Waterborne Commerce Statistics § Alternative Dispute Resolution Ecosystem Function Models § National Interface § Foreign Trade River Forecasting § International Outreach § Domestic Commerce Reservoir Systems & Water Mgt Ø Navigation Infrastructure Ø Dredging & Lock Performance Ø CW Business Information

IWR OFFICES & MISSION SPECIALTIES Ø IWR Forward deployed POD 40 FTE HEC DAVIS, CA Denver, CO NCR & RMC SPN 40 FTE RMC MVP & § § § Pittsburgh, PA NWO LRL § Risk Assessment methodologies EL 80 FTE Ø Dam & Levee Safety SWG Ø H&H CRREL NAO SAS 40 FTE WCSC IWR NCR Office Program Direction § Water Resource Trends & Emerging Issues § Support on CW Strategic Plan § Policy Development Support § National Studies Ø Problem Solving § Investment Decision Support Methods & Models § Multi-Objective/IWRM § Plan Formulation § Socio-Economic Analyses § Environmental Evaluation § Global Climate Change § Technical Assistance & Capacity Development Methods & Models NEW ORLEANS, LA Ø Partnering Surface Hydrology § Collaborative Planning Hydrologic Statistics § Public Involvement River Hydraulics Ø Waterborne Commerce Statistics § Alternative Dispute Resolution Ecosystem Function Models § National Interface § Foreign Trade River Forecasting § International Outreach § Domestic Commerce Reservoir Systems & Water Mgt Ø Navigation Infrastructure Ø Dredging & Lock Performance Ø CW Business Information

USACE Campaign Plan: IWR Focus Cuts Across all Four Goals

Alignment w/CW’s Priorities Ø Civil Works Top Seven Priority Actions ü Transforming the Civil Works Program to Meet 21 st Century Needs - New Budgeting Paradigm, Collaboration, 18 mth Feasibility Study, P&G Revision, WRDA 2007 Implementation & Preparing for Next WRDA üFlood Risk Management – incl National FRM Program & Silver Jackets ü Contingency Planning and Response – focus on International Water Resources, Water Security, technical support Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan ü Watersheds and Systems - includes Watershed Investment Decision Tool planning guidance and tools, IWR Planning Suite, HEC-WAT ü Strategic Management of Civil Works Information – Data and information in support of CW Performance Mgt. , Budget Development & Defense ü Asset Management and Infrastructure Recapitalization – includes RMC üRegulatory – Support information mgt systems, processes & rule-making

IWR WORKFORCE IN-HOUSE INTERDISCIPLINARY STAFF Ø At Main Office, concentration of ü Economists ü Social Scientists ü Planners ü Physical Scientists ü Computer System Analysts Ø Also including ü Civil Engineers ü Prog/Project Managers ü Administrative Support Ø At HEC, Hydraulic Engineers Ø At RMC, Engineers Ø At WCSC, Statisticians EXTERNAL RESOURCES – FORCE MULTIPLIER Ø Consulting Firms Ø Intergovernmental Personnel (IPA’S) Ø Details From Other USACE Ø NRC Research Associate Program Ø Presidential Mgt. Fellows Ø Academia/Visiting Scholars Ø Interagency Agreements Ø AAAS Fellow Program

Representative Work: Partnering Ø USACE Partnership Agreements ü Ø MSC Planning XCtrs – incl: FDR (SPD), Inland Nav (LRH), Deep-Draft Nav (SAM) & Ecosystem Restoration (MVD) Interagency Collaborations DOI – USGS, Bureau of Reclamation ü Commerce – NOAA, NWS, National Drought Information Center (NDIC) ü DOT – Tech support to CMTS ü Treasury – US Customs, IRS ü Department of Agriculture – NRCS, Economic Research Center (ERS) ü DHS/FEMA – Silver Jackets Program, Intergovernmental Levee Committee, FEMA Map. Mod & Risk. Map, USCG ü DOE National Laboratories – Oak Ridge, Sandia ü The Nature Conservancy ü ASCE EWRI, COPRI ü

Civil Works Program Modernization Faster, Better, Greener, More Collaborative, More Transparent, Sustainable Solutions CW Policy, Performance Metrics & Incentives Aligned w/Strategic Direction Collaboration, Partnerships & Managing Expectations Robust, Flexible, Predictable CW Budget “A simple, elegant, responsive, predictable & productive Civil Works program that meets contemporary and future water resources needs. ” Steve Stockton, USACE DCW Systems Thinking over Life-Cycle – IWRM & Adaptive Management Knowledge Management USACE Workforce & Technical Capabilities

Cultural Change - New Thinking Focus From • SUCCESS = • Projects • CRITERIA = • • WORK = • • • KNOWLEDGE • STYLE = • FUNDING = • LIFE CYCLE • • • To • Integrated solutions & Sustainability • More balanced NED, RED, EQ, NED benefits 1 st OSE benefits Stay in your functional lane • Seek horizontal integration Knowledge is power • Share knowledge Follow SOPs as recipes • Think creatively, consider risks, think systems Only Corps $’s Plan, design, build, operate, • Leverage resources maintain & rehab • Plan, perhaps participate in implementing, but w/adaptive mgt (monitor over life cycle)

Contemporary Imperative to Collaborate New York Times OP-ED Column – “Why How Matters” , October 14, 2008 • Provides good summary of why trend towards collaboration is inevitable as our world (and our work, businesses, etc. ) become more interconnected. • Friedman argues that in our hyper- connected and transparent world, how you do things matters more than ever, because so many more people can now see how you do things, be affected Tom Friedman by how you do things and tell others how you do things on the Internet anytime, for no cost and without restraint. • In a connected world, the character of countries, governments & companies are on display - how they work, how they keep promises, how they make decisions, how things really happen inside, how they relate to their customers, to the environment & to the communities in which they operate. • Freidman argues that given this inter-connectiveness, collaboration is the key to success – an agency’s commitment to making decisions in a transparent, open & forthright manner ultimately reveals it’s character.

Collaborative Engagement: Paradigm Sift Towards Right Procedural, Technical & Cultural Transformation Collaborative Problem Solving Two-way, transparent dialogue with stakeholders Engagement Inform Approach Consult Involve Collaborate Empower

Washington Post Op-Ed Article on U. S. Foreign Policy - 1 Dec 09 • Quotes Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, “that a relationship between any two “actors” really involves six "persons": – Each actor's self-image, – Each actor's image of the other and, finally, – What each actor actually is. ” • Relevance to USACE: – In some instances there’s a clear disconnect between Corps self-image as great collaborators versus how we’re seen by other “actors” – G 2 G – Confront the brutal facts, incl wrt perceptions

What is Shared Vision Planning? Ø Shared Vision Planning (SVP) is a collaborative approach to formulating water management solutions that combines three disparate practices: ü 1) Traditional water resources planning, within a contemporary IWRM context, ü 2) Active and open public participation, structured to suit the setting, ü 3) Technical transparency thru collaborative computer modeling. Ø The desired outcome is technically informed, timely, and usually, more robust decisions, with less conflict Ø Although each of these elements have each been successfully applied with traditional approaches, what makes SVP unique is the integration of proven planning processes with structured, open public participation & collaborative computer modeling

Collaborative Decision-Making & IWRM: Shared Vision Planning Ø Process of “technically informed" consensus building. Ø Links IWRM Collaboration directly to civil society and the people Ø Models are built collaboratively & accessible to all stakeholders. Ø Public and experts work together to build models and supply data. Ø Stakeholder concerns are directly incorporated into models. Models are visual and transparent Ø Particularly useful in trans-boundary and high-conflict cases.

Representative Work: Capacity Building Ø Training, Education & Technology Transfer ü ü Deliver 20 – 25 Water Resources “short courses” (each 1 - 2 weeks duration) annually from portfolio of ~ 30 training courses Also provide customized training on reimbursable basis • Negotiating, Conflict Mgt & ADR • Hydrologic Model System (HEC-HMS) • Public Involvement, Comm. & Conflict Prevention • Water Quality & Wetlands Regulatory Policies • Regulatory Decision Making & Executive Seminar • Economic Analysis for Water Resources Planning • Ecosystem Restoration Planning and Evaluation • Water Supply Forecasting with IWR-MAIN • Flood Damage Analysis - HEC-FDA • IWRM & Watersheds • Shared Vision Planning • Risk Analysis for Water Resources Planning & Mgt. • Risk-Based Analysis for FDR Projects • Water Quality Management • Flood Warning Preparedness System Planning • River Hydraulics with HEC-RAS • Advanced Flood Hydrology Applications • GIS in Hydrologic Engineering • Flood Frequency Analysis HEC-FFA • Statistical Methods in Freq. Analysis • Unsteady Flow HEC-RAS and UNET • Groundwater Hydrology Modeling • Water Mgt. and Operations with CWMS • Hydrologic Data Mgt with HEC-DSS • Interior Flood Control Hydrology • Real-Time Water Control & Forecasting • Reservoir Systems with HEC-Res. Sym • Sediment Transport with HEC-RAS

Representative Work: Capacity Building (Cont’d) ü Planning Associates Program • Technical and admin support to CECW for the 10 month program aimed at developing cadre of senior-level water resources planners ü Water Resources Masters Degree Program – Developed in partnership with U. S Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) • Initially established at five Universities: ü ü ü University of Florida Johns Hopkins University of Arizona Southern Illinois University Harvard University • Program is open to students with undergraduate degrees in engineering/science, with applicants expected to possess substantial professional experience in water resource-related field. • Admission is competitive with standards equivalent to those applied to other Master’s degree programs within each university.

Strategic Environment…… Population growth and urbanization in the Middle East, Africa, and South Central Asia will contribute to increased water scarcity and may present governance challenges. The uncertain impact of global climate change combined with increased population centers in or near coastal environments may challenge the ability of weak or developing states to respond to natural disasters. Page 2 – The National Military Strategy of the United States of America, 8 February 2011

Organizational Structure International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (ICIWa. RM)

Organizational Structure International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (ICIWa. RM) Host Institution - USA Institute For Water Resources U. S. State Dept. US Commission for UNESCO U. S. National IHP Committee Partnering U. S. Fed. Agencies: USACE, USGS, Bu. Rec, etc. January 2010 ASA(CW) HQUSACE UNESCO IHP ICIWa. RM Advisory Board International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management Secretariat ICIWa. RM Operating Group ICIWa. RM Core Partners: Univ AZ, OSU, CSU, FIU, ASCE, AWRA, GWP & TNC Army/Do. D Institute for Water Resources Risk Management Center Hydrologic Engineering Center Navigation Data Center Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center

Representative Work: International Partnering Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Secretariat for US Section of PIANC – International Navigation Association International Joint Commission (IJC) – ü Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River Study ü Upper Great Lakes Study USACE Rep on U. S. National IHP Committee USG Rep on Governing Board IHE/Delft USG Rep on Advisory Board of ICHARM UNESCO Ctr Columbia River Treaty – Permanent Engineering Board World Water Council & the series of WWF’s Technical support on Iraq, Afghanistan Water Resources USACE IWR – ICIWa. RM as global U. N. water center Current Partnership Agreements include: ü UNESCO-International Hydrological Program (IHP & IHE-Delft) ü Dutch Rijkswaterstaat, Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastruct & Transport ü Mexico National Autonomous University (UNAM)

Representative Work: Problem Solving Ø Technical Methods & Models ü ü ü Ø Planning Model Improvement & Certification Revision of the P&G, NED Manual Updates Planning Tools: IWR-Planning Suite – Version 2. 0 just released GUMP Program – Technical Support to CECW Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) Suite of Nex. Gen Software Research & Development Navigation Economic Technologies (NETS) • Harbor. Sym, Na. SS, Global Grain Model, etc. • Multi-modal Freight System Analysis ü Decision Methodologies • Risk-Informed Planning Framework ü Hydrologic Engineering: • CWMS - Water Management • HEC-Res. Sim ü

Representative Work: Problem Solving Ø Post Katrina Initiatives ü ü Ø Regulatory Support Program ü ü Ø ORM 2; Mitigation Banking Federal Compensatory Mitigation Rulemaking: Water Supply Permitting; Watershed Approach; Cumulative Impacts; Shared Vision Planning Watershed Investment Decision Tool (WIDT) ü Ø IPET & HPDC & “Actions for Change” Risk-Informed Planning Framework La. CPR Enterprise GIS, multi-layered decision tool across USACE CW’s programs, using watershed/systems approach & founded on Corps. Map technology National Flood Risk Management Implications ü ü National Levee Inventory, Levee Certifications & Condition Assessments National Flood Risk Management Program

H & H Engineering Software Ø Nex. Gen Program Suite ü Watershed hydrology with HEC-HMS 3. 3 ü Statistical software package HEC-SSP 1. 1 ü River hydraulics with HEC-RAS 4. 0 ü Reservoir analysis with HEC-Res. Sim 3. 0 ü FDR analysis with HEC-FDA 1. 2. 4 ü FRM Systems analysis w/ HEC-FRM ü Flood impact analysis w/ HEC-FIA ü Regime prescription tool - HEC-RPT (w/TNC) Ø System Integration: CWMS & HEC-RTS Ø Watershed Assessment Tool: HEC-WAT Ø Ecosystem Functions: HEC-EFM 1. 0

Corps Water Management System (CWMS) Ø Improved Real-Time Decision Support for Water Management Ø System for managing regulation of 500+ Corps Multipurpose Reservoirs & Flow Control Structures Ø Integrated suite of real-time forecasting, modeling, operations and impact analysis models Ø Expanded Corporate Web. Based Information Ø Expanded deployment via ARRA during FY 2009/2010

IWR - Risk Management Center Expert Consultants Consulting Firms Professional Organizations University Partners USACE Dam Safety Officer USBR Dam Safety Office / Risk Cadre FERC Risk Cadre

Representative Work: Civil Works Information Ø National Information Systems ü USG Agent for Collection & Management of U. S. Waterborne Commerce Statistics ü Lock Performance Monitoring System ü Dredging Information System ü Operations and Management Business Information Link (OMBIL) • Performance management & measurement information across Civil Works business areas

Representative Work: Program Direction Ø Policy & Program Development Initiatives ü Civil Works Strategic Plan (2011 -2015) – to be released by OMB Feb 11 ü Water Resources Future Trends, Outlook Papers, Forums, Roundtables ü Building Strong Collaborative Relationships for a Sustainable Future ü Water Policy Development – support to CECW & OASA(CW) • Support CW development of policies, procedures, P&G Revision • OSTP Committee on Environment & Natural Resources - Sub-Committee on Water Availability & Quality (SWAQ) • CEQ/OSTP Committee on Adaptation to Climate Change • Lead USACE participation on eleven Working Groups – incl: Science, Water, Adaptation Processes, International • • ü Federal Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force World Water Council & UNESCO International Hydrological Prog Financial Analysis: Inland Waterways Trust Fund, Harbor Maint TF

Representative Work: Program Direction Ø National Scope Studies & Programs ü IPET-HPDC & USACE Campaign Plan Actions • • ü Comprehensive Systems, Risk Analysis Risk Communication, Technical Competency National Flood Risk Management (ongoing) • Silver Jackets Program (ongoing) ü Flood Damage Data Program (ongoing) ü Transportation Systems Program (ongoing) ü National Shoreline Mgt. Study (ongoing) ü National Drought Study ü National Mitigation Banking Study ü National Hydropower Study ü Federal Infrastructure Strategy ü National Waterways Study

Interagency Workgroup on Climate Change Ø The four major US water resources agencies: ü USACE, U. S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ø Mission: ü To evaluate practices of federal agencies to incorporate climate change considerations into activities related to Nation's water resources ü Provide foundation for future policies, methods, research, etc. Ø Report released as USGS Circular 1331 February 2009 http: //pubs. usgs. gov/circ/1331/

Evolution of Thinking About Water & Climate Ø Stationarity paradigm – future will look like the past? Ø Recognized role of cyclical climate changes: ü El Nino ü Pacific Decadal Oscillation ü Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation Ø IWRM is the accepted paradigm / context for dealing with climate adaptation and adaptive management Ø Transitional pragmatic evaluation, planning and engineering design tools needed in absence of good information from GCMs and forecasting models Ø USACE led International Climate Workshop Ø on Alternatives to Stationarity – Jan 2009 Not Likely!

Global Climate Change CW’s Activities Ø Incorporating Sea Level Change into CW’s Program ü EC 1165 -2 -211 1 July 2009 Ø C-CAWG Climate Change Agency Water Group ü Collaboration of Federal agencies – grew out of work in the west. ü Key agencies: USACE, USGS, Bur. Rec, NOAA Ø CEQ/OSTP White House Working Groups (WG’s): Adaptation to GCC ü WG’s on Science, Adaptation Processes, Water, & International Resiliency Ø Adapting Corps Projects to GCC – FY 2010 ü National Vulnerability Stress Tests, Policy Development, Pilot Projects ü Non-stationarity paradigm - New methods for hydrologic frequency analysis Ø USACE Carbon Footprint and Carbon Mitigation Strategies Ø ARRA - Partnership w/Bu. Rec, DOE, Santa Clara University on creation of national repository for downscaling climate change projections ü Public Access Archive and Website w/above partners & TNC, University of Washington Ø U. S. Global Change Research Program - Federal Agency Collaboration

CEQ Interagency Climate Change Working Groups Ø Objective: To evaluate the capabilities of the Federal government to respond to the impacts of climate change on various critical sectors, institutions, and agency mission responsibilities. Ø Five original working groups: Ø Adaptation Science Inputs for Policy Ø Agency Climate Change Adaptation Process Ø Water Ø International Resilience Ø Insurance Ø Seven additional work groups added later.

Thank You Ø Questions? Ø Discussion