Most businesses and communities certainly understand their climate change risks, but many lack the tools and the skills to evaluate the options for adaptation. The climate change adaptation program will continue to cofund projects that improve the resilience of communities and industries supporting underlying systems critical for our economic success.
This program will respond to the demands for personnel with expertise in adaptation, providing up to $10 million over five years to cofund projects that support adaptation and skills development for professionals and to upgrade standards and qualifications for workers. It will build on previous projects, which enabled accountants, engineers and planners to integrate climate change adaptation into their advice and into their activities.