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ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE FLORIDA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Florida Army National Guard CFMO-ENV Conservation FLORIDA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Headquarters in St. Augustine Approximately 60 Readiness Centers in 31 Counties 72,000-acre Camp Blanding Joint Training Center 12,000 National Guard members, 1,900 fulltime Military Personnel and 321 state employees POTENTIAL IMPACTS & VULNERABILITIES 4 main impacts to affect Florida 1) Rising Temperatures 2) Changes in Precipitation 3) Increase in Storm Intensity 4) Rising Sea Levels RISING TEMPERATURES Source: National Climate Assessment Chapter 17 Southeast CHANGES IN PRECIPITATION INCREASE IN STORM INTENSITY Source: National Climate Assessment Chapter 17 Southeast Map of Lands Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise: Modeled Elevations Along the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts Source: Climate Research 2000 Assessment of Vulnerability based on Elevation Jacksonville (Snyder)(Duval) Tallahassee (Leon) Lake City (Columbia) Crestview (Okaloosa) Bonifay (Holmes) Pensacola (Escambia) Starke (Bradford) Quincy (Gadsden) Live Oak (Suwannee) Gainesville (Alachua) Pensacola (Escambia) AASF 1 Jacksonville (Cecil) (Duval) Camp Blanding (Training Site/Ranges) (Clay) C-12 Hangar, St. Augustine (St. Johns) St. Augustine (Lance) (St. Johns) St. Augustine (Barracks) & (USPFO) (St. Johns) St. Augustine (Ensslin) (St. Johns) Chipley (Washington) Palatka (Putnam) Panama City (Bay) Deland (Volusia) Marianna (Jackson) Ocala (Marion) Daytona AFRC (Volusia) Eustis (Lake) Sanford (Seminole) Orlando (NTC) (Orange) Tavares (Lake) Orlando (Fern Cr.)(Orange) Crystal River (Citrus) Titusville (Brevard) Leesburg (Lake) Cocoa (Brevard) Melbourne (Brevard) Brooksville (Hernando) Dade City (Pasco) Lakeland (Polk) Haines City (Polk) Pinellas Park AFRC (Pinellas) Winter Haven (Polk) St. Petersburg (Pinellas) Lake Wales (Polk) Tampa (Hillsborough) Ft. Pierce (St. Lucie) MacDill AFB, Tampa (Hillsborough) Plant City (Hillsborough) Bartow (Polk) Palmetto (Manatee) Level of Concern Low / None WPB (Babcock) (Palm Beach) Bradenton (Manatee) Sarasota (Sarasota) WPB AFRC (Palm Beach) Wauchula (Hardee) Arcadia (DeSoto) Moderate High / Very High Ft. Myers (Lee) Avon Park (Highlands) Ft. Lauderdale (Broward) Hollywood (Broward) Miramar (Snake Creek Training Site) (Broward) Avon Park (Training/Ranges) (Highlands) Immokalee (Collier) Miami (Dade) Homestead (Dade) Source: National Climate Assessment Chapter 17 Southeast ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACHES FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE 5 GENERIC OBJECTIVES OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Increasing robustness of infrastructure designs and long-term investments Increasing the flexibility of vulnerable managed systems Enhancing the adaptability of vulnerable natural systems Reversing trends that increase vulnerability (also termed ―maladaptation) Improving societal awareness and preparedness PREPARING FOR IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE 1) Evaluate climate related risks and opportunities 2) Develop policies and plans that manage climate change's impacts 3) Focus on operating environment, missions, and facilities. 1) EVALUATE CLIMATE RELATED RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES a) Ecosystems b) Adopt learning-oriented, flexible approaches 2) DEVELOP POLICIES AND PLANS THAT MANAGE CLIMATE CHANGE'S IMPACTS a) Commit to renewable energy and energy efficiency b) Minimize water usage c) Use LEED certified material d) Use native plants in landscaping QUESTIONS?