USAID climate change adaptation plan for 2014

13514 "Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance." The Plan: (1) assesses climate change risks, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for USAID"s mission, programs, and operations; (2) discusses USAID"s current and past activities to address those issues; and (3) identifies agency-level actions to understand and address internal climate change vulnerability. This Plan is not meant to inform adaptation programming in USAID"s partner countries; that is instead guided by the USAID Climate Change and Development Strategy, which sets out principles, objectives and priorities for USAID climate change assistance with the aim of helping countries and communities prepare for and adapt to changes in climate. (Excerpt)