Water Resource Policies and Authorities Incorporating Sea-Level Change Considerations in Civil Works Programs
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Title:
Water Resource Policies and Authorities Incorporating Sea-Level Change Considerations in Civil Works Programs
Creator:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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English

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Scope and Content:
This circular provides United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) guidance for incorporating the direct and indirect physical effects of projected future sea-level change in managing, planning, engineering, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining USACE projects and systems of projects. Recent climate research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts continued or accelerated global warming for the 21st Century and possibly beyond, which will cause a continued or accelerated rise in global mean sea-level. Impacts to coastal and estuarine zones caused by sea-level change must be considered in all phases of Civil Works programs.

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Florida International University
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