NRDC Report Released: Getting Climate Smart: A Water Preparedness Guide for State Action

Recently, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an international non-profit environmental advocacy and action group which focuses on the protection of wildlife and habitat, issued a report produced in conjunction with American Rivers titled, Getting Climate Smart: A Water Preparedness Guide for State Action (2013). According to the press release for the 151-page report available here, the report discusses how,

NRDC's Getting Climate Smart: A Water Preparedness Guide for State Action is a guide to assist water managers and state governments as they ready themselves for wide-ranging changes for their communities and ecosystems. Getting Climate Smart mixes practical guidance, planning tools, case studies and a holistic toolbox of strategies covering everything from agriculture, to energy, to public health and infrastructure. By following these steps, states can better prepare for future climate variability and better position themselves to tackle the inevitable challenges of a changing climate.