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Installation Resilience

Energy Resilience and Optimization

Extreme Weather and Incremental ChangeExtreme Weather and Incremental Change

Why is extreme weather and incremental change important to the DoD?

Extreme weather and incremental change affects many aspects of the DoD, including Operations, Installations and Infrastructure, and Personnel.

Operations

  • Increased global insecurity – “Failed States”
  • Defense Support to Civil Authorities- “Fire Year” instead of “Fire Season”
  • International Humanitarian Response

Installations and Infrastructure

  • Drought, floods, heat
  • Loss of access to training areas
  • Degraded infrastructure

People and Equipment

  • Heat stress and health impacts
  • Readiness effects
  • Performance degradation