1ReportonEffectsofaChangingClimatetotheDepartmentofDefenseJanuary2019OfficeoftheUnderSecretaryofDefenseforAcquisitionandSustainmentAsrequiredbySection335oftheNationalDefenseAuthorizationActforFiscalYear2018(PublicLaw115-91).TheestimatedcostofthisreportorstudyfortheDepartmentofDefenseisapproximately$329,000inFiscalYears2018-2019.Thisincludes$58,000inexpensesand$271,000inDoDlabor.Generatedon2018Dec18RefID:9-D30BE5ACLEAREDForOpenPublicationDepartmentofDefenseOFFICEOFPREPUBLICATIONANDSECURITYREVIEWJan10,20192January2019ElementsofRequestforReportThisreportrespondstosection335oftheNationalDefenseAuthorizationActforFiscalYear2018(PublicLaw115-91).Specifically,thisreportprovidesanassessmentofthesignificantvulnerabilitiesfromclimate-relatedeventsinordertoidentifyhighriskstomissioneffectivenessoninstallationsandtooperations.Indevelopingthisreport,wediscussedtheapproachwithstafffromtheHouseandSenateArmedServicesCommittees,bothmajorityandminority,onmorethanoneoccasion.Thisreportisorganizedintothreeprimarysections:I.SummaryofClimateEffectsandResultingVulnerabilitiesII.DoDEffortstoIncreaseInstallationResiliency&OperationalViabilityIII.ConclusionsBackgroundTheeffectsofachangingclimateareanationalsecurityissuewithpotentialimpactstoDepartmentofDefense(DoDortheDepartment)missions,operationalplans,andinstallations.Our2018NationalDefenseStrategyprioritizeslong-termstrategiccompetitionwithgreatpowercompetitorsbyfocusingtheDepartment’seffortsandresourcesto:1)buildamorelethalforce,2)strengthenalliancesandattractnewpartners,and3)reformtheDepartment’sprocesses.Toachievethesegoals,DoDmustbeabletoadaptcurrentandfutureoperationstoaddresstheimpactsofavarietyofthreatsandconditions,includingthosefromweatherandnaturalevents.Tothatend,DoDfactorsintheeffectsoftheenvironmentintoitsmissionplanningandexecutiontobuildresilience.Forthisreport,theOfficeoftheSecretaryofDefenserequestedinformationandinputsfromtheMilitaryDepartments,JointStaff,GeographicCombatantCommands,andotherorganizations.PlanningHa...
