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climate change on other key sectors and strategies to address them, with
priority efforts focusing on health, transportation, food supplies, oceans, and
coastal communities.
Promoting Resilience in the Health Sector:
The Department of Health and
Human Services will launch an effort to create sustainable and resilient
hospitals in the face of climate change. Through a public-private partnership
with the healthcare industry, it will identify best practices and provide
guidance on affordable measures to ensure that our medical system is resilient
to climate impacts. It will also collaborate with partner agencies to share best
practices among federal health facilities. And, building on lessons from pilot
projects underway in 16 states, it will help train public-health professionals
and community leaders to prepare their communities for the health
consequences of climate change, including through effective communication
of health risks and resilience measures.
Promoting Insurance Leadership for Climate Safety:
Recognizing the
critical role that the private sector plays in insuring assets and enabling rapid
recovery after disasters, the Administration will convene representatives from
the insurance industry and other stakeholders to explore best practices for
private and public insurers to manage their own processes and investments to
account for climate change risks and incentivize policy holders to take steps to
reduce their exposure to these risks.
Conserving Land and Water Resources:
America's ecosystems are critical
to our nation's economy and the lives and health of our citizens. These natural
resources can also help ameliorate the impacts of climate change, if they are
properly protected.
The Administration has invested significantly in conserving relevant
ecosystems, including working with Gulf State partners after the Deepwater
Horizon spill to enhance barrier islands and marshes that protect communities
from severe storms. The Administration is also implementing climate-
adaptation strategies that promote resilience in fish and wildlife populations,
forests and other plant communities, freshwater resources, and the ocean.
Building on these efforts, the President is also directing federal agencies to
identify and evaluate additional approaches to improve our natural defenses
against extreme weather, protect biodiversity and conserve natural resources in
the face of a changing climate, and manage our public lands and natural
systems to store more carbon.
Maintaining Agricultural Sustainability:
Building on the existing
network of federal climate- science research and action centers, the
Department of Agriculture is creating seven new Regional Climate Hubs to
