PNNL

Abstract

In recent years, incorporating climate change considerations has become an important focus of organizations’ resilience planning and risk assessment efforts, including United States federal agencies. This has led to an increasing demand for higher resolution and higher quality climate projection information that is easy to understand for non-expert users. In particular, there is a demand for information about how climate change may affect high-impact, low-frequency hazards that are central to risk assessments focused on infrastructure. While national-level resources like the National Climate Assessment provide information on climate impacts for different sectors and regions in the United States, more location-specific information is often required for site-level resilience planning. Here, we review the availability of state-level climate change resources in the United States that can inform site-level resilience planning. We discuss the types of resources available for different states, including some examples of regional and national resources that provide higher-resolution information for multiple states. Finally, we identify key policy and stakeholder drivers influencing the development of state-level climate resources.