Extreme Weather and Climate Hazard Impacts on Energy and Water Utilities: Implications for Department of the Air Force Installation Climate Resilience Planning

Abstract

A changing climate and extreme weather are increasingly concerning for military installation resilience. A basic first step in improving the resilience of installation infrastructure is understanding potential infrastructure exposure to extreme weather- and climate-related effects. RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) was asked to develop an approach for estimating utility system exposure to extreme weather- and climate-related hazards for the purpose of informing where the Department of the Air Force (DAF) might consider prioritizing deep-dive vulnerability assessments. Previous efforts to understand the implications of climate change have focused on installations; in this study, we focused on utility infrastructures that are outside the fence line.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2024
Accession Number
AD1224722

Entities

People

  • Abbie Tingstad
  • Beth E. Lachman
  • Brian Wong
  • Christy Foran
  • Hye M Park
  • Joshua Steier
  • Kristin Van Able
  • Rahim Ali
  • Vanessa Wolf

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Organizational Psychology.