“In November 2013, … President Obama issued Executive Order 13653 calling on federal agencies to work with states, tribes, and local governments to improve preparedness for the impacts of a changing climate. Agencies with a responsibility for natural resources were given a specific charge … to: ‘complete an inventory and assessment of proposed and completed changes to their land- and water-related policies, programs, and regulations necessary to make the nation’s watersheds, natural resources, and ecosystems, and the communities and economies that depend on them, more resilient in the face of a changing climate.’ The interagency Council on Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience, established by Section 6 of the Order, convened a Climate and Natural Resources Working Group (CNRWG) to complete the inventory, assessment, and plan … The CNRWG includes Departments of Defense, Interior, and Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Through the first half of 2014, the CNRWG conducted an interagency process to inventory and assess current policies, programs, and regulations, as directed by the Executive Order. A variety of stakeholders were informally consulted throughout the process, including close collaboration with the State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force for Climate Preparedness and Resilience. This work considered several existing interagency strategies addressing climate change adaptation and natural resources, particularly the National Ocean Policy, the National Action Plan: Priorities for Managing Freshwater Resources in a Changing Climate, and the National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy. This document, the Priority Agenda for Enhancing the Climate Resilience of America’s Natural Resources, is the result of this deliberation. The Agenda builds upon the robust climate change adaptation work already accomplished by federal agencies and identifies significant actions moving forward.”