“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 called for in Section 3 of the Order. 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.”