{"id":14713,"date":"2020-12-22T21:49:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T21:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/22\/dod-spends-millions-on-protecting-bases-from-climate-change-but-fails-to-track-program-impact-report-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:01:04","slug":"dod-spends-millions-on-protecting-bases-from-climate-change-but-fails-to-track-program-impact-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/energy-and-environment\/2020\/12\/22\/dod-spends-millions-on-protecting-bases-from-climate-change-but-fails-to-track-program-impact-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD spends millions on protecting bases from climate change but fails to track program impact, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department doled out tens of millions of dollars this year to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/01\/18\/dod-majority-of-mission-critical-bases-face-climate-change-threats\/\" target=_blank>bases vulnerable to flooding, hurricanes and wildfires<\/a> work with their surrounding communities on projects that would prevent damage, but according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2020\/12\/03\/revamped-dod-housing-survey-is-your-chance-to-speak-your-mind-about-the-good-the-bad\/\" target=_blank> Government Accountability Office<\/a>, there\u2019s nothing in place to evaluate whether the programs are working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fiscal year 2020, that meant roughly $67 million in grants through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oea.gov\/resource\/compatible-use-plan-sample-cannon-air-force-base\" target=_blank>Compatible Use Plan<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/militarybaseresilience.org\/\" target=_blank>Military Installation Resilience<\/a> program and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oea.gov\/defense-community-infrastructure-pilot-program-dcip\" target=_blank>Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot,<\/a> according to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/720\/711168.pdf\" target=_blank> report released Dec. 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While DoD keeps track of where the money goes and what is supposed to be done with it, the report found it \u201chas no developed performance measures to benchmark and track overall program performance,\u201d making it difficult for Congress and the Pentagon to decide whether and how to continue to fund the programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Projects include upgrades to roads and bridges to protect them from flooding and erosion, as well as protecting medical facilities and utilities like electricity and water in the event of not only flooding, but wildfires and other extreme weather events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the last decade, DoD has acknowledged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2019\/08\/26\/navy-quietly-ends-climate-change-task-force-reversing-obama-initiative\/\" target=_blank>climate change as a threat to the readiness of its installations<\/a>, particularly waterfront Navy and Marine Corps bases, which could face more and more frequent flooding as sea levels continue to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/11\/12\/how-rising-temps-could-cause-even-more-heat-casualties-at-military-bases\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Marine-Heat.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How rising temps could cause even more heat casualties at military bases<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A study by the Union of Concerned Scientists warns that increasingly long stretches of hot days will make military training more dangerous.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grant programs, which provide funding for DoD to work with the communities around their installations to secure infrastructure, have been part of the response to more extreme weather conditions and their threats to readiness, but the GAO found that there are no mechanisms within those programs to evaluate what\u2019s working and what isn\u2019t once a project has been planned and funded to completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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