Climate Change Response Competency Model A and Developmental Framework

The purpose of this Model is to help employees identify the knowledge and skills needed to integrate climate change climate change
Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.

Learn more about climate change response into their work.  Because responding to climate change falls on all USFWS employees, this Model applies to a broad range of occupational series and USFWS programs and covers areas from basic awareness to advanced topics.  Individual USFWS staff can work with their supervisor to self-assess their proficiency level in each of the competencies and then identify those areas where increased proficiency is needed.