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Executive Order 13677

Climate-Resilient International Development

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In simple terms

This executive order requires federal agencies with international development programs to systematically integrate climate-resilience considerations into their strategies, planning, and funding decisions. It establishes a Working Group co-chaired by Treasury and USAID to develop guidelines, tools, and metrics, while also directing agencies to promote similar practices in multilateral development institutions.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 58231

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 79 FR 58231

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Working Group annual progress analysis and recommendations

  4. Working Group establishes 2-year implementation timeline with 6-month intervals

  5. National Security Council convenes relevant agencies to explore further mitigation opportunities and develop recommendations

Key directives

  • Agencies shall incorporate climate-resilience considerations into all international development strategies, planning, programming, investments, and funding decisions
  • Working Group co-chaired by Secretary of Treasury and USAID Administrator to develop guidelines for climate-risk integration
  • Working Group shall establish 2-year timeline with 6-month intervals for implementation
  • Working Group shall analyze Federal Government progress at least annually
  • Agencies shall report progress through Federal Agency Planning process under EO 13653
  • National Security Council shall convene relevant agencies within 1 year to explore further mitigation opportunities
  • Agencies shall collaborate to identify and develop climate data, decision-support tools, and information
  • U.S. representatives in multilateral entities shall encourage climate-resilience integration in those institutions

Who is ordered

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • Working Group establishment with Treasury and USAID co-chairs
  • Agency representative designations to Working Group

Near term (90d)

  • Working Group to establish 2-year implementation timeline with 6-month intervals

Long term

  • Annual progress analysis by Working Group
  • Ongoing integration of climate-resilience into all international development work
  • Development of performance metrics and tracking methods

Risks & tensions

  • Implementation contingent on 'availability of appropriations' (Sec. 8(b)), creating funding uncertainty
  • Multiple 'as appropriate' and 'to the extent permitted by law' qualifiers may dilute enforcement
  • Coordination burden across numerous agencies (State, Treasury, USAID, MCC, OPIC, etc.) with potentially competing priorities
  • Metrics development (Sec. 4(b)(i)(G)) is prerequisite for meaningful reporting but timeline unspecified
  • Multilateral entity influence depends on U.S. leverage in those institutions, which varies
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