| ARCCA | Alliance for Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation |
| CPUC | California Public Utilities Commission |
| CSIWG | Climate Safe Infrastructure Working Group |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DWR | Department of Water Resources |
| EPRI | Electric Power Research Institute |
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| GCM | global climate model |
| LADWP | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
| LARC | Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability |
| LOCA | localized constructed analog |
| MCA | Montana Climate Assessment |
| NCA | National Climate Assessment |
| NYSERDA | New York State Energy Research and Development Authority |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| PIRCA | Pacific Island Regional Climate Assessment |
| R&D | research and development |
| Sierra CAMP | Sierra Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership |
| SLR | sea level rise |
| TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |