Task Force managed the 5-year, Three Phase Climate Change Threat and Vulnerability Risk Analysis and Adaptation Planning and Resilience Improvement Project. Cardno’s Government Services Division led this effort and program. Managed this Risk Analysis for NOAA. This included a risk-based approach that combined climate change likelihood and severity indicators with property attributes to screen an inventory of more than 3,200 properties and identify assets at high risk of experiencing climate change impacts. Analyzed additional climate change threats, rescreened the entire inventory, and identified additional properties vulnerable to climate change. Finally, facility-specific adaptation and resilience analyses were developed. The information was integrated into the decision-making process for capital investments planning and to mitigate the potential effects of climate change.

Cardno designed and developed an innovative model that enables the BLM to calculate the carbon footprint easily and consistently for all major activities within the Northern CA district. Dr. Wolf provided business development, client services and strategic planning for Cardno’s ESG, Sustainability and Climate Program as a Senior Manager and led the Global Business Development and Client Services Task Force. ​ US BOR Effects of Climate Change on Endangered Species. Performed a state-of-the-practice climate change assessment in the Central Valley of California for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to determine the ecological significance of climate change on several sensitive species. Dr. Wolf provided business development, client services and strategic planning for Cardno’s ESG, Sustainability and Climate Program as a Senior Manager. He also led the Global Business Development and Client Services Task Force.

Dr. Wolf collaborated directly with staff and project managers for the Snohomish Conservation District to assess localized and regional climate impacts from Sea Level Rise to groundwater in the lower Stillaguamish and Snohomish River basins. The work was integrated into a larger land use and community planning framework that sought to identify habitat restoration and infrastructure improvement opportunities that could mitigate flood risk, address declining salmon populations, and help the community adapt to rising sea levels and changing hydrology.

Dr. Wolf led a Client Services workgroup to build an external business case and Plan based on recommendations from the 2019 Science and Environment Division’s Strategic Plan. This effort focused on standing up a robust climate science/sustainability/community resiliency services line and platform comprising nine Practice Areas. The Plan included market analytics, opportunities, services summaries, priority clients, strategic and branding initiatives, fee and revenue estimates, priority partners, and internal and external barriers. The workgroup separated the “talk from the tangible” and produced a targeted, implementable Plan to achieve significant revenue and explicit market penetration goals. ​

The Climate Action Plan was used as a template for municipalities throughout Florida and incorporated national best practices of climate action planning to assist the county in reducing its carbon footprint using economically feasible strategies. The county committed to 2030 carbon emissions goals reducing overall building emissions within the county by 40% below 2005 levels and all county buildings becoming carbon neutral by 2030. Staff outlined objectives and actionable recommendations for the following areas: Buildings and Energy; Water, Green Living, Consumption, Waste, Transportation, and Agriculture. Actions were outlined so leaders had a path towards achieving their 2030 carbon emission goals. ​

This project involved upgrades to transport infrastructure in damaged locations of Kiribati, Vanuatu and Tuvalu, and recommendations made for future sustainability mechanisms. Dr. Wolf provided business development, client services and strategic planning for Cardno’s ESG, Sustainability and Climate Program as a Senior Manager and led the Business Development and Client Services Task Force. Cardno undertook the design and supervision of works, reviewing transport infrastructure to be reconstructed, ensuring that it is climate and disaster proofed.

Provision of ESD services and certified ISCA rating for a large parking and public transport facility. The facility will provide a green roof, solar PV panels, EV charging facilities, sustainable materials, and other sustainability features. Dr. Wolf provided business development, client services and strategic planning for Cardno’s ESG, Sustainability and Climate Program as a Senior Manager. He also led the Global Business Development and Client Services Task Force. ​

In partnership with the urban planning firm Collins– Woemer assisted King County’s Rural and Regional Services Section to understand the implications of climate change on critical transportation infrastructure and assets. Dr. Wolf provided business development, client services and strategic planning for Cardno’s ESG, Sustainability and Climate Program as a Senior Manager and led the Business Development and Client Services Task Force. ​

Two Glaciers located on Mount Baker in Washington State are experiencing significant melting and retreat due to climate change. This is exposing highly erodible and unstable rock, boulders, unconsolidated sediments and large downed wood. BGC Engineering Inc. (BGC) Canada, in collaboration with Cardno is supporting of long-term restoration of the Glacier and Gallup Creeks and have assembled a team with extensive expertise in hazard and risk assessment on alluvial fans, hydraulic modeling, geomorphic assessment, and flood and debris flow protection. Our team, led by Keith Wolf. provided structure design, community engagement, aquatic and terrestrial habitat assessments, and restoration designs. State Route 542 (SR542) crosses the Glacier and Gallup Creeks alluvial fan at the community of Glacier in Whatcom County, Washington. SR542 along with adjacent structures and properties within the community are at risk from flood, debris flood, debris flow and bank erosion (in combination called “hydrogeomorphic hazards”).