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Rhode Island’s Resilience Technical Assistance Program partners localities with the Division of Statewide Planning in facilitating consultant-led audits of local ordinances and regulations with the goal of increasing community resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Related Organizations: Rhode Island Division of State Planning
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November 13, 2024
The California Coastal Commission’s Adopted Sea Level Rise Policy Guidance offers an overview of the best available science on sea-level rise for California, coastal adaptation strategies, and recommended methodology for addressing sea-level rise in Coastal Commission planning and regulatory actions. The Sea Level Rise Policy Guidance was first released in 2015, amended with a Science Update in 2018, and amended again with an update in 2024. The new update reflects the best available science on sea-level rise, implements new legislation in the form of Senate Bill 272 (2023), and integrates environmental justice principles.
Related Organizations: California Coastal Commission
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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June 26, 2024
In June 2024, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed the Act on Coasts, which creates a framework for coastal resiliency through a statewide Coastal Resilience Plan, overseen by the state Chief Resilience Officer.
Related Organizations: State of Rhode Island
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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December 9, 2023
The Nature-Based Solutions Resource Guide 2. 0, released by the White House in December of 2023, aims to encourage implementation and awareness of nature-based solutions employed by federal agencies and partners. The Guide defines nature-based solutions as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural or modified ecosystems to address societal challenges, simultaneously providing benefits for people and the environment. ” Nature-based solutions can be used to provide a wide range of benefits, such as supporting wildlife, reducing heat stress, reducing future disaster risk, and overcoming environmental injustices.
Related Organizations: White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) , White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
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May 4, 2023
Washington House Bill 1176, passed May 4, 2023, creates the Washington Climate Corps Network. In recognizing that climate change presents adaptation and resilience difficulties to Washington, HB 1176 looks to mobilize young adults and “create a clean energy economy. ” The Washington Climate Corps Network will emphasize “equity-centered, climate-related service programs. ” There is an additional emphasis on recruiting volunteers from “overburdened and underserved communities” to serve as volunteers.
Related Organizations: Serve Washington
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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April 21, 2023
Washington passed HB 1728 on April 21, 2023, creating a new state-wide resiliency program to be established and administered by the state’s Emergency Management Division. The main objectives of the resiliency program are to ensure “ongoing coordination of state and local disaster resilience and response activities,” develop “strategies for addressing the impacts of all hazards,” and participate and collaborate in interagency efforts to advance statewide climate resilience activities, including the development of the state’s updated integrated climate change response strategy.
Related Organizations: State of Washington
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June 16, 2022
The City of North Miami, Florida Good Neighbor Stormwater Park is a public open space with the capacity for local flood prevention, doubling as a stormwater reservoir. A repurposed vacant lot within North Miami’s residential neighborhood of Sunny Acres, this adaptive stormwater green infrastructure is vegetated with an array of native trees and plants, while also acting as a communal space with walking paths and artistic structures that educate the public on flooding hazards. The project was funded in part through the Van Alen Institute’s Keeping Current: Repetitive Loss Properties Grant design competition, won by the City of North Miami, and the landscape architecture firm Dept. for implementation. The Stormwater Park was once considered a repetitive loss property by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), due to repetitive flooding from stormwater and sea-level rise — common across South Florida neighborhoods. As a part of the project, the landscape architects selected to design the park were also asked to put together a plan that could support the replication of this pilot project across the region in the most flood vulnerable communities. Dept. developed a Repetitive Loss Master Plan, which illustrates priority strategies for flood risk reduction and resilient design. Other local decisionmakers of flood-prone communities with vacant, abandoned, deteriorated, or repetitive loss lots can look to North Miami’s example for green infrastructure public space design planning that goes beyond capturing stormwater, and integrates the community’s well-being — such as access to green space — for greater long-term resilience. This case study is one of 24 case studies featured in a report written by the Georgetown Climate Center, Greauxing Resilience at Home: A Collection of Lessons and Case Studies from Louisiana and Beyond
Related Organizations: Georgetown Climate Center
Resource Category: Solutions
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June 16, 2022
Greauxing Resilience at Home: A Regional Vision is an innovative legal, planning, and policy resource to promote community resilience through housing and nature-based solutions in places where flooding, extreme weather events, and other factors are driving population changes and transitions. It was developed by Capital Region Planning Commission and Georgetown Climate Center, in collaboration with policymakers, community members, and other stakeholders in Region Seven of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative
Related Organizations: Georgetown Climate Center , Capital Region Planning Commission
Authors or Affiliated Users: Katie Spidalieri , Rachelle Sanderson , Suhasini Ghosh , Annie Bennett , Katherine McCormick , Jennifer Li
Resource Category: Solutions
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June 16, 2022
The Imagine Plank Road: Plan for Equitable Development (plan) is an equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) plan developed to guide revitalization of the Plank Road corridor, an area in north Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish (parish). Released in November 2019, the plan is a response to historical disinvestment in the Plank Road corridor and addresses issues of infrastructure decay, jobs and commerce, and health and safety. The plan is anchored by a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system that will run along the corridor and connect it to other parts of Baton Rouge. There are seven new developments proposed along the corridor, each designed to provide quality of life amenities and generate tax revenue while preserving local neighborhoods’ history and culture. The Plank Road plan is notable for its goals, metrics, and recommendations for equity-focused community revitalization. At the project level, local policymakers can look to the plan for specific efforts related to urban affordable housing, community-driven development, green infrastructure, and community engagement. More broadly, the plan demonstrates how policymakers can integrate equity across various development initiatives in order to lay a foundation for long-term stability and growth. Build Baton Rouge (BBR) is the lead agency on the plan and took an approach that emphasized community engagement and public-private partnerships in planning and implementation. The Plank Road plan will be implemented concurrently with FUTUREBR, the comprehensive master plan adopted by the parish and the City of Baton Rouge in 2011. This case study is one of 24 case studies featured in a report written by the Georgetown Climate Center, Greauxing Resilience at Home: A Collection of Lessons and Case Studies from Louisiana and Beyond
Related Organizations: Georgetown Climate Center
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June 16, 2022
The Ardendale Master Plan and Guiding Principles (plan) is a planned community development in the Ardenwood area of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ardendale consists of 200 acres purchased in 2012 by Build Baton Rouge (BBR), the city’s redevelopment agency. The site currently includes public housing, the automotive technology campus of Baton Rouge Community College, and several acres of wetlands. As proposed under the plan, Ardendale will become a new urbanist community that will include the following types of planned projects: mixed-income affordable housing, infrastructure, quality-of-life amenities, and cohesive landscaping. Specifically, the new vision for Ardendale is to build amenities like housing, businesses, and green space and integrate public access across various community resources to grow socioeconomic resilience. As part of this vision, the plan also includes landscaping design rules that aim to encourage outdoor recreation and community gathering, mitigate natural hazards, and enhance neighborhood aesthetics and culture by using native plants. By balancing community needs and character, the plan demonstrates a multi-faceted and integrated approach to redevelopment that may be illustrative for local policymakers preparing for population growth due to climate change. This case study is one of 24 case studies featured in a report written by the Georgetown Climate Center, Greauxing Resilience at Home: A Collection of Lessons and Case Studies from Louisiana and Beyond
Related Organizations: Georgetown Climate Center
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