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Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund (H6252)
June 20, 2025
In June 2025, the Rhode Island General Assembly approved House Bill 6252, authorizing the Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund, a revolving fund that supports local climate resiliency projects.
Related Organizations: State of Rhode Island
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State Chief Resilience Officers: Establishment, Authority & Governance
February 3, 2025
As the human and financial toll of the climate crisis continues to climb, a growing number of jurisdictions are establishing a new role – the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) – to lead pre-disaster planning and risk reduction efforts to build resilience to climate-fueled hazards. Released by the Georgetown Climate Center, State Chief Resilience Officers: Establishment, Authority & Governance explores the position and functioning of Chief Resilience Officers across 12 states and provides recommendations for states considering creating a CRO position.
Related Organizations: Georgetown Climate Center
Author or Affiliated User: joshua saks
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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Rhode Island Resilience Technical Assistance Program
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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Rhode Island Ocean State Climate Adaptation Resilience (OSCAR) Fund
July 13, 2021
The Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience (OSCAR) Fund, jointly managed by the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), the RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM), and the RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), provides grants for coastal and riverine adaptation and resilience projects on public lands.
Related Organizations: Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, State of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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Resilient Rhody: State of Resilience Report 2024
2024
In 2024, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) published its State of Resilience Report. This report intends to serve as a “launching point” for the Resilient Rhody 2025 Statewide Coastal Resilience Plan by assessing Rhode Island’s progress towards climate resilience, including updates on climate data and initiatives established by the 2018 Resilient Rhody strategy.
Related Organizations: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Resource Category: Planning
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Rhode Island Act on Coasts - Coastal Resiliency
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
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Rhode Island Executive Order 23-07 (2023): Rhode Island Resilience
May 22, 2023
In 2023, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee issued Executive Order 23-07, “Rhode Island Resilience,” establishing a state Chief Resilience Officer in the Department of Environmental Management.
Related Organizations: State of Rhode Island
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Rhode Island 2021 Act on Climate
April 10, 2021
On April 10, 2021, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed the Rhode Island 2021 Act on Climate into law, amending the Resilient Rhode Island Act of 2014 by making mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets more enforceable, adding a goal of net-zero by 2050, and requiring actions to promote equity and environmental justice. The new law requires the state Climate Council — established by the 2014 bill — to develop and periodically update a plan to reach these goals. New language also requires the state Council’s plan to include an equitable transition, and address environmental injustices.
Related Organizations: State of Rhode Island
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Providence, Rhode Island - Climate Justice Plan: Creating an Equitable, Low-Carbon, and Climate Resilient Future
2019
Co-created by the Office of Sustainability and the Racial and Environmental Justice Committee (REJC) of the City of Providence, Rhode Island, this Climate Justice Plan lays the foundation for socially equitable climate mitigation and adaptation. Providence Mayor Elorza has set a goal for the city to become carbon neutral by 2050, with frontline communities to “lead the charge. ” The Plan includes seven key objectives and over 50 mitigation as well as adaptation strategies developed to concurrently achieve carbon neutrality, climate resilience and social climate justice in Providence.
Resource Category: Planning
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Rhode Island Municipal Resilience Program
February 25, 2019
Rhode Island’s Municipal Resilience Program (MRP), established in 2019 and administered by the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, helps municipalities identify, plan for, and address climate risks.
Related Organizations: Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
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