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PG&E Better Together Resilient Communities Grant Program
March 1, 2018
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Better Together Resilient Communities grant program funds initiatives to help California communities better prepare for, withstand, and recover from extreme weather events and other risks related to climate change. PG&E is investing $2 million over five years in shareholder-funded grants. In 2018, PG&E focused on projects to help communities prepare for increased frequency and severity of extreme heat events, and the 2019 Resilient Communities grant program focused on wildfire risk.
Resource Category: Funding
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USDA Northeast Climate Hub virtual demonstration project "As If You Were There"
2017
The USDA Northeast Climate Hub created a virtual tour of climate adaptation and mitigation practices on farm and forest lands across the northeast region of the U. S. This virtual demonstration project features interactive 360 degree photography and videos, allowing users to “embark on virtual field tours to visit and consider the experiences of others who are adapting to a changing climate - all from their own computer or mobile devices. ” The purpose is to combine technology with educational storytelling to engage more people in decision-making on adaptation.
Resource Category: Solutions
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Lessons in Regional Resilience: Case Studies on Regional Climate Collaboratives
January 19, 2017
The Georgetown Climate Center report, Lessons in Regional Resilience, documents lessons learned from regional climate collaboratives, which are bringing together local governments and other stakeholders to coordinate climate change initiatives at a regional level. This synthesis report shares lessons from each of the collaboratives in individual case studies, and offers insight to their goals, planning processes, and funding sources. The report is intended to help local governments consider models for coordinating at the regional level to facilitate planning and action to prepare for the impacts of climate change and draws on examples from six regional collaboratives from around the country.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Annie Bennett, Jessica Grannis
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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Opportunities to Enhance the Nation's Resilience to Climate Change
October 2016
From the U.S. Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, this report outlines opportunities for federal agencies to guide resilience action by supporting science and research on climate change impacts, ensuring federal operations and facilities are resilient to climate change, protecting critical infrastructure and other public goods, and facilitating community-based resilience efforts.
Resource Category: Planning
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Resilient Midwestern Cities Improving Equity in a Changing Climate
April 2016
Developed by the Center for American Progress, Resilient Midwestern Cities Improving Equity in a Changing Climate provides users with guidance on how to concurrently address climate change and equity issues by implementing climate change resiliency measures in low-income areas. The report showcases existing initiatives employed in 5 Midwestern cities, and draws out recommendations for further action. This report is primarily geared towards decision makers of Midwestern cities, but the lessons learned and recommendations apply to a much wider audience.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Miranda Peterson, Cathleen Kelly, Erin Auel, Philine Qian, Gwynne Taraska
Resource Category: Solutions
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Toward Climate Resilience: A Framework and Principles for Science-Based Adaptation
July 13, 2016
The Union of Concerned Scientists present a climate resilience framework with 15 principles that decisionmakers can use to inform their climate resilience planning and actions. The 15 principles are divided into three categories: science-based decisionmaking, equitable outcomes, and common-sense approaches. The 15 principles described by the report are summarized below.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Erika Spanger-Siegfried, Jason Funk, Rachel Cleetus, Melissa Deas, Juliet Christian-Smith
Resource Category: Planning
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Developing Urban Climate Adaptation Indicators
2016
The Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Communities evaluated seven existing sets of climate indicators to determine if any of these frameworks could be adapted to serve city-level needs for evaluating and reporting progress on climate adaptation goals. This report summarizes their assessment. They determined that none of the existing frameworks serve the needs of cities perfectly, but many offer insights that can guide USDN members as they develop their own sets of indicators.
Resource Category: Monitoring and Reporting
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Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Supply Sector - New Jersey
August 4, 2016
From the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance and Rutgers University, this report provides an overview of projected climate change impacts on water supply in New Jersey, as well as recommended adaptation measures and policy responses to address these issues. The report explores a wide range of local and state level adaptation options for the protection and management of water supply resources and utilities - and is intended to inform the policy discussion on water management in New Jersey to better include climate change impacts.
Author or Affiliated User: Daniel Van Abs
Resource Category: Planning
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Georgetown Climate Center Green Infrastructure Toolkit
September 14, 2016
From the Georgetown Climate Center, the new Green Infrastructure Toolkit is a comprehensive guide presenting a wide array of best green infrastructure practices from cities across the country. The tool is integrated with this Adaptation Clearinghouse to showcase some of the best examples available, whether you are just getting started, scaling up, determining how to pay for green infrastructure, or working to ensure that local policies are integrated with climate equity and environmental justice efforts in the community.
Author or Affiliated User: Sara Hoverter
Resource Category: Solutions
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Colorado Climate Plan - State Level Policies and Strategies to Mitigate and Adapt (2015)
September 16, 2015
The Colorado Climate Plan is a statewide strategy of policy recommendations and actions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and to increase Colorado’s climate preparedness. The Plan focuses on seven main sectors affected by climate change, including water, public health, energy, transportation, agriculture, tourism and recreation, and ecosystems.
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