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Living Asheville, North Carolina: A Comprehensive Plan for Our Future
June 2018
In June 2018, the Asheville City Council adopted an updated comprehensive plan, "Living Asheville: A Comprehensive Plan for Our Future" that incorporated considerations of climate-threats to the city, which were identified in the city's climate hazard Assessment, completed in June 2017. The Living Asheville Plan guides land use decisions in the city; it examines the long-term challenges posed by climate change and includes policies for enhancing the city's resilience.
Related Organizations: City of Asheville, North Carolina
Resource Category: Planning
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The Northwest Climate Toolbox
The Northwest Climate Toolbox provides free online access to historic, current and future projections of weather and climate data tools, with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest. Designed to aid decision-makers in agriculture, water resources and fire management, the tools transform raw climatological, meteorological and hydrological information into visualizations for climate adaptation planning. There are currently 17 tools available, most with data for the entire U. S. , some focused specifically on locations in the western and northwestern U.
Related Organizations: Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC) - RISA
Resource Category: Data and tools
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Green Infrastructure to Green Jobs in Savannah, Georgia
2017-2018
Savannah, Georgia’s Office of Sustainability and partners launched a green infrastructure initiative to restore the city’s urban forest, manage coastal stormwater flooding, and renew marginalized or lower-income neighborhoods. This project was funded through the Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund which supports local communities in the southeastern U.S. to advance climate adaptation and social equity in local government policy, plans and programs.
Related Organizations: Southeast Sustainability Directors’ Network
Resource Category: Solutions
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Duck Hill on the Rise - Green Infrastructure case study in Duck Hill, Mississippi
2017-2018
The Southeast Sustainability Directors Network funded a project in the small town of Duck Hill, Mississippi, (population of approx. 1,300) to implement green infrastructure for repetitive flooding issues in the community. The Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund provided $300,000 to support flood water mitigation and creek restoration, community engagement and empowerment, youth conservationist training, and “creative place making. ” The Fund supports local communities in the southeastern U.
Related Organizations: Southeast Sustainability Directors’ Network
Resource Category: Solutions
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Climate Ready Communities - A Practical Guide to Building Climate Resilience
2018, Updated July 2019
The Climate Ready Communities guide outlines actions to support the development of a city, town, county or tribe climate adaptation plan. The guidance is built on the Geos Institute’s Whole Community Resilience Framework, and offers community level strategic planning for climate adaptation. This “Do-It-Yourself” guide incorporates strategies for community engagement, social equity, and cross-sectoral integration - with detailed instructions for vulnerability assessments and plan development.
Related Organizations: Geos Institute
Authors or Affiliated Users: Tonya Graham, Marni Koopman
Resource Category: Planning
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Foster City, California Measure P - Sea level rise abatement bond
June 5, 2018
Measure P is a $90 million bond measure approved by Foster City, San Francisco Bay area of California in June 2018, that will fund structural projects to reduce flood risks from sea level rise. Residential, office and commercial property owners will see an annual tax rate increase of approximately $40 per $100,000 of assessed property value.
Related Organizations: Foster City, California
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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California Proposition 68 - Parks, Environment, and Water Bond
June 5, 2018
Proposition 68 is a $4 billion bond measure to protect California’s water, parks, and natural resources, while bolstering climate adaptation, resilience, and social equity statewide. This proposition allows the state to sell General Obligation bonds for various natural resources-related programs - including $443 million to be allocated for climate adaptation and resiliency projects throughout the state. California Senate Bill 5 (De León), “California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018” put this bond measure on the June 5, 2018 ballot.
Related Organizations: State of California
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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NOAA 2017 State of U.S. High Tide Flooding with a 2018 Outlook
June 6, 2018
NOAA has produced this annual update of the state of coastal high tide flooding every year since 2014. This type of flooding occurs when water levels measured at NOAA tide gauges exceed heights based on the national flooding thresholds that are released in February by NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services. This report updates high tide flood frequencies during 2017 (based on the meteorological year: May 2017-April 2018) at 98 NOAA tide gauges, and provides a statistical outlook for 2018 (May 2018 - April 2019).
Related Organizations: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Resource Category: Assessments
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Connecticut SB 7: An Act Concerning Climate Change Planning and Resiliency (Public Act 18-82)
June 6, 2018
SB 7 supports both climate change mitigation and adaptation measures for Connecticut, with directives that will help to prepare the state for climate impacts, primarily sea level rise. Connecticut’s statutory references to sea level rise will now reflect the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation’s (CIRCA) planning recommendation of nearly two feet by 2050. The legislation requires all state or federally-funded coastal infrastructure projects to take this new sea level rise projection into account when being planned and developed.
Related Organizations: State of Connecticut
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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Extreme weather events: How hard lessons strengthen resilience against the next big event
June 11, 2018
Zurich Insurance Company used its Post-Event Review Capability (PERC) methodology to analyze major flood events in terms of disaster risk management. PERC studies were conducted on 12 flooding disasters worldwide between 2013 and 2018 including floods in Boulder, CO in 2013; Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina, 2015; and Houston in 2017. The report describes the various steps of the disaster risk management cycle, as well as the challenges and focal strategies for risk managers in preparing for and responding to disasters.
Related Organizations: Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Resource Category: Planning
