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Safer and Stronger Cities: Strategies for Advocating for Federal Resilience Policy
March 14, 2018
In March 2018, the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) initiative released the "Safer and Stronger Cities" report with a series of policy recommendations on how the federal government could help support urban resilience initiatives. Five chapters focus on strategies for enhancing resilience through infrastructure, housing, economic development, and public safety. Each chapter provides a background discussion of the resilience challenges for cities; the opportunities to enhance resilience in these focal areas including climate adaptation strategies; and case study examples of local, state, and federal actions to advance resilience in each sector.
Related Organizations: 100 Resilient Cities, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., Rebuild by Design, Georgetown Climate Center
Resource Category: Law and Governance
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State of Illinois Drought Preparedness and Response Plan
October 12, 2011
The State Water Task Force is an interagency group that was assembled in 1980 to guide policy decisions related to water issues, and to prepare a State Water Plan for Illinois. The Task Force updates Illinois’ 1983 Drought Contingency Plan with this Drought Preparedness and Response Plan - continuing to provide local and state officials and the public with information on water supply issues, and key considerations for drought preparedness. This plan was developed from pilot regional water supply assessments and planning projects.
Related Organizations: Illinois State Water Plan Task Force
Resource Category: Planning
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Maine Flood Resilience Checklist
August 2017
The Maine Flood Resilience Checklist is a non-regulatory self-assessment tool that allows coastal and inland communities of all sizes to evaluate their vulnerability to flooding and sea level rise, examine areas where current policy and action could use improvements to better address the vulnerabilities, and identify specific strategies and actions to enhance flood resilience. The Checklist is designed to be completed through an interdepartmental, facilitated discussion between decision-makers and key municipal planning, management, emergency and enforcement staff.
Related Organizations: Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Resource Category: Solutions
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The State of Adaptation in the United States: An Overview
April 2013
'The State of Adaptation in the United States' surveys activities underway to help communities prepare for climate change and identifies needs, challenges, and potential actions that communities can now pursue.
Related Organizations: University of Washington, University of California, Davis, Climate Impacts Group (CIG), EcoAdapt, Georgetown Climate Center
Authors or Affiliated Users: Vicki Arroyo, Lara Hansen, Rachel M. Gregg, Susan Ellsworth, Louise Jackson, Amy Snover
Resource Category: Assessments
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Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaptation Principles into Practice
May 2014
Developed by an expert workgroup of federal, state and non-governmental climate adaptation leaders, "Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaption Principles into Practice" examines how climate change is affecting the nation's wildlife and habitats, and addresses how natural resource managers can incorporate climate change considerations into their work. The guide offers practical steps for planning conservation to enhance the resilience of wildlife and ecosystems facing climate change, and offers a “common-sense approach” to adaptation planning and implementation.
Related Organizations: National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Resource Category: Planning
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U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
November 17, 2014
The U. S. Climate Resilience Toolkit, as called for in President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, is a website developed by a partnership of federal agencies and organizations led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Toolkit will enable decision-makers to take action to improve their climate resilience using data-driven tools, information, and subject-matter expertise. The comprehensive site is designed to serve interested citizens, communities, businesses, resource managers, planners, and policy leaders at all levels of government.
Related Organizations: NOAA Climate Program Office, U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Author or Affiliated User: Nina Hall
Resource Category: Adaptation Websites
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Pacific Northwest Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
September 2012
The Pacific Northwest Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, a project undertaken by the University of Washington and other collaborators, provides information on the likely effects of climate change on species and ecosystems in the region. The assessment involves scientists, natural resource managers, and conservation planners, and covers an area that extends beyond the borders of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho both south into the U. S. and north into Canada. The assessment contains four main component projects including a sensitivity database, case studies, habitat suitability modeling, and species population modeling.
Related Organizations: U.S. Forest Service (USFS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Resource Category: Assessments
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U.S. Forest Service (USFS): Climate Change Resource Center
The USFS Climate Change Resource Center (CCRC) is a reference website for resource managers and decision makers who need information and tools to address climate change - regarding both mitigation and adaptation - in planning and implementing projects. The website offers educational information, including basic science modules that explain climate and climate impacts, decision-support models, maps, simulations, case studies, and numerous toolkits and publications.
Related Organizations: Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USFS Northern Research Station, USFS Southern Research Station, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center (WWETAC), USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
Resource Category: Adaptation Websites
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Natural Capital Project: InVEST - Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs modeling tools
The Natural Capital Project (NatCap) offers software tools that quantify, map, and value services provided by nature, including “InVEST” - Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs - which is a suite of software models used to map and value ecosystem services. The toolset currently includes 18 distinct InVEST models suited to terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems - and can be downloaded for free from NatCap's website.
Related Organizations: Natural Capital Project
Resource Category: Data and tools
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City of Benicia, California Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Summary Report
2015
The City of Benicia is a coastal community in the San Francisco Bay area of California. In April 2014, Benicia was awarded a California Coastal Conservancy Climate Ready Grant for $150,000 to conduct a climate change vulnerability assessment and to develop a climate adaptation plan. The Vulnerability and Risk Report was developed in partnership with ICF International and Placeworks, who examined climate change related vulnerabilities and risks in Benicia (primarily sea level rise, flooding and temperature changes).
Related Organizations: City of Benicia, California , ICF International
Resource Category: Assessments
