When evaluating community actions (e.g., projects, capital improvements, facilities siting and maintenance), you can apply a "climate lens" or evaluation assessment tool and integrate it into standard operating procedures. This could become a required or recommended part of how your organization or agency completes a permitting or financing process. The Steps to Resilience: Prioritize & Plan can help you evaluate the costs, benefits, and your team’s capacity to implement each potential solution.

Another example of such a tool is the Climate Change Adaptation Certification Tool. This tool asks simple questions to quickly guide users through an evaluation to make a decision about the project’s suitability in the context of climate change risks and helps the user think through modifications needed to address identified risks.