St Paul, MN Climate Action & Resilience Plan

For a community to improve its resilience, it must know what its vulnerabilities are. Climate change has the potential to have major impacts on people, the economy, and infrastructure — both built and natural. Certain populations, infrastructure, and natural assets can be more vulnerable to shocks and stresses depending on various factors including social characteristics, condition, and environment. For individuals, both situational and inherent characteristics, such as age and preexisting conditions, determine vulnerability. Geography, including proximity to highways and roads, vegetation, and water also vary the local and individual experience of climate change.