U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

An Inland City Prepares for a Changing Climate. When Blacksburg's new Sustainability Manager realized that climate change is more than just sea level rise, she lead her inland city toward climate resi ...

Pittsburgh Unifies its Approach to Updating Stormwater Management. When city planners realized the majority of their water quality and flooding issues were all symptoms of ineffective stormwater manag ...

Two Harbors: Investments in Green Infrastructure Pay Off. Following a role play simulation on community planning for climate adaptation in Georgetown County, South Carolina, participants reported incr ...

Planning for the Win! Using a Role Play Simulation to Plan for Climate Adaptation. Following a role play simulation on community planning for climate adaptation in Georgetown County, South Carolina, p ...

Reality Check: Collaborative Research Contributes to Real-Life Policy Decisions. Innovative research efforts combined historic aerial photos, drone imagery, and topographic surveys to characterize coa ...

And the Trees Will Last Forever. In northern Wisconsin, tribal foresters from the Menominee Nation are working to speed regeneration of forest areas that have been treated for invasive diseases. Their ...

Linking the Boundary Chain. With a changing climate threatening assets in the Great Lakes, local experts formed a boundary organization to bridge the gap between scientists and decision makers. ...

Staying Even with Mother Nature. On the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan, the city of St. Joseph is vulnerable to flooding from storm surges. Residents and city officials recognized the need to bui ...

Building Resilience in the OBX. In North Carolina's Outer Banks, the coastal Town of Nags Head is vulnerable to flooding from heavy rain events, hurricanes, tropical storms, nor'easters, and storm sur ...

All Hands on Deck: Creating Green Infrastructure to Combat Flooding in Toledo. Staff at the City of Toledo partnered with government agencies, local businesses, and non-profit organizations to conside ...