U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Developing an Early Warning System to Prevent Heat Illness. Residents of the Carolinas are familiar with hot summers, but in some areas excessive heat events bring a higher risk for heat-related illne ...

Luck Is Not a Policy We Can Count On: Boston Takes a Proactive Approach to Climate Adaptation. After witnessing what happened in New York City during Hurricane Sandy, Boston city leaders were determin ...

Building Resilience in the Face of Ocean Acidification. The Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, Alaska, is collaborating with federal and academic partners to measure the impacts of ocean acid ...

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Extreme Weather Leads to Collaboration in Boulder. The city charts its path to resilience by focusing on extreme weather and interdepartmental collaboration. * Ho ...

When Weather Becomes a Problem: Motivating Resilience Action in Texas. In San Angelo, a focus on addressing current weather-related concerns provided an avenue for taking action and created a foundati ...

Eighth Graders and Emergency Preparedness in Oklahoma. Educating local middle-schoolers about emergency preparedness allows the small city of Miami to build climate resilience in an accessible way—and ...

Norfolk Establishes Strategy for Coastal Resilience. At the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, the city of Norfolk, Virginia, lies within ten feet of sea level. It's taking steps to envision and implement a res ...

Catalyzing Investment and Building Capacity in Las Cruces. Planning with extreme weather thresholds catalyzes a $400,000 green infrastructure investment in a historically underserved neighborhood in L ...

Collaborating for Success: Sustaining Water Supply on a Pacific Island. As El Niño can bring severe drying conditions to the islands of American Samoa, groups collaborated to ensure that decision make ...

Starting the Climate Conversation: Using Scenario Planning to Promote Resilience in Beef Production. Beef producers shared their collective experiences with past weather, and then considered the futur ...