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Adapt Oklahoma City, OK
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    • Adapting to Rising Tides in San Francisco Bay, California
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    • Adapting to Sea Level Rise and Coastal Erosion in Hawai'i
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    • Addressing Climate Change Impacts in the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

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    • Addressing Links Between Climate and Public Health in Alaska Native Villages

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    • Addressing Short- and Long-Term Risks to Water Supply

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    • Addressing Water Supply Risks from Flooding and Drought

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    • After Katrina, Health Care Facility's Infrastructure Rebuilt to Withstand Future Flooding

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    • After Record-Breaking Rains, Texas Medical Center's Planning Improved Resilience

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    • Alaska Native Villages Work to Enhance Local Economies as They Minimize Environmental Risks

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    • Alaskan Tribes Join Together to Assess Harmful Algal Blooms
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    • Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership's Climate Ready Estuaries Project

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    • Alert System Helps Strawberry Growers Reduce Costs

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    • All Hands on Deck: Creating Green Infrastructure to Combat Flooding in Toledo
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    • Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge/ Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula Climate Adaptation Project

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    • Amending Land Use Codes for Natural Infrastructure Planning

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    • American Rivers: Increasing Community and Ecological resilience by Removing a Patapsco River Fish Barrier

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    • Analyzing Future Urban Growth and Flood Risk in North Carolina

  • Tony Waupochick, Menominee Tribal Enterprises, surveys an oak wilt site after treatment. Image credit: Climate Change Response Framework (https://forestadaptation.org/adapt/demonstration-projects/menominee-tri…). Used with permission

    • And the Trees Will Last Forever

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    • Anticipating and Preventing the Spread of Invasive Plants

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    Resilience strategies other communities are using

    Accelerate adoption of distributed renewable energy systems, electrification and microgrids. Account for projected changes in precipitation and sea level rise in water and water infrastructure planning. Acquire appropriate flood response assets for public safety. Across municipal operations, track water use and analyze trends at the building level. Reducing water use can prevent or alleviate drought impacts. Consider creating a dashboard to educate staff on water Add capacity to water supply Reservoir and determine viability and cost effectiveness Add continuous deflection separation units where necessary to the sewer system across the jurisdiction to prevent major debris from contaminating water systems. Add or increase local freeboard requirements in the flood ordinance so that all housing, household utilities and public facilities are built or rehabilitated to at least four feet above the base flood Add or update a list of nuisance vegetation and invasive species in the municipal code. Address flood-prone roads by installing green stormwater practices. Address the resilience of the regional flood control system. Coordinate with the Water Management District and local public officials to request a comprehensive Adopt building codes that restrict inappropriate redevelopment in areas damaged by inundation, erosion and flooding to prevent future losses. Adopt design standards that reduce heat absorption by building roofs and sides. For example, incentivize white or green roofs. Adopt emergency land-use provisions to address displacement and redevelopment in advance of a major or catastrophic event. Adopt low-impact development (LID) standards, add incentives and remove regulatory barriers (e.g., in the zoning ordinance) to encourage green infrastructure, especially in low lying areas. Green infrastructure Adopt planning and land-use policies that support clean air, clean drinking water and pollution-free waterways. Adopt practices that comply with the National Flood Insurance Program floodplain management requirements, such as proper issuance of development permits in a floodplain. Adopt regulations and launch programs to address the home ignition zone — areas on or near homes where embers can land and easily ignite. Examples of actions that reduce the spread of fire in home ignition Adopt stream buffers on any perennial stream using widths that have been established or tested as best practice within the region. Adopt or update sediment and erosion-control regulations or practices. Ensure guidelines accommodate changes that may occur due to the anticipated increased, heavier precipitation events. Adopt wildfire mitigation landscape standards to reduce the risk of wildfire spreading between properties.
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