Option
Establish an emergency response and community safety plan
Establish an emergency response and community safety plan
Examples from plans
This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create a safety plan in accordance with FEMA's Incident Command System (ICS) requirements. ICS provides an organizational structure capable of responding | Air PollutionWindLandslidesSevere Winter WeatherWater PollutionFire (Wildfire)DroughtErosion – CoastalExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | People | Northeast | Tompkins County, NY Resiliency and Recovery Plan (p. 61) |
| Draft a community-level emergency response plan if one doesn't exist. | Multiple or All Hazards | Critical FacilitiesMultiple or All Assets | Midwest | Cleveland Climate Action Plan |
| Plan to protect local government personnel from risk of Category 5 storms. | WindFlooding – Coastal | People | Southeast | West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan |
Examples from plans
This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explore more environmentally friendly options for ice abatement on local streets. | Severe Winter WeatherWater Pollution | Transportation and MobilityWater Infrastructure – Stormwater | Northern Great Plains | Spearfish, SD Climate Resiliency Plan |
| Maintain access to activity centers (e.g., downtown) during snow and ice events. | Severe Winter Weather | Transportation and MobilityEconomy | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 209 (pdf p. 221)) |
| Optimize the use of salt and sand to reduce impacts on natural areas and roadway maintenance. | Severe Winter Weather | Transportation and MobilityWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and Wildlife | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 209 (pdf p. 221)) |
Examples from plans
This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use pavement materials that can withstand extreme heat and high temperatures. | Extreme Heat | Transportation and Mobility | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 208 (pdf p. 220)) |
| Encourage and install more reflective pavement or pavement coatings on roads and parking lots. | Extreme Heat | Property | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 208 (pdf p. 220)) |
| Pilot cool pavement applications. Coating existing pavement with a light-colored slurry seal can reduce pavement temperature during the day. Cooling asphalt and concrete reduces surrounding air temperature, | Extreme Heat | Transportation and Mobility | Southern Great Plains | Resilient Houston (p. 80 (pdf p. 82)) |
| Increase the use and frequency of preventative maintenance treatments (e.g., seal coats, crack seals) that reduce impact of high temperatures on roadway wear and tear. | Extreme Heat | Transportation and Mobility | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 21 (pdf p. 33)) |
Examples from plans
This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promote the increased agility of existing tourism and recreational businesses to adapt to changing seasons (i.e., flexible timing and location of activities). | Changing Seasons | Economy | Northwest | Missoula, MT Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 48 (pdf p. 64)) |
| Promote the development of flexible indoor recreation and tourism opportunities that work in different seasons or weather conditions. | Changing Seasons | Economy | Northwest | Missoula, MT Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 48 (pdf p. 64)) |
| To prepare for potential droughts, coordinate with owners of winter recreation areas and water recreation areas to support the development of recreational activities that are less dependent on snowpack | Drought | Economy | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Creation or identification of alternative recreation sites | Erosion – Coastal | Property | Climate Change in Port Heiden, AK (p. 41) |
Examples from plans
This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As seasons change length arrival dates, study and better understand the natural, economic and societal impacts of climate change on food security as well | Changing Seasons | Agriculture and Food Supply | Juneau's Changing Climate and Community Response (p. 40) | |
| Complete a statewide climate change impact assessment for commercial sector and natural resource based industries | Changing Seasons | Economy | Northeast | Vermont Climate Action Plan (p. 145 (pdf p. 153)) |
| Determine the economic impact of climate impacts on critical elements of the economy. | Multiple or All Hazards | Economy | Southeast | Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel |
| Determine the economic impact of water management on critical elements of the economy, including agriculture, tourism and marine industries. | Water PollutionDroughtFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | Agriculture and Food SupplyAquatic and Marine ResourcesEconomy | Southeast | Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel |
Examples from plans
This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
Examples from plans
This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incentivize planting vegetative cover and vegetation barriers to trap sediments and reduce coastal erosion. | Erosion – Coastal | Aquatic and Marine Resources | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 12) |
| Provide incentives for projects that restore or create marine coastal habitat areas (e.g., beaches, dunes, wetlands) to minimize coastal erosion. | Erosion – Coastal | Water Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and Wildlife | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 28) |
| Plant shoreline vegetation in the coastal zone to assist in dissipation of the wind and breaking waves. | Erosion – Coastal | Natural Areas and Wildlife | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 29) |
| Develop and implement long-term, sustainable and regional solutions to beach erosion and sediment supply. Align local and regional beach erosion prevention efforts with regional and state plans. | Erosion – Coastal | Aquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife | Southeast | Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel |
| Support coral reef protection, restoration and sustainable-use initiatives to help sensitive reefs adapt to the changing climate and ocean acidification. | Water Pollution | Aquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife | Southeast | Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel |
Examples from plans
This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop a fire risk assessment for all new development within fire hazard severity zones or the wildland-urban interface (WUI). The WUI is the zone of | Fire (Wildfire) | Critical FacilitiesProperty | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Develop a fire risk assessment for all new development within fire hazard severity zones or the wildland-urban interface (WUI). | Fire (Wildfire) | Property | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Require accounting of sea level rise in all new development applications in shoreline areas. | Flooding – Coastal | Property | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Use a detailed analysis of landslide susceptibility when considering infill and development proposals. Consider the impacts of upslope and downslope debris flow pathways using shallow translational slopes | Landslides | Property | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 115) |
Examples from plans
This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
