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Establish standing climate resilience task forces and working groups

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Establish standing climate resilience task forces and working groups

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Create a water efficiency task force to monitor water use and to identify and implement water saving measures. Drought Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterProperty Southwest Phoenix, AZ Climate Action Plan (p. 182)
Develop a local forest management taskforce comprised of of forestry and fire management professionals, local government stakeholders, private businesses, local community members and non-profits. The Fire (Wildfire) Agriculture and Food SupplyUrban Landscape and Tree CanopyAquatic and Marine ResourcesEconomyNatural Areas and WildlifeProperty Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Develop a local forest management taskforce to manage fuel loads, thinning, brush removal, and prescribed burns Fire (Wildfire) Natural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Set up a regional water management and flood working group to facilitate climate considerations. Water PollutionDroughtFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General People Southeast Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel
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Establish multi-partner agreements for landscape-scale forest and fuels management

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Establish multi-partner agreements for landscape-scale forest and fuels management

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Establish partnerships with agencies, tribal institutions and local fire departments to apply prescribed burns in priority areas and manage forests at an ecologically meaningful scale. Fire (Wildfire) Natural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Establish partnerships to conduct prescribed burns in priority areas and manage forests at an ecologically meaningful scale. Fire (Wildfire) Natural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Establish long-term governmental agreements with federal, state, local, tribal, nonprofit and private partners to implement aggressive forest thinning, prescribed burning, post-treatment monitoring and Fire (Wildfire) Agriculture and Food SupplyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Flagstaff Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (p. 70)
Conduct a resource gap assessment and identify and pursue new partnership opportunities to implement wildfire protection measures. Fire (Wildfire) Agriculture and Food SupplyUrban Landscape and Tree CanopyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterMultiple or All AssetsNatural Areas and Wildlife Southern Great Plains City of San Antonio, TX: A Path for Climate Action & Adaptation (p. 46)
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Establish emergency water supply arrangements and agreements

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Establish emergency water supply arrangements and agreements

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Prepare agreements with government or nongovernmental partners to truck water in before the need occurs. Ensure agreement terms are adequate given the projected frequency of severe drought events. Drought Water Infrastructure – Drinking Water Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 118)
Determine if alternative, acute-drought solutions, such as trucking potable water to rural users, are adequate given the projected frequency of severe drought events. Drought People Northeast Tompkins County, NY Resiliency and Recovery Plan (p. 579)
Develop mutual aid for emergency water supply. Drought Water Infrastructure – General Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 197 (pdf p. 209))
Identify community partnerships that could provide drinking water in emergencies. WindSevere Winter WeatherFire (Wildfire)DroughtExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – General Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 197 (pdf p. 209))
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Encourage businesses to adopt extreme-weather operating procedures

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Encourage businesses to adopt extreme-weather operating procedures

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Retailers can move the inventory stored in the basement of their stores onto shelves to reduce flood damage in the near term before local flood defenses are built. Flooding – General EconomyProperty Northeast Climate Ready Boston - Resilience Initiatives (p. 79 (pdf p. 3))
Hold meetings with local businesses to understand local food supply and liquid fuel distribution conditions. Multiple or All Hazards Agriculture and Food SupplyEconomy Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 119)
Increase awareness training for drivers of high profile vehicles. Wind Transportation and Mobility Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 198 (pdf p. 210))
Encourage the business and industrial communities to review standard operating procedures for how to handle abnormal high-wind conditions with drivers of high-profile vehicles. Wind Transportation and MobilityPeople Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 198 (pdf p. 210))
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Educate citizens and forest visitors on climate-adapted forest management

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Educate citizens and forest visitors on climate-adapted forest management

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Help spread the word about the importance of prescribed burns in the Northern forest in the summertime to the local community Fire (Wildfire) Natural Areas and Wildlife Northern Great Plains Spearfish, SD Climate Resiliency Plan
Grow educational and outreach efforts within agencies, community partners and the public to build support for forest management options, including allowing natural fires to burn. Shifting Species, Habitats, and EcosystemsFire (Wildfire) Agriculture and Food SupplyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and Wildlife Northwest Missoula, MT Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 46 (pdf p. 62))
Develop education/outreach materials and training regarding climate adaptation forestry specific for Vermont forest types and conditions. Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Natural Areas and Wildlife Northeast Vermont Climate Action Plan (p. 171 (pdf p. 179))
Make the state guide to maintaining and creating resilient forests more usable Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Natural Areas and Wildlife Northeast Vermont Climate Action Plan (p. 171 (pdf p. 179))
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Diversify and secure fuel supplies for fleets, generators, and emergencies

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Diversify and secure fuel supplies for fleets, generators, and emergencies

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Prioritize fuel supply routes to mitigate fuel shortage due to outside event. Multiple or All Hazards Transportation and Mobility Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 119)
Diversify the fuel supply for generators. Multiple or All Hazards Energy and Utilities Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 204 (pdf p. 216))
Diversify the fuel sources used by essential fleet vehicles to allow for travel in the event of a long interruption in the fuel supply. Examples include electricity, natural gas, propane and ethanol. WindMultiple or All HazardsSevere Winter WeatherFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Transportation and Mobility Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 210 (pdf p. 222))
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Develop support mechanisms for private property drainage and slope stabilization improvements

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Develop support mechanisms for private property drainage and slope stabilization improvements

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Identify processes (e.g., policy, programmatic and financial tools) to support runoff and erosion management in riparian areas. Erosion – CoastalFlooding – Rainfall-induced Agriculture and Food SupplyWater Infrastructure – Wastewater InternationalNorthwest Okanagan, British Columbia: Regional Adaptation Strategy
Offer financing incentives for landowners to apply soil stabilization measures, such as planting vegetation, on steep slopes. Landslides Natural Areas and WildlifeProperty National HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 28)
Evaluate mechanisms to support private property owners in making drainage improvements in landslide prone areas. Prioritize the needs of communities of Landslides PropertyWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Northwest City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 23 (pdf p. 38–39))
Pilot approaches to bring landowners and key agencies together to plan and implement runoff management, erosion management and riparian restoration activities. Identify models and best practices for joint Water PollutionErosion – CoastalFlooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced Agriculture and Food SupplyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterNatural Areas and WildlifePropertyWater Infrastructure – Stormwater InternationalNorthwest Okanagan, British Columbia: Regional Adaptation Strategy
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Develop pre-disaster recovery plans

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Develop pre-disaster recovery plans

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Create and invest in strategic pre-disaster plans for post-disaster recovery. Air PollutionWindLandslidesSevere Winter WeatherFire (Wildfire)DroughtExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Multiple or All Assets Southeast Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel
Establish post-disaster restoration targets for critical infrastructure. Multiple or All Hazards Critical Facilities Southwest Los Angeles, CA Resilience Strategy (p. 98 (pdf p. 51))
Adopt emergency land-use provisions to address displacement and redevelopment in advance of a major or catastrophic event. Multiple or All Hazards People Southwest Los Angeles, CA Resilience Strategy (p. 91 (pdf p. 47))
Partner with businesses on long-term recovery. WindLandslidesSevere Winter WeatherFire (Wildfire)Flooding – CoastalFlooding – General EconomyPeople Southeast West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan
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Conserve and restore habitat corridors for shifting species

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Conserve and restore habitat corridors for shifting species

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Restore and conserve land and corridors identified as newly suitable for habitats and species of concern. Restore and conserve corridors between current habitat and future newly suitable lands. Multiple or All HazardsShifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyAquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Restore and conserve land and water identified as newly suitable for habitats and species of concern. Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyAquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Expand, protect and maintain environmental/ecological/natural resources and corridors that provide habitat value. Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Natural Areas and Wildlife Midwest Detroit Climate Action Plan (p. 50)
Protect, maintain and enhance connected habitat corridors. Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Urban Landscape and Tree CanopyAquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife Northwest Missoula, MT Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 46 (pdf p. 62))
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