Options Database

Option	Focus of Action
Fund and assist home hazard retrofits for property owners.	Governance and Funding, Financing & Incentives
Fund and implement voluntary buyout programs for hazard-prone properties.	Retreat and Relocate, Buyouts
Grow green jobs through circular-economy, waste-reduction, and composting workforce programs.	Workforce, Staffing, Training, Workforce
Harden and waterproof critical lifeline infrastructure.	Built Environment, Armoring, Harden, Retrofits, and Revetments
Harden electric and utility infrastructure and increase system redundancy.	Built Environment, Armoring, Harden, Retrofits, and Revetments
Identify and assess climate-vulnerable transportation corridors and assets.	Data and Information, Assessment
Identify and close gaps in access to services, transportation, and green space.	Community Health and Capacity, Advance Access to Services
Implement debris management planning and operations.	Emergency Management, Recovery, Response
Implement green infrastructure across public and private lands.	Nature-Based and Green Solutions, Green Infrastructure
Implement post-fire recovery and revegetation measures.	Working Lands, Vegetation, and Fuels, Prescribed Fire and Fuel Management
Implement water quality improvement projects and programs.	Water Utilities, Drinking Water (Infrastructure)
Improve food access for vulnerable populations during and beyond emergencies.	Community Health and Capacity, Food Security
Incentivize conservation easements and working lands protection.	Working Lands, Vegetation, and Fuels, Working Lands
Incentivize rehabilitation and reuse of vacant properties.	Land Use and Development, Land Use Practice
Install check valves, backflow prevention, and debris controls in drainage and sewer systems.	Built Environment, Stormwater Infrastructure, Water Utilities, Drinking Water (Infrastructure), Wastewater (Infrastructure)
Install living shorelines and natural shoreline protection.	Nature-Based and Green Solutions, Nature-based solutions
Integrate climate adaptation projects and resilience criteria into capital improvement plans and government procurement.	Built Environment, Planning, Governance and Funding, Governance Capacity Building
Integrate climate and site conditions into project design standards.	Built Environment, Design
Integrate climate risks into public health surveillance and programs.	Community Health and Capacity, Public Health
Integrate climate scenarios into utility load forecasting and resource planning.	Data and Information, Modeling

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