Options Database

Option	Focus of Action
Integrate climate vulnerability findings into emergency management and safety plans.	Emergency Management, Preparedness
Integrate hazard mitigation and climate adaptation into comprehensive and community plans.	Built Environment, Planning
Integrate shade, cooling features, and heat-reducing design into public spaces and capital projects.	Built Environment, Install Shade and Cooling Features
Inventory and manage water and drainage infrastructure assets.	Data and Information, Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Inventory and reduce herbicide and pesticide use on public lands.	Working Lands, Vegetation, and Fuels, Manage Urban Forests and Vegetation, Working Lands, Land Use and Development, Land Use Practice
Involve residents and stakeholders in adaptation planning processes.	Educate, Engage, and Communicate, Community Engagement
Limit impervious surfaces through standards and incentives.	Land Use and Development, Standards and Regulations
Locate critical and water infrastructure outside hazard-prone areas.	Land Use and Development, Land Use Practice
Maintain and clear stormwater drainage systems.	Built Environment, Monitoring, Inspection and Maintenance
Maintain cross-sector climate resilience partnerships with agencies and institutions.	Educate, Engage, and Communicate, Education and Outreach, Governance and Funding, Partnerships
Manage vegetation and fuel loads through thinning, brush removal, and prescribed burns.	Working Lands, Vegetation, and Fuels, Prescribed Fire and Fuel Management
Map and manage invasive species for climate-adapted landscapes.	Working Lands, Vegetation, and Fuels, Manage Urban Forests and Vegetation, Working Lands
Map, delineate, and assess areas exposed to climate hazards.	Data and Information, Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Monitor and assess the structural condition of dams, culverts, and flood control structures.	Data and Information, Assessment
Monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions from port activities.	Data and Information, Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Monitor ecosystems, species, and environmental health conditions.	Data and Information, Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Monitor, restore, and maintain natural creeks and channels.	Nature-Based and Green Solutions, Nature-based solutions
Monitor water use and water quality.	Data and Information, Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Operate and expand emergency shelters and cooling centers.	Community Health and Capacity, Public Health
Organize neighbor check-in and buddy systems for hazard events.	Community Health and Capacity, Community Partnerships

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