Options Database

Option	Focus of Action
Provide emergency management and response to all Americans.	Emergency Management, Response
Provide shade and drought-tolerant plantings for livestock.	Working Lands, Vegetation, and Fuels, Working Lands
Provide technical assistance, information, and trainings to businesses exposed to climate hazards.	Economy, Economic Development
Provide utility bill assistance and flexible payment programs.	Community Health and Capacity, Provide Household Financial Assistance
Pursue comprehensive studies of regional flood risk and flood control systems.	Data and Information, Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Reduce air pollution exposure in vulnerable communities.	Community Health and Capacity, Public Health
Reduce energy consumption across the community.	Built Environment, Reduce Energy Demand
Reduce water use in government operations.	Water Utilities, Reduce Water Demand
Rehabilitate and seal water and sewer pipes against leaks, infiltration, and overflows.	Water Utilities, Wastewater (Infrastructure)
Relocate critical facilities out of high-risk areas.	Retreat and Relocate, Relocate Services
Remove barriers and expand outreach so potential workers can access and complete training.	Workforce, Staffing, Training, Workforce
Require and incentivize wildfire-resistant construction and retrofits.	Governance and Funding, Financing & Incentives
Require and maintain defensible space and fire-safe landscaping around structures.	Working Lands, Vegetation, and Fuels, Prescribed Fire and Fuel Management
Require energy efficiency in all publicly-owned and/or funded properties.	Built Environment, Reduce Energy Demand
Require hazard risk assessment in development review for high-hazard areas.	Land Use and Development, Standards and Regulations
Require hazard setbacks and natural buffers in development.	Land Use and Development, Land Use Practice
Require multiple-access transportation plans for new development.	Built Environment, Planning, Land Use and Development, Standards and Regulations
Require removal or elevation of hazardous materials in flood hazard areas.	Land Use and Development, Standards and Regulations
Research and communicate about climate impacts and resilient practices for ecosystems, forests, and agriculture.	Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk, Data and Information
Restore and construct wetlands, both generally and for the treatment of wastewater.	Nature-Based and Green Solutions, Nature-based solutions

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