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Climate Adaptation and Resilience

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Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Climate change will impact California in a number of critical ways, including increased severe heat events, droughts, heavy rains, reduced snow pack, rising sea levels, and changes in disease patterns. California cities and counties need to begin to plan now to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

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Status of Local Climate Action In California
ILG Partners with UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment, and Next10 on New Climate Report

New report finds many California local governments need additional staffing, planning to capitalize on historic influx of federal climate cash

Even local governments with detailed blueprints for slashing greenhouse emissions often lack the dedicated resources needed to realize ambitious climate pledges

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Climate Adaptation & Resilience Resources

Local governments need to “adapt” or make changes to prepare for and negate the effects of climate change, thereby reducing the vulnerability of communities and ecosystems. By adapting to cope with the effects of climate change, communities, enterprises and institutions can build up their climate change resilience. The resources in this section can help local agencies in their planning.

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Local Climate Adaptation & Resilience Plans

View real examples of climate adaptation plans in California to better understand the variety of formats adaptation planning can take.  You can also use these examples to help identify strategies which might work in your community.

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Regional Collaborations for Adaptation

Helping cities and counties plan for and adapt to climate change impacts is a fairly new field of work. Many of the collaborative regional efforts that have been working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are now also starting to address adaptation.  Find regional collaboratives in California to help link with other cities and counties working on similar issues.

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Report: Status of Local Climate Action in California
Download the Report Today!

https://www.ca-ilg.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/getting-to-implementation-local-climate-action-final.pdf?1699561020

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Public Safety and Wildfire Resilience
The consistent challenges posed by climate change are increasing the need for local leaders and emergency management professionals to update their city’s policies and procedures related to public safety.

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Before, During and After California Wildland Fires: The New Normal
Historically, the month of August marked the peak of California’s fire season; however, that is no longer the case. Drought-like conditions and dry vegetation persist year-round, and experts refer to this 12-month fire season as the “new normal.”

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