Address Climate Change

Step up to address climate change mitigation and adaptation at State, regional and local levels.

• Learn more about climate change challenges
  
  
• Adaptive Planning for Climate Resilience. This 9-minute video provides an overview of the science of climate change and highlights actions being taken by 3 communities in Washington.

• Resilient Washington  - Each of these Discussion Briefs describes climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for local governments in Washington State
• Part 1: Planning Approaches for Resilience
• Planning for Climate Change Adaptation
• Preparing Vulnerability Assessments
• Addressing Climate Change Impacts through Disaster Planning 
• Part 2: Strategies for Planning Resilient Communities
• Reducing Energy Demand and Supporting Alternative Energy
• Creating Compact Communities 
• Mobility
• Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystem Health and Ecosystem Services
• Encouraging Green Building Practices 
• Social Equity and Climate Change 
• Climate Change Impacts Upon Public Health
• Agricultural Production and Food Systems
• Part 3: Preparing for Climate-Related Events
• Extreme Weather Events
• The Effect of Climate Change on Disaster Preparedness
• Climate Change Planning and the Role of Emergency Management
• Wildfire Protection through Fire-Adapted Communities
• Coastal and River Flooding
• Sea Level Rise
  
  
• Sustainable Washington 2009: Planning for Climate Change - prepared in 2009, this document continues to provide a wealth of information on climate change and actions local planners can take.