This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assess governmental assets' exposure to erosion, extreme heat, flooding, high winds, landslides, severe winter weather and wildfire. Determine if those assets house critical functions. If they do, determine | Erosion and Shoreline RecessionExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-inducedHigh WindsLandslidesSevere Winter WeatherWildfire | Critical FacilitiesMultiple or All Assets | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 114) |
| Partner with the local utility to evaluate and address the possibility of increasing erosion and flood risk to transmission towers. | Erosion and Shoreline Recession | Energy and Utilities | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 27 (pdf p. 61)) |
| Assess the need for passive and active cooling and resilience retrofits in government facilities. Consider the impacts of increasing heat events and higher nighttime temperatures on operations and maintenance | Extreme Heat | Critical FacilitiesProperty | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 24 (pdf p. 42)) |
| Evaluate the potential for increased moisture issues in buildings that house pools. | Extreme Heat | Property | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 24 (pdf p. 46)) |
| Evaluate public housing units in flood-prone areas for opportunities to mitigate flooding. | Flooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Property | Southeast | Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 183) |
| Complete an inventory of locations where critical facilities, other buildings and infrastructure are at high risk for erosion or landslides. | LandslidesErosion and Shoreline Recession | Critical FacilitiesMultiple or All Assets | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 27) |
| Evaluate City facilities in areas at risk of landslides and floods including the likliehood and consequences of additional climate-related impacts to these properties and identify additional actions to | Landslides | Critical Facilities | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 24 (pdf p. 42)) |
| Conduct an audit of landslide and flood-prone areas. Identify the likelihood and consequences of climate related impacts to these properties. Prioritize | LandslidesFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | PeopleProperty | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 24 (pdf p. 46)) |
| Update risk and vulnerability assessments of critical facilities. Work with responsible parties to ensure that they identify and undertake critical improvements to transportation, buildings, IT, telecoms | Multiple or All HazardsFlooding – General | Critical Facilities | Southern Great Plains | City of San Antonio, TX: A Path for Climate Action & Adaptation (p. 44) |
| Conduct a vulnerability assessment for the jurisdiction. Include the identification of at-risk assets, including neighborhoods, infrastructure and natural resources. | Multiple or All Hazards | Multiple or All Assets | Southeast | Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel |
| Evaluate critical infrastructure vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate change. Work with regulators to minimize gaps in services. Examples of critical infrastructure includes utilities, schools, critical | Multiple or All HazardsFlooding – Rainfall-induced | Critical FacilitiesEnergy and Utilities | Southeast | Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 183) |
| Assess impact of climate change on community resources by developing an inventory of the location and condition of existing infrastructure such as sidewalks, bike lanes and transit facilities. Include | Multiple or All Hazards | Transportation and Mobility | Northwest | Puget Sound Regional Council Climate Change and Resilience Guidance |
| Conduct a resource gap assessment and identify and pursue new partnership opportunities to implement wildfire protection measures. | Wildfire | Agriculture and Food SupplyUrban Landscape and Tree CanopyWater Infrastructure – WastewaterMultiple or All AssetsNatural Areas and Wildlife | Southern Great Plains | City of San Antonio, TX: A Path for Climate Action & Adaptation (p. 46) |
| Conduct site assessments at local government facilities and ensure effective management of vegetation, defensible space and hardening of assets as feasible for wildfire preparedness. | Wildfire | Critical FacilitiesProperty | Southwest | Climate Resilient San Diego (p. 58 (pdf p. 64)) |
