Option

Integrate climate adaptation projects and resilience criteria into capital improvement plans and government procurement

Details

Focus of action
Planning Governance Capacity Building
Option

Integrate climate adaptation projects and resilience criteria into capital improvement plans and government procurement

Focus of action
Planning Governance Capacity Building

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Incorporate information on bridge and road vulnerability to erosion, flooding and landslides into capital improvement planning processes. LandslidesErosion and Shoreline RecessionFlooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced Transportation and Mobility Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 114)
Integrate resilience principles into the local government's capital planning efforts. Multiple or All Hazards Multiple or All Assets Southwest Los Angeles, CA Resilience Strategy (p. 88 (pdf p. 46))
When the local government buys new assets, require staff to consider how the purchase could address or hinder resilience. Multiple or All Hazards Transportation and MobilityMultiple or All Assets Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 119)
Identify, incorporate and prioritize preferred climate adaptation improvement projects. Focus on projects that pertain to water supply, wastewater systems, stormwater management and flood protection as Water QualityDroughtFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – GeneralWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel