Options Database

Option	Focus of Action
Account for climate projections in water and water infrastructure planning	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Acquire exposed land. Repurpose for open space and water management.	Managed Retreat, Relocation, & Buyout
Adapt transit service and fares during extreme heat and smoke events
Adapt winter road operations and materials
Adopt and enforce wildland-urban interface fire codes	Building Codes, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Adopt and update sediment and erosion control regulations	Standards, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Adopt freeboard and elevation requirements in floodplain regulations	Building Codes, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Adopt hazard overlay zones and district-based development regulations	Land Use Practice, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Adopt low-impact development standards and regulations	Low Impact Development (LID), Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Adopt policies protecting watershed function and air and water quality	Land Use Practice, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Adopt policies sustaining agricultural viability under climate change	Working Lands
Adopt urban forest management policies and maintenance standards
Advance net-zero energy and green strategies at water utilities
Advocate for state and regional coordination and investment in resilience	Governance Capacity Building, Funding & Finance
Anticipate and plan for the skilled workforce needed to build, operate, and maintain new clean-energy infrastructure.	Adaptive Capacity of Workforce, Staffing, Training
Assess and inventory ecosystems, natural assets, and their protective services	Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Assess and map local air quality
Assess climate-driven migration patterns and community impacts
Assess urban tree canopy, cooling capacity, and management needs
Assess water supply, quality, and infrastructure vulnerabilities under climate change

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