Options Database

Option	Focus of Action
Account for climate projections in water and water infrastructure planning	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Conserve and restore habitat corridors for shifting species	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Construct and operate flood barriers, levees, and diversions	Flood barriers, dams, and levees, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Designate priority areas for adaptation action in local plans	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Develop and contribute to hazard mitigation plans	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Develop and regularly update a sea level rise strategy	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Develop coastal management plans	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Develop comprehensive climate adaptation plans and strategies	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Develop microgrids and distributed energy systems, especially for critical system and facilities	Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Develop or update drought response and contingency plans	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Develop water supply plans with alternate sources and drought contingencies	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Develop watershed and flood management master plans	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Develop wildfire protection and management plans	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Electrify vehicles, equipment, and building heating systems	Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Elevate and floodproof existing buildings and equipment	Adaptive Capacity of Buildings, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Establish backup power and continuity capabilities at critical facilities	Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Evaluate seawalls and shoreline protection structures	Armoring, harden, retrofits and revetments, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Expand multi-modal transportation mobility options and networks	Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Expand renewable energy capacity and distributed energy adoption	Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Expand stormwater detention, retention, and conveyance capacity	Stormwater Infrastructure, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure

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