Options Database
Explore more than a thousand resilience-building solutions considered by other communities. Each option is tied to specific hazards and assets, compiled from recent climate adaptation and resilience plans published in the United States.
| Option | Focus of Action |
|---|---|
Account for climate projections in water and water infrastructure planning |
Planning, 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 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 |
Integrate climate adaptation projects and resilience criteria into capital improvement plans and government procurement |
Planning, Governance Capacity Building, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure, Funding & Finance |
Integrate climate and site conditions into project design standards |
Design and alternative designs, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure |
Integrate hazard mitigation and climate adaptation into comprehensive and community plans |
Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure |
Require multiple-access transportation plans for new development |
Standards, Planning, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure |
Update parks, trails, and open space plans for climate impacts |
Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure |
Use vulnerability and risk analyses to prioritize resilience efforts |
Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure |
