Options Database

Option	Focus of Action
Fund and assist home hazard retrofits for property owners	Financing & Incentives, Funding & Finance
Fund and implement voluntary buyout programs for hazard-prone properties	Buyouts, Managed Retreat, Relocation, & Buyout
Grow green jobs through circular-economy, waste-reduction, and composting workforce programs.	Adaptive Capacity of Workforce, Staffing, Training
Harden and waterproof critical lifeline infrastructure	Armoring, harden, retrofits and revetments, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Harden electric and utility infrastructure and increase system redundancy	Armoring, harden, retrofits and revetments, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Identify and assess climate-vulnerable transportation corridors and assets
Identify and close equity gaps in access to services, transportation, and green space	Capacity Building
Implement debris management planning and operations
Implement green infrastructure across public and private lands	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Implement post-fire recovery and revegetation measures
Implement water quality improvement projects and programs
Improve food access for vulnerable populations during and beyond emergencies	Food Security, Capacity Building
Incentivize conservation easements and working lands protection	Working Lands
Incentivize rehabilitation and reuse of vacant properties	Land Use Practice, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Install check valves, backflow prevention, and debris controls in drainage and sewer systems	Stormwater Infrastructure, Wastewater Infrastructure, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Install living shorelines and natural shoreline protection	Nature-based solutions, Green 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 climate risks into public health surveillance and programs	Public Health, Capacity Building
Integrate climate scenarios into utility load forecasting and resource planning	Modeling

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