Options Database

Option	Focus of Action
Restore and manage ecosystems and native plant communities	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Restore coastal habitats, dunes, and shoreline vegetation	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Restore riparian corridors and stream buffers with native vegetation	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Restrict or prohibit new development in high-hazard areas	Land Use Practice, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Review and update development codes, ordinances, and standards for climate resilience	Standards, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Secure funding and budget protocols for rising operations, maintenance, and energy costs	Funding, Funding & Finance
Stabilize banks and slopes with bioengineering and revetments	Armoring, harden, retrofits and revetments, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Steer development away from hazard-exposed areas through incentives and development rights tools	Land Use Practice, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Strengthen, elevate, and upsize roads, bridges, and culverts	Enhance Bridges & structures, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Strengthen stormwater management standards and capacity requirements	Standards, Land Use, Land Conservation, & Zoning
Study and adopt best practices from relevant communities of practice and subject matter experts	Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Study climate change impacts on key economic sectors and food systems	Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Support farmers in adapting practices to changing climate conditions	Working Lands
Support forest product markets and biomass utilization	Economic Development
Support recreation providers in adapting to low-snow and low-water conditions	Economic Development
Train government, utility, and responder staff for hazard response and continuity	Adaptive Capacity of Workforce, Staffing, Training
Train staff in crime-prevention environmental design (CPTED) and incentivize its use	Adaptive Capacity of Workforce, Staffing, Training
Update parks, trails, and open space plans for climate impacts	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Upgrade and diversify water supply, treatment, and interconnection infrastructure
Use heat-resistant and cool pavement materials	Enhance Pavement, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure

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