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Addressing Water Supply Risks from Flooding and Drought
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Adopt building codes that restrict inappropriate redevelopment in areas damaged by inundation, erosion and flooding to prevent future losses.
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Adopt design standards that reduce heat absorption by building roofs and sides. For example, incentivize white or green roofs.
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Adopt emergency land-use provisions to address displacement and redevelopment in advance of a major or catastrophic event.
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Adopt low-impact development (LID) standards, add incentives and remove regulatory barriers (e.g., in the zoning ordinance) to encourage green infrastructure, especially in low lying areas. Green infrastructure
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Adopt planning and land-use policies that support clean air, clean drinking water and pollution-free waterways.
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Adopt practices that comply with the National Flood Insurance Program floodplain management requirements, such as proper issuance of development permits in a floodplain.
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Adopt regulations and launch programs to address the home ignition zone — areas on or near homes where embers can land and easily ignite. Examples of actions that reduce the spread of fire in home ignition
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Adopt stream buffers on any perennial stream using widths that have been established or tested as best practice within the region.
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Adopt or update sediment and erosion-control regulations or practices. Ensure guidelines accommodate changes that may occur due to the anticipated increased, heavier precipitation events.
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Adopt wildfire mitigation landscape standards to reduce the risk of wildfire spreading between properties.
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Advanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC)
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Advanced Climate Variability and Change Course
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Advocate for investing in cleaner and more accessible public transportation.
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Advocate for more renewable energy sources at state level