Options Database

Educate community members about the climate risks to historic, cultural and tribal cultural resources. Include information on the reasons to safeguard these resources.

Educate farmers on selecting crops that can withstand a wider variety of weather and seasonal changes.

Educate homeowners, landlords and renters about options to create safe indoor air (e.g., MERV 13 air filters, portable air cleaners), especially during wildfire smoke events.

Educate potential buyers on how to assess properties that may be located in high-risk landslide areas. Collaborate with erosion and landslide professionals to conduct workshops, develop brochures or launch other public outreach activities that describe risk and potential mitigation techniques.

Educate residents about how vehicle emissions contribute to air quality and health outcomes, and how changing behaviors like unnecessary idling and trip linking can reduce impacts.

Educate residents about the benefits of reducing lawn mowing frequency and the amount of mowed lawn. This effort can help increase biodiversity and ecosystem health.

Educate residents and community groups about safety during flood conditions, including the dangers of driving on flooded roads (e.g., Turn Around. Don’t Drown.).

Educate the community about how to respond to air pollution action days, or when the air has unhealthy levels of fine particulates, carbon monoxide or ozone.

Educate the community about the importance of conserving water.

Educate on the importance of gardening and locally produced food.

Educate the public about natural and native drought tolerant species.

Educate the public on energy conservation strategies.

Educate the public on the benefits of elevating food, supplies and equipment in case of a flood.

Educate the public on water conservation strategies, including decreased lawn watering and drought-friendly landscaping.

Education of community and Property owners about access issues in case of flood (use Google, Waze)

Elevate coastal buildings, roads, bridges and other infrastructure to manage projected sea level rise, recurrent tidal flooding and storm surge.

Elevate roads along intercoastal waterways as well as other roads at risk of frequent flooding.

On emergency service stations and emergency response shelters, install solar with battery backup or emergency power inverters to provide at some electrical power in the event of a long-term outage.

Enable systems and techniques that reduce energy and conserve resources (e.g., graywater systems, green roofs, use of green energy technology)

Encourage adoption of a higher level of protection along creeks than the current 100-year flood event to prepare for more severe storms in the future.