Options Database

Inform property owners and residents located in areas at high risk of erosion and landslide about their risks.

Install flood control equipment for critical facilities. One example is a flood gate.

Install pavement sensors for extreme heat and road failure.

Install rain gardens and develop parks with a purpose to help mitigate nuisance flooding.

Install refillable water stations at parks, trailheads, community centers and outdoor sport facilities to encourage proper hydration and protection against heat-related illnesses.

Integrate climate change adaptation considerations into Multiple Assets - All Assets plan Safety Elements, Local Hazard Mitigation Plans, emergency operations plans, and other public safety documents

Integrate climate change and health equity into traditional public health programs and core functions.

Integrate climate change planning and solutions into emergency planning and preparedness, with a focus on heat and flooding.

Integrate coastal hazards mitigation into town, municipality, and county comprehensive plans.

Integrate combined surface and groundwater impacts into the evaluation of at-risk infrastructure and the prioritization of adaptation improvements.

Integrate drought preparedness and management efforts into community plans (e.g., comprehensive plan, strategic plan, water resource plan)

Integrate erosion and landslide risk hazard mitigation into program administration activities such as your community’s comprehensive plan, land use plan, agency or department strategic plans and program guidance materials.

Integrate findings from climate vulnerability study into all phases of emergency planning.

Integrate flood hazard mitigation into program administration activities such as your community’s comprehensive plan, consolidated plan, agency or department strategic plans or program guidance materials.

Integrate natural buffer requirements, such as wetlands and soft shorelines, into new development or redevelopment.

Integrate projected increases in wildfire frequency and intensity into watershed management and planning, dam and raw water reservoir operations and dam emergency planning.

Integrate resilience principles into the local government's capital planning efforts.

Integrate wildfire hazard mitigation into program administration activities such as your community’s comprehensive plan, agency or department strategic plans and program guidance materials.

Introduce program incentives to encourage building developers to use non-combustible materials (e.g., stone, brick, stucco) for new construction.

Introduce program incentives to encourage building developers to use fire-resistant roofing and building materials in remodels and new construction. Prohibit wooden shingles and wood shake roofs.