Options Database | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Option	Hazards	Assets
Conduct a feasibility study for a potential harbor development.	Erosion and Shoreline Recession	Critical Facilities
Conduct habitat, stream and floodplain restoration on properties purchased through floodplain buyouts.	Flooding – Coastal Flooding – General Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy Water Infrastructure – Wastewater Natural Areas and Wildlife Property Water Infrastructure – Stormwater
Conduct an outreach program that educates the public on the dangers of removing natural vegetation from dunes and slopes near buildings and infrastructure.	Landslides Erosion and Shoreline Recession	Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy Aquatic and Marine Resources Natural Areas and Wildlife
Conduct a public education campaign to encourage the use of biking, walking, transit and carpooling in warm months.	Vector-Borne Disease	People
Conduct regular brush management in high wildfire risk zones.	Wildfire	Natural Areas and Wildlife
Conduct regular monitoring of restored ecosystems once the primary restoration is complete, especially as climate stressors appear or become greater. Adjust future restoration and management practices as needed.	Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems	Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy Water Infrastructure – Wastewater Natural Areas and Wildlife
Conduct regular tranings for local government and water utility staff about proactive planning (e.g., scenario or tabletop exercises, emergency mutual aid, continuity planning) to prepare for drought.	Drought	Water Infrastructure – General People
Conduct a resource gap assessment and identify and pursue new partnership opportunities to implement wildfire protection measures.	Wildfire	Agriculture and Food Supply Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy Water Infrastructure – Wastewater Multiple or All Assets Natural Areas and Wildlife
Conduct site assessments at local government facilities and ensure effective management of vegetation, defensible space and hardening of assets as feasible for wildfire preparedness.	Wildfire	Critical Facilities Property
Conduct or update an area-wide hydrological assessment to identify alternative water sources. Create a prioritized list of sources based on reliability and cost. Follow-up with a feasibility assessment for prioritized new water sources.	Water Quality Drought	Water Infrastructure – Drinking Water
Conduct a vulnerability assessment for the jurisdiction. Include the identification of at-risk assets, including neighborhoods, infrastructure and natural resources.	Multiple or All Hazards	Multiple or All Assets
Conduct a well water analysis to determine variables associated with changing water quality.	Water Quality Drought	Water Infrastructure – General Aquatic and Marine Resources
Conduct a wildfire vulnerability survey of public lands and create a plan for wildfire management.	Wildfire	Natural Areas and Wildlife
Connect community organizations with experts and resources to guide and efficiently support the development of neighborhood resilience hubs.	Multiple or All Hazards	Multiple or All Assets
Connect community organizations with experts and resources to guide and efficiently support the development of neighborhood resilience hubs. Encourage community members to establish resilience hub locations in neighborhoods throughout the community, focusing on areas with high percentages of socially vulnerable individuals. Consider setting up the hub to be managed by community members, able to stay online during any emergency event, and able to support emergency response efforts.	Multiple or All Hazards	Multiple or All Assets People
Conserving energy and using more efficient technology.	Changing Seasons	Energy and Utilities
Consider adding program incentives for landlords and building managers to annually distribute flood safety pamphlets or brochures to residents in flood-prone areas.	Flooding – General	People
Consider agricultural needs when updating current water management infrastructure to maintain high-quality agricultural water supply at a reasonable cost and meet irrigation and crop freeze protection needs.	Water Quality Drought	Agriculture and Food Supply Water Infrastructure – Drinking Water
Consider becoming a Firewise Community, a process that will prompt the development of a wildfire risk assessment, an action plan, educational outreach and more steps toward fire-readiness. Jurisdictions can pursue Firewise Community status in partnership with surrounding local government emergency management officials and stakeholders.	Wildfire	Multiple or All Assets Agriculture and Food Supply Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy Water Infrastructure – Wastewater Critical Facilities Natural Areas and Wildlife Property
Consider burying electrical lines underground.	Wildfire	Energy and Utilities