Climate Resilience 101 for Elected Municipal Officials
Local governments know to invest in police to protect communities from crime. They know to invest in firefighters to protect communities from fire. But mayors, city councilors and select board members are not yet giving nature based solutions the attention they deserve as protection from flooding, heat, and air pollution.
Our Climate Resilience 101 sessions focus on educating elected officials and select board members within the Charles River watershed on the importance of climate resilience to gain legislative support for cities and towns to take proactive roles to adapting to climate change.
Our Climate Resilience 101 sessions focus on educating elected officials and select board members within the Charles River watershed on the importance of climate resilience to gain legislative support for cities and towns to take proactive roles to adapting to climate change.
Climate Resilience 101:
- Assists with educating elected officials and select board members on the importance of climate resilience
- Builds legislative support around nature based solutions and their community benefits
- Brings together communities in the Charles River watershed to work on climate adaptation and strategies at a regional scale
- Convenes watershed communities to raise issues together, as needed
- Addresses public health and safety and environmental health and justice issues while prioritizing resiliency planning
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