Climate Resilience Resources

Staying informed on the latest science and updates on climate change is critical to understanding the breadth of the impacts and stories on climate change are appearing daily in papers across the country. We’ve curated a few articles that felt relevant to the California Central Coast related to sea level rise and will continue to add stories on other climate threats.

As our cities and counties update their general plans, safety elements and hazard mitigation plans, it’s important they include strong adaptation strategies to ensure community resilience. Working collaboratively across agencies and jurisdictions will ensure these strategies are coordinated and effective.

It’s important to lay the groundwork for climate adaptation and resilience planning with scientific study, research and assessment. Recommendations from state and local reports are helpful to the land use and infrastructure planning discussions that will define our future.

There are many resources available through state and federal agencies on climate mitigation and adaptation planning. These guides and toolkits are free resources to help local communities with their climate planning and resilience efforts.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Check out presentations from the speakers and other event highlights from the Climate Resilience Roundtable on sea level rise and flooding.

Knowing who might need support – elderly, disabled, food insecure, or otherwise – can create critical lifelines during times of crisis. And volunteering to help the most vulnerable in our community will strengthen the social safety net.

Build your personal resilience by getting to know the region and the natural world that supports us all. Santa Barbara County has an incredible array of species and habitats you can learn about – even during this time of ‘shelter at home’.