National Leadership Summit on Sustainable Community Development and Climate Change

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National Leadership Summit on Sustainable
Community Development and Climate Change

• Group 1 Adaptation to Climate Change

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Policy Action Items

• Prepare a white paper on the definition of
  adaptation that clarifies the relationship with
  mitigation initiatives and focuses on community,
  infrastructure, environment, and the economy
  (Adaptation group)
• Draft Federal legislation that provides a
  strategy, leadership, and funding for local
  government response to climate change (PCAP)
• Establish leadership at all levels that provides
  interagency integration and coordination

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Civic Action Items

• Implement a comprehensive national public
  education and civic engagement strategy (PCAP,
  Tim Quigley)
• Conduct a series of national (or state) summits
  with diverse, non-political, community
  organizations
• Implement a pre-K through 12 teacher credential,
  train-the-trainer program
• Create climate change brand and messaging
  campaign to be used by localities to educate and
  activate citizens (Rebecca, Tim Q.)
• Establish a national volunteer service corps for
  local community civic engagement, focused on
  implementing risk reduction and emergency
  preparedness

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Tools Action Items

• Develop a framework for local governments and
  other decision makers to identify and assess
  vulnerabilities and opportunities to enhance
  local climate resilience (e.g. energy and water
  infrastructure, land use, emergency response).
  (King Co., WA, ICLEI)
• Compile best practices and technologies as basis
  of vulnerability assessment and risk management
  methodologies
• Establish national rating standards to quantify
  and benchmark community resilience
  (non-governmental entity following USGBC model)
• Establish a national research center to assess
  community vulnerability and risk management

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Funding Action Items

• Establish a partnership with the insurance (and
  financial) industry to explore the viability of
  funding options and risk management methodologies
  (John Williams)