Local government managers are increasingly on the front lines of the unprecedented challenge of climate change. Preparing Your (Small) Community for Climate Impacts offers a quick reference for ways to adapt your community to the hazards of climate change and describes how small local governments are developing adaptation best practices.
Climate adaptation strategies are intended to help you, your staff, and your citizens build your community’s capacity to prepare for and/or recover from natural disasters and environmental stresses that threaten your community’s health, resiliency, and sustainability.