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<br /> <br />2021 Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> <br />21.2 ADAPTIVE CAPACITY <br />Adaptive capacity is defined as “the ability of systems, institutions, humans and other organisms to adjust to <br />potential damage, to take advantage of opportunities, or to respond to consequences” (IPCC, 2014). This term is <br />typically used while discussing climate change adaptation. In addition to hazard-specific capacity building, the <br />following list provides general alternatives that planning partners considered to build capacity for adapting to both <br />current and future risks: <br /> Incorporate climate change adaptation into relevant local and regional plans and projects. <br /> Establish a climate change adaptation and hazard mitigation public outreach and education program. <br /> Build collaborative relationships between regional entities and neighboring communities to promote <br />complementary adaptation and mitigation strategy development and regional approaches. <br /> Establish an ongoing monitoring program to track local and regional climate impacts and adaptation <br />strategy effectiveness. <br /> Increase participation of low-income, immigrant, non-English-speaking, racially and ethnically diverse, <br />and special-needs community members in planning and implementation. <br /> Ask local employers and business associations to participate in local efforts to address climate change and <br />natural hazard risk reduction. <br /> Conduct a communitywide assessment and develop a program to address health, socioeconomic, and <br />equity vulnerabilities. <br /> Focus planning and intervention programs on neighborhoods that currently experience social or <br />environmental injustice or bear a disproportionate burden of potential public health impacts. <br /> Use performance metrics and data to evaluate and monitor the impacts of climate change and natural <br />hazard risk reduction strategies on public health and social equity. <br /> Develop coordinated plans for mitigating future flood, landslide, and related impacts through concurrent <br />adoption of updated general plan safety elements and local hazard mitigation plans. <br /> Update safety elements to reflect existing hazards and projected climate change impacts on hazards. <br /> Implement general plan safety elements through zoning and subdivision practices that restrict <br />development in floodplains, landslide, and other natural hazard areas. <br /> Identify and protect locations where native species may shift or lose habitat due to climate change impacts <br />(sea level rise, loss of wetlands, warmer temperatures, drought). <br /> Collaborate with agencies managing public lands to identify, develop, or maintain corridors and linkages <br />between undeveloped areas. <br /> Promote economic diversity. <br /> Incorporate consideration of climate change impacts as part of infrastructure planning and operations. <br /> Conduct a climate impact assessment on community infrastructure. <br /> Identify gaps in legal and regulatory capabilities and develop guidelines to address those gaps. <br /> Identify and pursue new sources of funding for mitigation and adaptation activities. <br /> Hire new staff or provide training to current staff to ensure an adequate level of administrative and <br />technical capability to pursue mitigation and adaptation activities. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />21-10