How do I identify resilience strategies/actions that my community already uses?
Often, local resilience strategies/actions already exist and may already have the benefit of having dedicated funding. These may be strategies/actions that your community is already implementing, is in the process of implementing, or has identified as a need but has not yet implemented. Look at your existing community plans library and scour the Comprehensive Plan, Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, Climate Adaptation Plan, and more. Be sure to reference municipal plans, county-level plans, and the plans of other nearby communities. You may also identify resilience strategies/actions established by community organizations, businesses, non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, etc.
How in-depth do our evaluation and assessment of resilience strategies/actions need to be?
This is completely up to you, your core planning team, and the advisory committee. If you have the capacity and resources to conduct a full evaluation of resilience strategies/actions, you will likely benefit from having a much more specific list of customized. Ultimately, the more specific you are, the easier it will be to implement, create metrics for success, and measure that success. But, if capacity and resources are limiting factors, a more high-level assessment and evaluation process at the strategy level will get you started.
How can I ensure that the strategies/actions developed will work for my community?
By using a strategic assessment and evaluation process. This is a time-consuming process and will require substantial support to complete. In addition, by using local and regional ideas as a starting point, you will likely encounter many strategies/actions that have been developed to address regional shocks and stressors. We also recommend that you undergo an in-depth and systematic approach to evaluating resilience actions.
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