Purpose
In this step, you will determine what sectors, communities, resources, ecosystems, and community assets are most vulnerable to ongoing community stressors, projected changes to climate and extreme weather events, man-made and natural hazards, and other current and future shocks.
Guiding Questions
- What current shocks or stresses already impact your community?
- What future changes could exacerbate stressors on your community?
- Is your community already able to accommodate or respond to current changes? What about projected changes?
- Are there barriers to your community’s ability to accommodate future change (such as climate change, demographic shifts...etc.)?
- What is the likelihood of those impacts occurring? How often will they occur in the future?
- Who or what will be affected if a given impact occurs? How many people? What types of infrastructure? What natural systems? These consequences might include impacts to operations or ecological, social, cultural, and legal impacts.