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From severe, multi-year droughts to sudden flooding, California is experiencing the impacts of the intensifying climate crisis. To better prepare and plan for a future with climate extremes, DWR recently released the Public Review Draft of California Water Plan Update 2023. The comprehensive plan is meant to guide water managers, including water districts, cities, counties, and Tribal communities to better prepare and plan for a future with climate extremes. To get an overview of what's in the plan and how it can shape a resilient and equitable future for water in California, check out our digital article: https://lnkd.in/d_i8977W. If you want to learn more about this year’s update to the California Water Plan, you can still register to virtually join the plenary on October 3 and 4. Register at https://lnkd.in/g8Qf3Nwd and learn more about how you can review and provide input on the plan to manage water in California. NEW: Live Spanish interpretation will be provided for virtual attendees on Zoom. 

SPOTLIGHT | The Pacific Institute continues to highlight key insights from our issue brief on ‘Climate Change and Flooding in Central Appalachia.’ The brief provides an in-depth analysis of how climate change impacts rural water systems, underscoring the urgent need for timely and strategic actions. Dr. Shannon McNeeley and Jackie Rigley of the Pacific Institute state, “Central Appalachia is at a critical juncture, where the escalating impacts of climate change, particularly in the form of severe floods, are jeopardizing water infrastructure and public health and well-being. This issue brief underscores the urgent need for resilient and adaptive strategies to safeguard these communities against these intensifying threats.” Revisit the issue brief: https://lnkd.in/gtDeq7gA Learn more about our enduring efforts in Water and Climate Equity: https://lnkd.in/g_KUVsHy #CentralAppalachia #WaterEquity #WaterResilience #IssueBrief #ClimateResilience #PacificInstitute

The Pacific Institute is proud to release an important issue brief on ‘Climate Change and Flooding in Central Appalachia,’ work highlighting these escalating challenges facing this region.    This detailed brief offers an analysis of the complex interplay between climate change and its impact on rural water systems, emphasizing the need for timely and strategic actions.    Dr. Shannon McNeeley, Water and Climate Equity Lead at the Pacific Institute, states, “Central Appalachia's communities are facing an increasing risk of catastrophic flooding due to climate change… This issue brief highlights the urgent need for climate adaptation and resilience measures to prepare these communities for what’s to come."    Read the issue brief: https://lnkd.in/gtDeq7gA  Learn more about our work on Water and Climate Equity: https://lnkd.in/g_KUVsHy   #CentralAppalachia #WaterEquity #WaterResilience #IssueBrief #ClimateResilience #PacificInstitute  Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP), BHP Foundation, Heather Cooley, Jackie Rigley

I’ve long felt that risk-adverse insurers and investors (not politicians or activists) will be the ones to force action to address climate change. The effects of climate change are not just limited to more people in harm’s way of extreme events, the follow on is an increasing inability to recover from them by taking away the means to do so. Such moves reduce resilience to climate change and will shift the burden of recovery onto taxpayers.

Although currently centered on Alaska, the Pacific coast and states west of the Rocky Mountains, 6% of US counties could have material GDP exposure to pluvial flooding, or flooding caused by rainfall, by the 2050s — a number that rises to 60% of counties by the 2090s, with striking intensification in the South, Midwest and Northeast over this period. Quantifying the severity and type of climate physical risks a locality faces can help indicate whether its climate adaptation plans are commensurate with what hazards the area may face, and if enough funding is in place to help the area prepare. Learn more about the Municipal Climate Physical Risk dataset: https://okt.to/l4ghbL

With raging wildfires, severe drought, ocean warming, sea level rise, flooding and even a tropical storm, California is experiencing some of the most devastating impacts of the climate crisis. The time to take action is now! ✊🌎 A group of California children and youth under the age of 18 are filing a new climate lawsuit to protect their equal constitutional rights to a climate system not ravaged by fire, smoke, heat, and flooding from fossil fuel development and burning. If you or a young person you know in California is interested in joining or learning more about this new youth-led climate case, visit: bit.ly/CAClimateYouth If you’re over 18 and/or not in California but want to support this youth-led effort, please use our social media toolkit to spread the word: https://lnkd.in/eK8y3GUX #YouthvGov #ClimateLawsuit #ClimateLitigation #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions #ClimateJustice #California #ClimateCrisis

Floods, heatwaves & drought—climate disasters are forcing families from their homes. Research estimates that more than 216 million people could be displaced as a result of climate disaster by 2050. Read our new blog to learn how climate change intersects with displacement & why we need urgent policy action to protect those affected. https://lnkd.in/eECQswaR This #EarthDay urge your members of Congress to take climate action: https://lnkd.in/eW5yEMtE

A recent assessment by Milwaukee County identifies three primary climate hazards in our community: heat waves, flooding, and poor air quality. These hazards will only increase with climate change - in fact, average temps. in the county could approach those of (present-day) Saint Louis by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario. What #climateactions would you like to see Milwaukee County take to address these hazards? We are developing a bold plan to achieve carbon-neutral operations while helping county residents and businesses prepare for climate change. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gv3unnWD

This week's nor'wester demonstrated just how vulnerable our coastal communities and infrastructure are to severe weather events. Climate change increases the risks to our coastal communities and businesses. More coastal erosion and flooding, rising sea levels and more severe storms all threaten our coastal settlements and infrastructure. To ensure our coastal communities are resilient to climate change, the draft Cayman Islands Climate Change Policy proposes strategies to help with holistically planning and building climate-resilient structures and sites to safeguard people and businesses. If making our coastal settlements and buildings more resilient to climate change is important to you, please help us spread the word about the climate change risks that are facing our islands. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eycSS32M #CaymanIslands #climatechange #climaterisks

Coastal erosion causes significant damage to properties, infrastructure and public facilities. Property owners will continue to feel the impact of this issue as the effects of climate change accelerate. With this in mind, now is the time to act. Take a look at our Groundsure ClimateIndex Report to understand what climate-related risks your clients face in the future: https://lnkd.in/gRpKxsSa