News How the New Flood Insurance Reauthorization and Reform Law Could Impact Adaptation Planning Updated: August 14, 2012 The Georgetown Climate Center's Jessica Grannis today released a summary and analysis of Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, which includes several reforms that could assist...August 4, 2012
News Innovative Approaches to Adapting to Water Variability in the West This brief reviews three approaches that communities are pursuing to adapt to climate change: 1) New Mexico's Active Water Resource Management program, which put rules into place that allow for temporary water use...May 1, 2012
News Hawaii Puts Climate Center's Sea-Level Rise Toolkit to Good Use In January, Hawaii State Representative Cynthia Thielen introduced a bill to the state legislature proposing that state and county planning and permitting departments begin preparing for a 1-foot-by-2050 sea-level...February 23, 2012
News Two New Adaptation Reports Released The Georgetown Climate Center recently released two new reports to help communities adapt to climate change. "Adaptation Tool Kit: Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Land Use" explores 18 different land use...November 8, 2011