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Report | Building housing security and climate resilience through community land trusts
Housing insecurity and the impacts of climate change are interrelated issues increasingly affecting cities across the United States. The communities most significantly burdened by housing costs and housing instability...
January 29, 2021
America's Zero Carbon Action Plan unveils a roadmap to eliminating GHG emissions in the U.S. by 2050
What would it take for the United States to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050? America's Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP), released last week, sets out to answer that question. Building on the U.N.'s Sustainable...
November 3, 2020
GCC launches Equitable Adaptation Legal & Policy Toolkit
Explore the Equitable Adaptation Legal & Policy Toolkit View the July 29 launch webinar recording View the launch presentation slides The impacts of climate change disproportionately affect...
July 29, 2020
GCC launches Managed Retreat Toolkit
Explore the Managed Retreat Toolkit Watch the July 29 launch webinar recording View the launch presentation slides Communities across the U.S. are facing urgent challenges from sea-level rise...
July 15, 2020
On Wednesday, July 10, 2019, GCC Executive Director Vicki Arroyo testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the role of transportation in contributing to climate change and the importance of increased investment in low-carbon, more resilient transportation systems to withstand climate change impacts.
July 10, 2019
Higher Standards: Opportunities for Enhancing Flood Resilience in the Eastern Shore of Maryland
This report was prepared by the Georgetown Climate Center for the Eastern Shore Climate Adaptation Partnership (ESCAP) to inform efforts to prepare for impacts of sea-level rise in communities on the Eastern Shore of Maryland as part of the "Mainstreaming Sea Level Rise Preparedness in Local Planning and Policy on Maryland's Eastern Shore" initiative. This report presents opportunities for enhancing flood resilience in Eastern Shore communities through local floodplain regulations, subdivision regulations, and other non-regulatory options including acquisitions, conservation easements, and public education and outreach programs. Case studies highlight how other jurisdictions have used similar approaches to enhance flood resilience and model regulatory language is provided to help jurisdictions implement these approaches.
May 22, 2019
The Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) and the District Department of Environment (DOEE) developed a series of reports related to work facilitating a community-driven planning process in neighborhoods in Ward 7 to inform District climate resilience and sustainability initiatives. An Equity Advisory Group (EAG) of Ward 7 residents and community leaders was convened and the EAG developed a series of recommendations on strategies for addressing climate risks in ways that support community priorities. A Community Engagement Guide was also developed to help other District agencies learn from this process and apply similar approaches to community engagement. Finally, an evaluation was produced to help GCC and DOEE improve and refine on the EAG process.
November 8, 2018
A Guide to Community-Centered Engagement in the District of Columbia
This Guide to Community-Centered Engagement in the District of Columbia outlines some best practices for supporting equitable, community-driven planning processes and was developed as part of project that the Georgetown Climate Center led with the District Department of Energy and Environment to convene an Equity Advisory Group in neighborhoods facing disproportionate risks to climate impacts in neighborhoods in Washington DC's Ward 7 . The Guide draws on lessons from the Equity Advisory Group pilot project in which this model of community enagement was used to support neighborhood-scale climate and resilience planning.
November 8, 2018
On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Far Northeast Ward 7 Equity Advisory Group (EAG) gathered with community members to present recommendations for implementing DC's Climate Ready and Clean Energy Plans. Ward 7 includes neighborhoods in the District facing significant risks from climate change impacts.
September 13, 2018
Building Gulf Coast Resilience: Opportunities After Deepwater Horizon
This Georgetown Climate Center report presents recommendations for enhancing Gulf Coast resilience as state and federal agencies implement projects to restore ecosystems affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The report draws lessons from three case studies of other large-scale infrastructure projects where state and federal agencies have overcome challenges and developed innovative approaches to coordination, permitting and environmental review.
August 2, 2018
