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Climate change is here, and its impacts are growing more intense every year! Residents across the country are taking steps to strengthen their communities against the advancing threats of extreme heat, flooding, and other climate related impacts. Does your community have a plan for what’s ahead? If you want to take action to help your community respond to climate impacts but aren’t sure where to start, check out our Changing Systems guide. This guide compiles a collection of lessons learned from the Groundwork Network’s years of community-centered climate resilience, mitigation, and adaptation work done around the country. The guide is created for people like you— who want to build climate safe neighborhoods in their own communities! https://lnkd.in/gXV2VG8R #TipTheScales #EnvironmentalAction #ClimateAction

UCLA UCLA Environment IoES Professor Travis Longcore joined today’s CBS Sunday Morning segment to discuss the #Palisadesfire and the wildland-urban interface. As climate change intensifies, so does the risk of wildfires—especially where “the houses meet the habitat,” Longcore says. Watch the full CBS segment here: https://lnkd.in/guW9E-Xh

Climate events are no longer a once-in-a-generation occurrence. Modern grantmakers must be prepared and ready to support their communities when—not if—a climate disaster hits.    Here are actionable steps and resources leaders at grantmaking organizations can use to ensure their operations continue smoothly and effectively during climate events. https://blkb.co/48onM0z 

Making equity, diversity and inclusion core to your community’s climate planning can help you better protect residents from extreme heat, flooding and more. Watching our webinar recording exploring these concepts and how to integrate them into your municipality's climate action : https://lnkd.in/eQbHNGR4 

This year, Las Vegas, Nevada broke its all-time heat record, reaching 120° F. Woodwell Climate’s Just Access team creates climate risk assessment in collaboration with locals to help bolster climate resilience in Las Vegas and communities around the world. Read more about how climate data helps protect the future of Las Vegas https://lnkd.in/dhW3F_ta

From restoring wetlands in Xwémalhkwu territory to updating the Toby Creek dike in Ivermere, we’re funding 46 climate resiliency projects across BC to better prepare for climate hazards. #climateresilience #britishcolumbia Read more > news.gov.bc.ca/31944

Did you know Worcester recently planted two forests? In this episode of The Buzz, we discuss the two new Miyawaki forests and how they will help improve the city’s climate resilience.

See you tonight for part 2 of this series: Local Climate Solutions

Making equity, diversity and inclusion core to your community’s climate planning can help you better protect residents from extreme heat, flooding and more. Watch this webinar recording that explores these concepts and how to integrate them into your municipality's climate action : https://lnkd.in/eQbHNGR4 

Resource Highlight 📣 Do you know we have a list of grants for municipal climate action available on our website? Grants are organized by province and highlight applicable climate action areas. If you're looking for funding check out this resource here: https://buff.ly/3TYRCTm