Resilience

Alliance members are integrating physical climate risk and prioritizing climate adaptation and equity in state planning and decision making to help communities prevent, reduce, withstand, and recover from climate-related impacts and disasters. States, which have varying needs and capacity, will utilize and share best practices to bolster resilience and tailor effective solutions.

Member Action

Resilience

Below are tallies of the number of members that have adopted or are in the process of adopting statutory and executive policies and actions.

For the most up-to-date, in-depth breakdown of resilience climate actions across our membership, explore the Alliance Policy Database.

Did You Know?

Sources: IPCC; NOAA Climate.gov

Member Spotlight

Arizona Releases Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan and Names Chief Heat Officer

Following a record-breaking heat wave in August 2023, Arizona Governor Kate Hobbs unveiled the state’s Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan in March 2024. Governor Hobbs also appointed the nation’s first chief heat officer, who will lead a whole-of-government approach to combat extreme heat in Arizona.

Source: Arizona Office of the Governor