Resilient Together
Locally, we are experiencing longer, hotter heat waves, more destructive storms, wildfire smoke, and invasive pests. Scientific projections show these challenges will increase in the coming years and decades, with implications for our community’s health and well-being.
Resilient Together is a County, City, and UVA collaborative planning and implementation process designed to ensure our community is strong, safe, and healthy in the face of a changing climate.
Natural hazards do not stop and start at the jurisdictional boundaries between Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Studies have shown that we have similar vulnerabilities and challenges. Collaborating will help us to produce better, stronger results.
We anticipate the planning effort to take 18 months, resulting in two complementary plans that support each other and recognize the similarities, differences, and unique needs of both jurisdictions.
Resilient communities work together to ensure everyone has access to a safe, healthy, and thriving future. Within our area, there are some community members who do not experience the same level of access to public services and therefore may face greater vulnerability during extreme weather events.
For example, individuals who live in homes without air conditioning or access to public parks and street trees will be more exposed to heat waves and lower air quality. Additionally, some individuals face elevated risk due to factors such as age or medical conditions beyond their control.
It's important that we engage with these community members throughout our planning process to ensure that our solutions extend access to services for everyone and reinforce community systems that bolster resilience across the board.

Your voice matters in this process. Creating effective climate adaptation and resilience plans for the City and County that serve our community requires meaningful collaboration among local government, partner organizations, and you.
Things you can do today include:
- Sign up for email updates
- Tour this website and get informed about the topics
- Join us at the Community Kickoff on September 26th!