Project Vision and Guiding Principles

Project Vision

The Resilient Together project envisions a strong, safe, and healthy community in the face of the changing climate now and in the future.

Guiding Principles

• GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a primary resilience strategy that will ultimately reduce the cost and difficulty of adaptation.
• EQUITY: Resilient Together will ensure resilience strategies and implementation plans promote environmental justice and that the benefits are equitably distributed across the community.
• COMMUNICATION + COLLABORATION: Local climate adaptation and resilience work will grow and improve communication, partnerships, and collaboration across the community.
• THRIVING COMMUNITY: Local climate adaptation and resilience work will prioritize strategies that positively impact public health, local ecosystems, and economic vitality.
• ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES: Resilience strategies will be actionable and produce tangible, real-world results.
• HEAL PEOPLE + PLANET: Resilience strategies will help heal people and the planet.