Learn how Oakland, California worked with its residents to make a Climate Action Plan. 

• City of Oakland 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan 
• Racial Equity Impact Analysis Worksheet
• Inclusive Public Engagement Planning Guide
• Racial Equity Impact Assessment & Implementation Guide 
• OakDOT Geographic Equity Toolbox 

Find out how Clark County, Nevada, took a first step to reduce its risk to earthquakes by making a log of unreinforced masonry buildings.  

• The Natural Hazard Retrofit Program Toolkit (2021) 
• Clark County URM Database Report (2015)  
• FEMA P-774: Unreinforced Masonry Buildings and Earthquakes- Developing Successful Risk Reduction Programs (2009) 
• FEMA P-154: Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards (2015) 

Hear how Kaua’i, Hawai’i, made forward-looking policy that protects people and property from coastal erosion and sea level rise.  

• Kaua'i Shoreline Setback Ordinance (No. 863, Bill 2266, 2008) 
• Adapting Sea Level Rise and Coastal Erosion Hawaii 
• Managed Retreat Toolkit

Learn how the Morongo Band of Mission Indians worked with nearby jurisdictions and tribes to build strength against natural disasters. 

• Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan – Morongo Band of Mission Indians (2017) 
• Morongo Band of Mission Indians: History & Preservation 

See how Woodland, California built up its water source portfolio to protect against the growing impacts of drought.  

• Woodland Davis Clean Water Agency 
• EPA: Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness tool (CREAT)  
• Adaptation Clearinghouse

Discover how practitioners can encourage mitigation action by understanding how our minds tick.

Episode Notes:

Availability Heuristic: If a threat has never happened or happened too long ago, people will discount it. We believe what comes to mind most readily that we were impacted by. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0010028573900339

Optimism Bias: We overestimate our chances of winning and of avoiding natural disasters. This mentality leads to inaction or even a disbelief that they are at risk. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1981-28087-001

Confirmation Bias: We accept only evidence that confirms our current beliefs. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1981-05421-001

Status Quo Bias: We prefer to keep existing conditions, even when an alternative option might be better. The longer a condition exists, the more ingrained it becomes. https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/rzeckhauser/files/status_quo_bias_in_decision_making.pdf

Chunking: Breaking larger actions or plans into smaller tasks make it easier to complete and the overall process less overwhelming, making action easier to achieve. https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004592

Georgetown Climate Center: www.georgetownclimate.org

Journey to Hilo and Honolulu to learn how two practitioners are using storytelling and local knowledge to communicate tsunami risk to communities.

Episode Notes:

Pacific Tsunami Museum: http://tsunami.org/

Honolulu’s Tsunami Evacuation Mapping Project: http://www.honolulu.gov/site-dem-sitearticles/35781-tsunami.html

The following subject matter experts supported the Honolulu’s Tsunami Evacuation Mapping Project: Dr. Kwock Fai Cheung, Dr. Rhett Butler, Dr. Daniel Walker, Dr. Gerard Fryer, Hawaii Earthquake and Tsunami Advisory Committee (HETAC), Atkins North America, Inc. (Group 70, Martin & Chock, Solutions Pacific and UH Sea Grant College Program), and Tetra Tech

Learn more about tsunami early warning signs: http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1648&Itemid=2690

Georgetown Climate Center: www.georgetownclimate.org

Explore how federal, state, and local agencies are working together to reduce flooding and restore habitat for endangered fish in northern California.

Episode Notes:

Martin Slough Enhancement Project: http://www.naturalresourcesservices.org/projects/martin-slough-enhancement-project

Georgetown Climate Center: www.georgetownclimate.org

The following agencies provided grant funding for the Martin Slough Enhancement Project:

• California State Coastal Conservancy
• California Department of Water Resources
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• California State Water Resources Control Board
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Habitat Conservation Restoration Center
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• The Ocean Protection Council
• The California Natural Resource Agency – Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program