The Newsom Administration is updating California's Climate Adaptation Strategy this year, as required by the Legislature. Our goal is to deliver a 2021 Strategy that outlines the state's key climate resilience priorities, includes specific and measurable steps, and serves as a framework for action across sectors and regions in California. For questions on this effort, please email the state’s coordination team (California Natural Resources Agency and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research) at icarp@opr.ca.gov.
NEW: The draft 2021 California Climate Adaptation Strategy was released for public comment on October 18, 2021. Click on “Draft Strategy for Public Comment” below to access the draft, learn how to send comments, and check out opportunities to share feedback in regional workshops and tribal listening sessions. Comments are due November 17 - we look forward to hearing from you!
Read the Draft Strategy
Check out the Final Strategy's Conceptual Website Design
Send written input - options include:
Mail: California Natural Resources Agency, 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
OR
Email: icarp@opr.ca.gov
NEW: In October, the draft 2021 California Climate Adaptation Strategy was released for public comment. In addition to welcoming comments in writing, California state is organizing several opportunities to share feedback virtually:
- Public Comment Kick-off Webinar: Friday, October 22, 11am-12pm – register here!
- California Native American Tribal Listening Sessions – Details Coming Soon
- Public Comment Draft Workshops – Details Coming Soon
In June, we held 10 regional virtual workshops throughout the state to ensure the state’s Strategy reflects and reinforces regional priorities; draws connections among our collective efforts; and serves as a useful resource for all Californians. View workshops summaries and input here:
- Sacramento Valley Region
- Northern Sierra Nevada Region
- Southern Sierra Nevada Region
- San Joaquin Valley Region
- Los Angeles Region
- San Diego Region
- San Francisco Bay Area Region
- North Coast Region
- Inland Deserts Region
- Central Coast Region
In May, we held a virtual public engagement kick-off webinar to provide key background information on the Administration’s proposed approach, timeline, and priorities for the 2021 Strategy, and information on the subsequent regional public workshops.
In February, we issued a short public survey to understand how previous state Climate Adaptation Strategies were useful so that we could incorporate what worked and adjust what didn’t. This input helped us identify key goals for the 2021 update - check this presentation out for more information! [we have two duplicative sentences on this currently, just want to keep this one]
Updating the state’s Climate Adaptation Strategy is an opportunity to address gaps in our current approach. A key gap we have identified in the 2021 update is the lack of a comprehensive, interagency approach to extreme heat – a climate impact projected to affect all areas of California. To close this gap, California is developing a strategic and comprehensive set of state actions to adapt and build resilience to extreme heat.
In Spring/Summer 2021, we held three workshops/listening sessions to solicit public input on areas of key focus, and actions to consider for inclusion in the framework. Topics included major pillars of a state framework, nature-based solutions, public awareness, community services, and built infrastructure. Check out the workshop agendas and key questions here, and stay tuned this winter for the release of the state’s extreme heat framework.
