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Goal A Collaborate to build climate resilience across sectors and region

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  • Action 1 Accelerate state, tribal, and local adaptation efforts through sharing of best practices, facilitating collaborative partnerships, and direct investments through the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program.

    Success Metric: Number of engaged and sustained users of the State’s Adaptation Clearinghouse. Evaluate impact and reach of Adaptation Clearinghouse, especially new support resources.

    Timeframe: Annual

    Agency/Agencies: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation,Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Planning and Policy

    For More Details: California Adaptation Clearinghouse

    Success Metric: Develop annual impact report documenting the milestones, lessons learned, collaborations and partnerships, and emerging best practices identified through the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program.

    Timeframe: Annual

    Agency/Agencies: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Planning and Policy

    For More Details: Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program

  • Action 2 Improve coordination and alignment on climate adaptation and resilience in the water sector through partnerships.

    Success Metric: Maintain regular dialogue with federal, tribal, local, and regional water stakeholders.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency - Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Water Resources, Delta Stewardship Council | Department of Food and Agriculture | Environmental Protection Agency - State Water Resources Control Board

    For More Details: Water Resilience Portfolio, 2023 Progress Report; Delta Stewardship Council: Delta Adapts; Climate Conservation Planning Partnership

    Success Metric: Engage California Native American tribes to advance water resilience.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency - Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Water Resources, Delta Stewardship Council | Department of Food and Agriculture | Environmental Protection Agency - State Water Resources Control Board

    For More Details: Water Resilience Portfolio, 2023 Progress Report; Department of Water Resources Office of Tribal Affairs; California Water Plan Update 2023, Chapter 7: Strengths and Resources of California Tribes; Delta Stewardship Council Tribal Engagement; Department of Food and Agriculture Farm Equity

    Success Metric: Work with partners on bi-national, cross-border opportunities to improve water resilience.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency - Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Water Resources, Delta Stewardship Council, State Lands Commission | Department of Food and Agriculture | Environmental Protection Agency - State Water Resources Control Board

    For More Details: Water Resilience Portfolio, 2023 Progress Report

    Success Metric: Work with partners to develop tools to help better manage water rights in watersheds with important fisheries.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency - State Water Resources Control Board

    For More Details: Water Resilience Portfolio, 2023 Progress Report

  • Action 3 Coordinate across state agencies to advocate for federal support for climate adaptation science in California.

    Success Metric: Engage in dialogue with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, external experts, and interested stakeholders on meeting water quality standards given climate change impacts that contribute to or exacerbate degradation of water quality.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency – State Water Resources Control Board

    For More Details: Resolution No. 2017-0012

  • Action 4 Explore community and tribal stewardship and co-management agreements and policies to meaningfully engage the public in the management of public lands and resources and provide additional oversight and protections for State Lands Commission and Department of Fish and Wildlife lands.

    Success Metric: Number of established and/or updated community steward and partnership agreements with collaborators on State Lands Commission and Department of Fish and Wildlife lands, lease requirements, or polices.

    Timeframe: Annual

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency - State Lands Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife

    For More Details: State Lands Commission 2021 - 2025 Strategic Plan; Deptartment of Fish and Wildlife Lands; Governor Newsom Statement of Administration Policy on Native American Ancestral Lands

    Success Metric: Develop a strategy to advance tribal access, co-management, and ancestral land return.

    Timeframe: 2026

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency

    For More Details: Governor Newsom's State of Administrative Policy on Native American Ancestral Lands; Tribal Affairs

  • Action 5 Strengthen alignment of coastal resilience planning activities.

    Success Metric: Work with federal, state, and local governments, and other partners, to align relevant planning documents (e.g., Local Coastal Programs, General Plans, Local Hazard Mitigation Plans, Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plans) to minimize adaptation project implementation challenges and better capitalize on funding opportunities for hazard mitigation, preparation, and disaster response.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency – Coastal Commission, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission | Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Planning and Policy | Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

    For More Details: Coastal Commission Coastal Management Program 309 Assessment and Strategy; 2021-2025 Coastal Commission Strategic Plan; Coastal Commission Sea-Level Rise Policy Guidance; Coastal Plan Alignment Compass; Office of Planning and Research General Plan Guidelines; San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Bay Adapt; Sea Level Rise Working Group Joint Statement on Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Planning

  • Action 6 Work with tribal and local governments to establish a shared vision for climate change and sea level rise adaptation planning updates to Local Coastal Programs.

    Success Metric: Coordinate with the Coastal Commission Local Government Working Group and local governments to provide guidance for an improved Local Coastal Program update process that supports more frequent and incremental or ‘phased’ updates to Local Coastal Programs, including identifying appropriate time horizons for policy application, baseline policies for a first-round update, and future update requirements.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency – Coastal Commission

    For More Details: California Coastal Commission Coastal Management Program Final 309 Assessment and Strategy; California Coastal Commission 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, 2023 Update; California Coastal Commission Sea Level Rise Policy Guidance; Sea Level Rise Working Group Joint Statement on Adaptation Planning

  • Action 7 Coordinate with local governments to develop coastal adaptation (sea level rise or shoreline adaptation) plans or incorporate coastal adaptation elements into planning documents for all coastal and San Francisco Bay shoreline jurisdictions.

    Success Metric: Local governments develop a sea level rise plan as part of either a local coastal program, as defined, that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission, or a subregional San Francisco Bay shoreline resiliency plan that is subject to approval by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (per SB 272 (Laird, 2022)).

    Timeframe: 2034

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency – Ocean Protection Council, Coastal Commission, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

    For More Details: SB 1 Grant Program; Local Assistance Grant Program; Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan

  • Action 8 Provide technical assistance to farmers implementing climate smart agricultural practices through collaboration with U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California Cooperative Extension, and non-governmental organizations.

    Success Metric: Fund and support technical assistance agreements with University of California Cooperative Extension, California State University, and non-governmental organizations.

    Timeframe: Annual

    Agency/Agencies: Department of Food and Agriculture

    For More Details: Office of Environmental Farming & Innovation

  • Action 9 Collaborate with state, regional, and local agencies to build a resilient High-Speed Rail system of the future, and partner with communities to meet local needs through station area planning.

    Success Metric: Increase the number of stakeholder and community engagement meetings and surveys through High-Speed Rail Authority community liaisons.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: State Transportation Agency – High-Speed Rail Authority

    For More Details: High-Speed Rail 2021 Climate Adaptation Plan; High-Speed Rail Sustainability Report, 2023

    Success Metric: Identify underserved community needs and goals for station areas and High-Speed Rail.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: State Transportation Agency – High-Speed Rail Authority

    For More Details: High-Speed Rail 2021 Climate Adaptation Plan

    Success Metric: Complete early site activation that meets the needs of communities.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: State Transportation Agency – High-Speed Rail Authority

    For More Details: High-Speed Rail 2021 Climate Adaptation Plan

    Success Metric: Hold meetings with regional partners and state agencies.

    Timeframe: Annual

    Agency/Agencies: State Transportation Agency – High-Speed Rail Authority

    For More Details: High-Speed Rail 2021 Climate Adaptation Plan

  • Action 10 Collaborate with federal, state, tribal, and private partners to increase pace and scale of restoration of fire-adapted lands and maximize the climate resilience benefits of these treatments.

    Success Metric: Continue the Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force convenings to catalyze and bolster partner action to build resilience in California’s fire-adapted landscapes.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force| Natural Resources Agency| Environmental Protection Agency

    For More Details: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force

    Success Metric: Increase the number and diversity of partners and interested parties actively participating in engagement opportunities across the Tahoe Central-Sierra Initiative landscape to increase pace and scale of forest restoration and maximize the climate resilience benefits of forest treatments.

    Timeframe: 2028

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency - Tahoe Conservancy, Sierra Nevada Conservancy

    For More Details: Sierra Nevada Conservancy Watershed Improvement Program; Tahoe Central-Sierra Initiative; Tahoe Climate Adaptation Action Portfolio

    Success Metric:Progress in achieving the goals and strategies of the Tahoe Central-Sierra Initiative 10-year regional plan including implementing 60,000 acres of forest restoration treatments per year.

    Timeframe: 2028

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency - Tahoe Conservancy, Sierra Nevada Conservancy

    For More Details: Sierra Nevada Conservancy Watershed Improvement Program; Tahoe Climate Adaptation Action Portfolio; Tahoe Central-Sierra Initiative; Tahoe Central-Sierra Initiative 10-year Regional Plan

    Success Metric: Number of collaborative projects with the U.S. Forest Service focused on forest pest management, terrestrial weed control, and state and private forestry weed control.

    Timeframe: Annual

    Agency/Agencies: Department of Food and Agriculture

    For More Details: Plant Health and Pest Prevention Division

    Success Metric: Federal funding matching California’s investment in Forest Health and Fire Resilience.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency

    For More Details: Agreement For Shared Stewardship Of California’s Forest And Rangelands

  • Action 11 Leverage federal support such as the historic Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that amplifies state programs to deliver on California’s climate resilience agenda and priorities.

    Success Metric: Work to secure five years of federal funding (~ $170M) from the IIJA for the Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment (CERRI) program.

    Timeframe: 2027

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency – California Energy Commission

    For More Details: Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment (CERRI) Program

    Success Metric: Continue to leverage federal Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) program funding to mitigate and adapt to climate risks and impacts such as extreme heat, sea level rise, and others.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: State Transportation Agency – Caltrans

    For More Details: Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program

  • Action 12 Leverage federal funding to support fire-hardening roads and communities.

    Success Metric: Number of 20-foot wide roads and number of dense communities with fire hydrants.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies:Natural Resources Agency – Board of Forestry

    For More Details: State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations; 2022-2023 State Housing Budget

  • Action 13 Support California Native American tribes, communities, and cross-sector groups and leaders in each of the state’s regions to develop and execute integrated water resilience strategies.

    Success Metric: Increase in active, watershed-scale, multi-sector coordination partnerships and networks that contribute to water resilience by identifying climate vulnerabilities, conducting risk assessments, and identifying robust adaptation strategies.

    Timeframe: 2025

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency – Department of Water Resources

    For More Details: Water Resilience Portfolio, 2023 Progress Report; Watershed Coordinator Program; Watershed Resilience Program; California Water Plan Update 2023, Chapter 7: Strengths and Resources of California Tribes

  • Action 14 Collaborate with local health departments and communities facing climate and health inequities to develop a shared vision and action plan for protecting health equity and well-being in a changing climate.

    Success Metric: Records of engagement of health departments and communities, establishment of a Local Health Department Climate and Health Community of Practice, and written vision and action plan.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Health and Human Services Agency – Department of Public Health

    For More Details: Climate Change and Health Equity

  • Action 15 Support grantees and vulnerable communities in shaping future funding rounds of climate resilience grant programs.

    Success Metric: Number of community resilience to extreme heat projects funded through the Adaptation Planning Grant Program, Regional Resilience Grant Program, and Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Program.

    Timeframe: 2028

    Agency/Agencies: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Policy and Planning, in partnership with relevant state agencies

    For More Details: Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program Grant Programs

    Success Metric: Number of vulnerable communities and California Native American tribes funded through the Adaptation Planning Grant Program, Regional Resilience Grant Program, and Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Program.

    Timeframe: 2028

    Agency/Agencies: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Policy and Planning, in partnership with relevant state agencies

    For More Details: Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program Grant Programs

    Success Metric: Number of individuals representing community-based organizations involved in public outreach events to shape future funding rounds of the Adaptation Planning Grant Program, Regional Resilience Grant Program, and Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Program.

    Timeframe: 2028

    Agency/Agencies: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Policy and Planning, in partnership with relevant state agencies

    For More Details: Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program Grant Programs

    Success Metric: Number of organizations representing underserved communities receiving application and project implementation technical assistance under the Adaptation Planning Grant Program, Regional Resilience Grant Program, and Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Program.

    Timeframe: 2028

    Agency/Agencies: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Policy and Planning, in partnership with relevant state agencies

    For More Details: Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program Grant Programs

  • Action 16 Form stronger and sustained connections between regional and local agencies and organizations and state climate activities.

    Success Metric: Align the California Climate Adaptation Strategy, Adaptation Planning Guide, State Hazard Mitigation Plan (SHMP), Local Hazard Mitigation Planning (LHMP) resources, and other state-developed climate planning tools.

    Timeframe: 2026

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency | Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Policy and Planning

    For More Details: Plan Alignment Toolkit; Hazard Mitigation Planning Division; Adaptation Planning Guide

    Success Metric: Identify, solidify, and strengthen partnerships with statewide collaborative organizations, which foster local and regional government and community partnership and coordination on building climate resilience.

    Timeframe: 2026

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency | Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Policy and Planning

    For More Details: Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program

    Success Metric: In partnership with other state agencies, identify ways to streamline and enhance local government and community-based organization engagement with state climate adaptation efforts.

    Timeframe: 2026

    Agency/Agencies: Natural Resources Agency | Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, Formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research – Policy and Planning

    For More Details: Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program

  • Action 17 Increase community-scale climate resilience through innovative, research-supported emergency planning grants and projects– such as those that offer multiple co-benefits; are scalable at the regional level; and bring multiple funding sources or in-kind resources from private and public sector stakeholders.

    Success Metric: Number of grants and amount awarded for projects that further community resilience to climate impacts.

    Timeframe: Ongoing

    Agency/Agencies: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

    For More Details: Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Opportunities; Flood Mitigation Assistance